Sci-Tech

Tiger farming fails eco cause
21/03/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – An investigation into tiger farming has found that the practice does not help the conservation of tiger populations in Viet Nam. Tiger cubs at a private farm in Binh Duong Province. An investigation has found that the farms provide little help...
Hanoi “declares war” on plastic bags
05/02/2010 05:00
By launching the program to reduce the use of plastic bags on January 30, the capital has “declared war” against plastic bags for the second time. This program was launched by the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Hanoi...
Earth Hour campaign 2010 launched in Vietnam
04/02/2010 05:00
The campaign was kicked of in Vietnam on February 4, aiming to have the participation of at least 20 provinces and cities. Conductor Chau Anh (photo) and students of the Sol Art Centre will perform at the Earth Hour Vietnam programme on March 27. A...
Help to tackle climate change
04/02/2010 05:00
Climate change was now one of the most important development priorities for the World Bank in Viet Nam, the Bank’s Environment Sector Co-ordinator Douglas J Graham said. Workers plant trees along the coast in central Thanh Hoa Province’s Hoang Hoa...
Vietnam focuses on forest protection
03/02/2010 05:00
Vietnam has increased investment in forest projects to better protect forest resources, said Hua Duc Nhi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Vietnam has increased investment in forest projects to better protect forest resources,...
New gecko discovered in nature reserve
03/02/2010 05:00
Researchers have found out a new species of gecko in the Ta Cu Nature Reserve in Binh Thuan province. For illustration only, photo: Daily Mail The new endemic gecko is named Gekko takouensis sp. nov. Ngo & Gamble since it was discovered by Ngo Van Tri, an...
Da Nang University wins land mine robot contest
03/02/2010 05:00
The BKZ team from the Da Nang Polytechnic University passed 28 teams from 14 universities to take first prize in a landmine-disarming robot contest on January 29-30 in HCM City. A team from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry,...