ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Wetlands need better protection: experts
18/06/2014|05:03:00
The Mekong Delta region should better protect its wetlands by improving the application of sustainable livelihood models, experts said at a recent forum in Tan An city, Long An Province.
Netherlands backs Mekong region
18/06/2014|03:14:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his visiting Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte yesterday co-chaired a high-level conference in Ha Noi to discuss their co-ordination in the comprehensive development of Viet Nam's Mekong Delta region.
Germany supports climate change initiative in Vietnam
18/06/2014|11:23:00
On June 10, Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Germany Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), officially launched a project supporting the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in Vietnam.
Binh Duong shuts 142 polluting brick kilns
16/06/2014|04:00:00
The southern Binh Duong Province People's Committee will have closed 142 Hoffman brick kilns by the end of this month, due to their polluting the air.