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Scenarios for climate change in Vietnam
18/08/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has completed a set of scenarios for climate change in Vietnam which is expected to provide an initial basis for ministries and localities to work out plans to cope with climate change. According to the...
Three Vietnamese students attends int’l water resource contest
18/08/2009 05:00
Three schoolgirls from the northern province of Thai Nguyen entered the final round of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Sweden today, August 19. The three schoolgirls from Thai Nguyen. Tran Thi Tra Giang, Dang Thi Hoang Ha and Bui Kim Ngan, three...
Three Vietnamese students attend int’l water resource contest
18/08/2009 05:00
Three schoolgirls from the northern province of Thai Nguyen entered the final round of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Sweden today, August 19. The three schoolgirls from Thai Nguyen. Tran Thi Tra Giang, Dang Thi Hoang Ha and Bui Kim Ngan, three...
Illegal sand dredging places villagers at risk
17/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Sand is being illegally dredged from the Day river, creating a risk of landslides and the collapse of about 60 houses in Ha Noi’s Phuc Khe village The bank of the Day river in Vien Noi commune. (Photo: Ha Noi Moi) The illegal dredging...
Factory pollution turns canal black
17/08/2009 05:00
Residents along a local canal say they have to use tainted water to bathe and cook with. Residents along a canal in southern Binh Duong Province say untreated wastewater from the Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Company has invaded their everyday lives. Toxic...
Struggling to breathe life into CDM projects
16/08/2009 05:00
Although recent years have seen great efforts in furthering Clean Development Mechanism projects, Vietnam still lags behind other regional countries in terms of CDM-registered projects receiving UN approval. CDM projects can benefit the environment and...
“Plastic surgery” for Hanoi’s black river
16/08/2009 05:00
Building wastewater treatment systems and using bio-products to clean up water in To Lich river are some breakthrough solutions suggested by the Hanoi authorities. The current To Lich River. VietNamNet Bridge – Building wastewater treatment systems and...