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Mapping the effects of rising sea levels in the pipeline
30/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A map depicting areas of the country susceptible to flooding in the event of a rise in sea levels is to be drawn up early in 2009 as part of a Danish-funded project being carried out by the Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment...
Seminar raises obesity alarm in Vietnam
30/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – As well as those who suffer from malnutrition, the increasing trend of people who are overweight, obese or who suffer from non-contagious chronic diseases places a further burden on Vietnam’s health care sector, Photo:...
Ca Mau National Park losing biodiversity
29/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal hunting and logging is threatening several endangered species in protected forests in the Cape Ca Mau National Park every day, said Tran Quoc Tuan, park director. In danger: Illegal logging, now more severe than ever, is...
Water availability becomes an issue during dry-season
29/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is facing many challenges in managing water resources, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai, chairman of the National Council on Water Resources, at a workshop on October 29. In the dry season, the Red River basin is...
Vietnam to host World IT Forum 2009
28/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will host the World Information Technology Forum 2009 in late August next year, announced the Ministry of Information and Communications. The three-day event themed “Information technology for sustainable development” will be...
Complications and quarrels continuing in Vedan case
28/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Competent agencies are considering initiating criminal proceedings against Vedan, but there exist legal problems, according to Ha Hung Cuong, Minister of Justice, who had a talk with press agencies on the sideline of the ongoing National Assembly...
Four central provinces bear brunt of flood devastation
28/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy rains and flooding have claimed two lives in central Viet Nam and cost the region billions of dong in damages, reported the National Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Control yesterday. Heavy downpours caused landslides and...