Sci-Tech

SCI-TECH IN BRIEF 24/9
23/09/2008 05:00
National park kickstarts multi-million EUR project; Asian-Pacific unionists focus on working environment; First chemistry workshop for overseas Vietnamese The Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. Of the total investment, 14.4 million EUR comes from...
Ancient frog species found in Dong Nai
23/09/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – During a survey in late August 2008, scientists discovered an ancient frog species in the Vinh Cuu Nature Reserve in the southern province of Dong Nai. A Limnonectes dabanus frog. VietNamNet Bridge – During a survey in late...
Illegal logging in Kim Hy Nature Reserve
23/09/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Kim Hy Nature Reserve is threatened due to illegal logging by local residents in the reserve’s buffer and core zones, said Ha Xuan Minh, a forest ranger. Deforestation: By cutting down various big trees, local residents have...
First southern region bear rescue centre built in Kien Giang
22/09/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Construction work at a bear rescue centre, which will care for scores of animals, has started on Hon Me Island, in Tho Son Commune, Hon Dat District, southern Kien Giang Province. The centre is the first of its kind in the Mekong...
26 environment polluters in HCM City’s industrial zones named
22/09/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza) on September 22 announced the names of 26 companies in the city’s industrial and export processing zones that violated environmental laws from 2005 to 2008....
VN spends $194 million to protect the Nhue-Day rivers
22/09/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Government plans to spend VND3.3 trillion (US$194 million) between 2008 and 2020 on environmental protection projects aimed at stopping water pollution in the Nhue-Day river basin. Van Coc Dam on the Day River in Phuc Tho...
SCI-TECH IN BRIEF 21/9
21/09/2008 05:00
More than 40 companies buy BKAV anti-virus programme; SecuTech Expo to showcase security devices; MobiFone awards 21 millionth subscriber VND76 million; Fuji Xerox uses recycled materials in new printer; HP’s new products help cut business costs...