Sci-Tech

Sand dredging frenzy on Hau River could alter its course
22/06/2009 05:00
Barges carrying sand on the Hau River. A mad rush for sand from the Hau River since last month will alter water flows and inflict major environmental damage if it continues unchecked, a Can Tho City police official has said. The rush was triggered by...
Sand dredging frenzy on wrecks havoc on Mekong near Can Tho
22/06/2009 05:00
A mad rush for sand from the Hau River since last month will alter water flows and inflict major environmental damage if it continues unchecked, a Can Tho City police official has said. The rush was triggered by the Cambodian government’s ban on...
World joins Mekong citizens in battle to stop dam building
21/06/2009 05:00
In a bold outpouring of public concern for Mekong River, people from the six-country Mekong region and around the world have urged governments to abandon plans for hydropower development along the river’s mainstream. The Mekong River (photo:...
HCM City wastes $2.8m in clean water every year
21/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – HCM City wastes more than 500,000 cu.m of clean water a day, resulting in a loss of VND500 billion (US$28 million) every year, according to director Nguyen Ton of the Viet Nam Water Supply and Sewerage Association. Clean water is produced at...
Greenhorn strikes a purple patch
20/06/2009 05:00
Le Thanh Them, a student from Nong Lam University in Hue city , says he is doing good business from growing vegetables with the hydroponic method. Le Thanh Them’s enterprise did not start out as a business but as a friendly gesture. The agriculture...
Buses polluting Hanoi
19/06/2009 05:00
Every time they leave bus stops or speed up, buses emit inky-black smoke jets. Passers-by have to hastily swerve to avoid breathing the smoke....
Vietsovpetro says not responsible for oil spill clean up
19/06/2009 05:00
Vietsovpetro on Thursday refused to pay for stopping an oil slick spreading after a tanker carrying its oil exploded and sank off the southern coast of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province on June 17. Twelve of its 15 crew members pulled on life jackets and jumped into...