Sci-Tech

Eleven out of 21 IZ lack proper sewage
14/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Only 10 out of 21 industrial zones in the southern province of Dong Nai have proper waste water treatment systems, Ba made an example of the province’s Thi Vai river, which had been polluted with untreated waste water by thousands of...
Vietnam has 70 caged tigers
14/09/2009 05:00
There are around 70 caged tigers and they are held in captivity for many reasons in Vietnam, announced CITES on September 14. There are around 70 caged tigers and held in captivity for many reasons in Vietnam, the Government’s Convention on...
Viet Nam looks for $20mil to clean up its act
13/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam needs US$20 million to wean the country off ozone depleting substances (ODS), Workers of Hoa Phat Group make air-conditioners at a factory in Pho Noi A Industrial Zone. Viet Nam hopes to stop producing chloroflurocarbons, which are...
Craft villages pollute environment
13/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Approximately 90 per cent of the country’s 2,790 craft villages have violated environmental protection regulations, A brick kiln in District 9’s Long Binh ward in HCM City belches out smoke. “Common among most of these craft...
Industrial pollution has Delta waterways close to death
12/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Waterways in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho are in danger of being killed by pollution several years, an environment official has warned. A pipe that discharges wastewater from a fishing farm directly to a canal in Can Tho. Waterways in...
Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park reapplies for UNESCO recognition
12/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Phong Nha-Ke Bang has sent a proposal to UNESCO for recognition of its bio-diversification and to remain included on the World Heritage list. Ha Tinh langur at Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province. (Photo: SGGP) The...
850 turtles released back into sea in Khanh Hoa
11/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The authorities of Khanh Hoa province seized some 850 turtles that had been illegally kept and bred by a local resident on September 9. Environment Police release the turtles back into the sea. The authorities of Khanh Hoa province...