Sci-Tech

New law to boot up high-tech industry
14/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Government has endorsed a new Hi-Tech Law to govern the activities of organisations, individuals, overseas Vietnamese and foreign organisations and individuals, who operate in Viet Nam’s hi-tech sector. Viet Nam’s first station to...
Dust levels too high on Ha Noi’s roads
14/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Ha Noi People’s Committee has asked relevant agencies to take measures to reduce dust and start environmental hygiene in preparation for next year’s celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi. A recent survey run by...
Strange creature in northern lake a bryozoan: scientists
13/05/2009 05:00
Scientists are researching the origin of a type of bryozoan that has developed recently in a 70-hectare lake in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, killing the fish and leaving local residents very worried. The bryozoan Pectinatella magnifica recently found at...
Industries pour toxic waste into Nhue River
13/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Toxic waste inspections, launched after nearly 10 tonnes of dead fish were found along a 2-km stretch of the Nhue River, discovered that 100 per cent of surveyed businesses had discharged toxic waste into the river. Mud being dredged from Ha...
Mekong Delta braces for storm season swayed by climate change
12/05/2009 05:00
Weather experts are worried that Mekong Delta residents remain indifferent to or unaware of the threat posed by climate change to the upcoming storm season. Weather experts are worried that Mekong Delta residents remain indifferent to or unaware of the...
Forum for preservation of Mekong Delta debuts
12/05/2009 05:00
The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) will host the first annual forum on the preservation of the environment and culture of the Mekong Delta in Can Tho city on June 5. The Mekong River Delta (photo: WWF) The Mekong Delta is significant in terms of...
Major storms to hit Mekong Delta
12/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region could be hit by major storms in the future as a result of climate change, and local authorities must be prepared for emergency evacuations, speakers at a conference said this week. The Cuu Long Delta region...