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Straw-burning farmers send dense smoke over Ha Noi
11/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Dense smoke covering many sections of Ha Noi has proven unpleasant to many of the capital’s residents. Smoke from burning stacks of straw and waste on fields in the outskirts of Ha Noi is a danger to people’s health and traffic safety....
Water website wins student environmental contest
11/06/2009 05:00
From the left: Tran Thi Tra Giang, Dang Thi Hoang Ha and Bui Kim Ngan at the awards ceremony of the Improving the Use and Protection of Water Sources contest. VietNamNet Bridge - Three eleventh-grade girls from the northern province of Thai Nguyen have won...
Go Green to build eco-village
10/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A project to build an ecological village has been launched in An San Village, Lao Cai Province, to protect the environment and promote afforestation. Cleaning up: Young volunteers from the Go Green Club tidy a Lao Cai street. The VND700...
Number of red-crowned cranes increases in Mekong Delta
10/06/2009 05:00
Mekong Delta Province of Kien Giang’s measures to protect 200 hectares of nang grass, which provide a habitat for red-crowned cranes, in Kien Luong District are showing results, a report said. Mekong Delta Province of Kien Giang’s measures to protect...
Education Ministry announces nuclear human resource training plan
09/06/2009 05:00
Vietnamese experts at the only atomic reactor in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province. It is estimated that Vietnam needs around 2,400 technicians to run its first two nuclear power plants. To meet this demand, the Ministry of Education and Training has released...
City residents sweep streets to mark Environment Day
08/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Hundreds of residents and volunteers last Saturday swept streets clean, collected garbage, dredged canals and planted trees in the Xom Cai Living Quarters, a populous neighbourhood in District 5, to celebrate World Environment Day. Residents...
Heavy flooding damages dam, delays major construction projects
08/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Several large-scale national construction projects have been damaged by unusually heavy flooding, according to the deputy director of the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting (NCHMF) Le Thanh Hai. Flood causes landslides in the...