Sci-Tech

Vietnam to charge forest protection fees
29/11/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is seeking ways to calculate forest-preserving charges for power and water users in the country to contribute money. Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai signed a decision last year to carry out the pilot...
Ironwood forest discovered in Quang Binh
27/11/2009 05:00
A 100-hectare primeval ironwood forest has been discovered in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the northern-central province of Quang Binh. A view of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. An ironwood forest with thousands of century-old trees was recently...
The vital safeguarding of Vietnam’s tigers
26/11/2009 05:00
How many tigers does Vietnam have? It’s a matter that is troubling the experts and there is no definitive answer says Dr Scott Roberton from the Wildlife Conservation Society on November 24. Tigers bred in a tourist site in Vietnam. Dr. Roberton...
Rubbish trucks to replace capital’s carts in two years
26/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Within two years, Ha Noi’s ubiquitous rubbish carts, will disappear along with the hard-working people who push them. Workers using carts to collect garbage on the streets. The city is planning to phase out these carts by 2012....
Vietnam and Finland promote scientific cooperation
25/11/2009 05:00
Vietnam inaugurated the Vietnam-Finland IPP Office in Hanoi on November 24, four months after signing a bilateral agreement with the Finnish Foreign Ministry. Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong and Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Pekky...
Vietnam’s agriculture needs US$40 billion to confront climate change
25/11/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on November 23 held a forum to call on international support to cope with climate change in the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector has drawn up a roadmap to deal with climate change and...
Atomic Energy Institute to get new home
25/11/2009 05:00
A new research centre for the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute will be built in the central city of Da Nang. The Da Nang authorities agreed to allocate 10.5 hectares of land, which is located next to the city’s future hi-tech park in Hoa Son commune,...