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City’s polluting businesses announce plans to relocate
19/10/2009 05:00
Two major businesses causing serious pollution had previously been ordered to move out of the city and now have announced relocation efforts are underway. Leaders of the State-owned Ha Noi Liquor JSC and March 8 Textile Co made the statement at a meeting with...
Phong Nha-Ke Bang park marks cooperation with Cologne Zoo
17/10/2009 05:00
A ceremony was held at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh to mark the park’s decade-long cooperation with the Cologne Zoo of Germany. Since 1999, the Cologne Zoo has coordinated with the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park...
New bird species found in north-central park
16/10/2009 05:00
Vietnamese and German biologists announced the discovery October 14 of a new type of songbird in Vietnam’s Nha-Ke Bang National Park. The cypress-tree forest The Khuou da mun, a Sooty tree babbler (Stachyris herberti), was observed in a limestone mountain...
HCM City’s green expansion comes slowly
15/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – HCMC targets a per capita public parks and greenery coverage of 4.5 square meters during the 2006-2010 period, Gia Dinh park in Phu Nhuan district with a total area of 5.8 hectares where the city’s people enjoy playing sports....
Washing stations fail to end dust scourge
15/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Tu Liem district in western Ha Noi is notorious amongst drivers for its dust-laden roads. Trucks cause dust pollution that not only affects visibility but also the health of residents. Nguyen Thi Nga, who works in an office, complains...
Experts seek solutions to dramatic rise in urban waste
14/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – German and Vietnamese experts met yesterday in Ha Noi to discuss solutions to the solid waste problem in rapidly developing urban areas. Workers from Thang Long Joint Stock Company collect garbage on Tam Trinh street in Ha Noi. Solid waste has...
Restaurants stop serving endangered animal meat
13/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – More than 150 restaurants in Ha Noi have pledged not to serve endanger animal meat, according to the World Wildlife Fund for Nature in Viet Nam. Storks for sale to restaurants at a market in central Nghe An province. More than 150 restaurants...