ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Inspectors uncover 27 polluting companies in HCMC
08/03/2010|11:31:00
Twenty-seven companies were found causing serious environmental pollution in 2009, the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing Zone and Industrial Park Authority (HEPZA) announced March 4.
Mother Nature’s been tough on Vietnam
08/03/2010|11:11:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)- Drought and unusually high temperatures are now pervasive throughout Vietnam. Le Thanh Hai, the deputy director of the national weather service, told Tuoi Tre that the proximate cause is El Ninõ.
New guidelines aim to improve waste disposal
01/03/2010|09:09:00
(Dantri)-Local authorities in Hanoi have recently issued strict guidelines on the management of the city’s solid waste. Incorrect methods of transfer and disposal of waste will result in fines of VND 10 - 15 million (520 - 780 USD).
Almost half of all primates face 'imminent extinction'
22/02/2010|09:44:00
(Dantri)-Almost half of the world's primate species – which include apes, monkeys and lemurs - are threatened with extinction due to the destruction of tropical forests and illegal hunting and trade.