New drainage system to be installed in HN
24/05/2012 11:20:00 AM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will install new underground drainage systems in 44 streets in seven inner-city districts from now till the end of next year, said Pham Van Cuong, director of the Ha Noi Drainage Project Management Board.

Exhibition promotes energy efficiency
24/05/2012 03:35:00 PM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 100 businesses are showcasing their products at the fourth Environment and Energy Tech Hanoi 2012 (ENTECH Hanoi) that opened in Hanoi on May 23.


 
Rare bison found dead in Binh Phuoc
24/05/2012 02:06:00 PM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in southern Binh Phuoc Province's Dong Phu District yesterday confirmed a gaur found dead on Sunday in a local forest was categorised as type 1B, considered a rare type.

Pollution levels raise public concern
23/05/2012 02:00:00 PM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – People in Viet Nam have rising concerns about the effects of the environment on their health and well being, a survey released recently by market research firm Cimigo has found.


 
Tram Chim National Park recognized as a Ramsar site
23/05/2012 09:05:00 AM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on May 22 held a ceremony to receive a certificate recognizing Tram Chim National Park as a Ramsar site of wetlands of international importance.

Living in pollution, dieing of pollution
22/05/2012 11:50:02 AM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The warning about the heavy price people would have to pay for the rapid industrial production development was given many years ago. However, no improvement in the living environment has been made so far.


 
Vietnam faces big challenges in treating electronic waste
22/05/2012 08:00:00 AM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – With a loosened legal framework, Vietnam still cannot tightly control the electronic waste imports. Therefore, scientists have warned that Vietnam is turning into a big electronic landfill.

VN acrobatic primates edge closer to extinction
22/05/2012 02:08:00 PM (GMT+7)
A group of acrobatic primates living, and swinging from tree branches, in Vietnam are not faring so well, with three of the six species inching closer to extinction, finds a new report, released on May 21, on these primates called crested gibbons.


 
HCM City requests for licence to be revoked from illegal dredger
22/05/2012 02:03:00 PM (GMT+7)
The People's Committee of HCM City has asked the Prime Minister to instruct the Ministry of Transport to revoke licences that allow the Hiep Phuoc Maritime and Investment Joint-Stock Company to dredge river beds

All children in one commune infected with lead
23/05/2012 07:45:00 AM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The lead content in the bodies of 100 percent of kids (over 100) in Chi Dao commune in the northern province of Hung Yen is 2-7 times higher than permitted levels.


 
UNESCO recognizes one more biosphere reserve in Vietnam
21/05/2012 08:45:00 AM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - The Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve in the southern province of Dong Nai was recognized as the 580th World Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on May 19.

Mekong Delta aims for sustainable wetland usage
22/05/2012 11:13:23 AM (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – The fourth forum on natural resources and cultural preservation, towards the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta, took place in the southern province of Dong Thap on May 21.


 

    Next