Sci-Tech

Science association distributes eco-friendly bags to get rid of plastic
19/06/2009 05:00
Most plastic bags are non-biodegradable. The Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations will distribute eco-friendly bags free of cost to 10,000 households in Hanoi through five major supermarkets, its Support Center for Climate Change...
Biodegradable bagman proves naysayers wrong
19/06/2009 05:00
Everybody said he was mad to put all his savings and property into an idea for a new biodegradable shopping bag. But Le Loc’s self-belief and determination paid off last month when his product was awarded Vietnam ’s “Green Label.”...
China reportedly reins in dam builders
17/06/2009 05:00
VietnamNet Bridge – The Chinese government has warned power-hungry developers that stimulating the economy in a time of crisis should not be used as an excuse to forego environmental reviews of big hydroelectric projects. This should be good news to ‘downstream...
Power group subsidiaries sell toxic waste
17/06/2009 05:00
23 companies under the aegis of the state-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) group have sold nearly 565,000 tonnes of used lubricant and hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste, seriously violating environmental laws, reported the Environment Police Agency. A...
Pollution report ordered to push Vedan to compensate
17/06/2009 05:00
Sections of Vedan Vietnam’s untreated wastewater discharge system in a photo taken in September 2008. VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Environment Administration has ordered relevant authorities to make reports on Vedan Vietnam’s illegal dumping of...
Student inventors: For the love of research
16/06/2009 05:00
Some students from the HCM City University of Technology have cut expenses and lived frugally to fund their own scientific research projects, and had some good results. Le Nguyen Tuan and his electric wheelchair. “Once I went to my friend’s home...
HCM City: Construction of first toxic waste treatment plant kicked off
15/06/2009 05:00
With the capacity to treat 21 tonnes of waste per day, the toxic waste treatment plant being constructed in Dong Thanh is the big hope for HCM City in solving the medical rubbish and industrial waste problem. The model of the toxic waste treatment plant in...