Sci-Tech

A plan for water shortage in Mekong River needed
09/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Experts who attended a seminar about Vietnam’s economy in Can Tho last week said Vietnam needs to develop a plan to confront the water shortage of the Mekong River. The Mekong River. Many experts and economists who attended the seminar...
VN’s pharmaceutical industry needs hi-tech investment
08/08/2009 05:00
Although Vietnam has a treasure of abundant and diverse sources of pharmaceutical materials, including nearly 4,000 herbal plants, the country’s pharmaceutical industry depends on material imported from China. A technician determines the quality of active...
Peat dream might kill Ca Mau forest, experts warn
07/08/2009 05:00
Scientists say a plan to exploit peat in the U Minh Ha forest could destroy the entire ecosystem. A bridge across wetlands in U Minh Ha, the southernmost province of Ca Mau’s vast flooded forest. Scientists say a plan to exploit peat in the U Minh...
Binh Duong conducts large-scale check on environment protection
07/08/2009 05:00
A local farmer’s bamboo garden is covered with a thick layer of smelly mud after the embankment at San Miguel Pure Foods Vietnam’s wastewater tank was breached (Photo: Tuoi Tre). An environment inspection teamfrom the Vietnam Environment Administration,...
San Miguel food firm fined for waste-water violations
07/08/2009 05:00
San Miguel Pure Foods Viet Nam has been fined VND106 million (US$6,000) for discharging more than 230,000 cu.m of waste water into the Thi Tinh River. San Miguel Pure Foods Viet Nam has been fined VND106 million (US$6,000) for discharging waste water into...
Vietnam produces A/H5N1 vaccine for fowls
06/08/2009 05:00
The National Bio-technology Institute has successfully produced A/H5N1 vaccine for poultry, saving millions of US dollars a year for Vietnam. Scientists of the National Bio-technology Institute. Bird flu entered Vietnam in early 2004 and...
Hanoian student wins “tiger saving journey”
06/08/2009 05:00
Six students and groups participated in the final round of the “Journey to Save the Tiger” contest, organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). A student from the Hanoi Foreign Trade University claimed first prize. The trip to the Cuc Phuong National Park....