February, 20 2012 11:22:32
Policy-makers from the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) began discussions
today on the challenges and opportunities for balancing economic growth
with environmental sustainability in Bangkok.
February, 17 2012 10:28:36
HCM City is seeking solutions to deal with an
increasing volume of solid waste dumped every day by family households
and industrial and medical facilities.
February, 16 2012 10:21:20
After being found to discharge untreated waste
water, Dung Quat bio-ethanol plant in central Quang Ngai Province's Binh
Son District has committed to treat pollution in the surrounding
environment within the week.
February, 15 2012 17:16:09
Twenty seven regions in the country's sea might be home to large gas
hydrate reserves, according to recent research by the Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment's Department of Sea and Islands
February, 15 2012 09:54:37
The Viet Nam Waste Solutions Co (VWS) has imported a
composting machine for its Da Phuoc waste treatment plant in HCM City's
Binh Chanh District.The US$7 million system can sort and treat 25
tonnes of solid waste per hour, and is expected to begin producing
compost within two months. Da Phuoc, which has a capacity to treat 3,000
tonnes of waste daily, is considered the largest and most modern
treatment plant in Viet Nam.
February, 14 2012 10:22:55
Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien –
Hue have started to build two conservation stations in forests inhabited
by the Sao la (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), one of the world's rarest
mammals, in A Luoi District.
February, 14 2012 10:02:54
Binh Thuan Commune in central Quang Ngai Province's
Binh Son District has seen large numbers of dead fish surfacing over the
past four days, according to Nguyen Quang Huy, Chairman of Commune's
People's Committee on Sunday.
February, 14 2012 09:46:00
Urban flooding has become an increasingly serious
development challenge for fast growing low-and-middle-income countries
in East Asia, including Viet Nam, according to a new World Bank
guidebook released yesterday.
February, 13 2012 12:10:00
Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue have started to
build two conservation stations in forests inhabited by the Saola
(Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), one of the world's rarest mammals, in A Luoi
District.
February, 13 2012 10:51:34
The water environment's observation system is too
outdated to manage the large river systems and the rapid pace of
development in the country.