Sci-Tech

New gecko unveiled in Vietnam
05/08/2009 05:00
German, Russian and Vietnamese scientists have announced their discovery of a new gecko species in the southern provinces of Dong Nai and Ba Ria – Vung Tau, named Cyrtodactylus cattienensis Geissler, Nazarov, Orlov, Boehme, Phung, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2009....
Flood hazard maps to be ready next year
05/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Government said the country’s flash flood hazard maps, that are in the process of being drawn up will be completed this year to help prevent and deal with inundation. To prevent floods and reduce the damage they cause, provinces should...
14 students become Bayer Environmental Ambassadors 2009
05/08/2009 05:00
Fifteen top student-contestants from a contest on environmental solutions called “Looking to a green planet – The community needs your help” were presented the “Bayer 2009 Environmental Ambassador” title on August 5. The contest’s...
Factories that pollute may be shut down or shifted
04/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The municipal People’s Committee has submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister that would require removal of environmentally polluting industrial manufacturing enterprises from the inner city. “Enterprises unable to move must alter their...
Capital factories that pollute may be shut down or shifted
04/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Ha Noi City People’s Committee has submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister that would require removal of environmentally polluting industrial manufacturing enterprises from the inner city. “Enterprises unable to move must alter...
Costly drainage projects mean floods likely to plague Ha Noi
02/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – With its drainage system unable to cope with the rainy season, floods are likely to continue in Ha Noi until the end of October. Heavy rains cause flooding in Ha Noi. With a substandard drainage system, floods are likely to continue in the...
Stiff fines for polluting firms
02/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Any enterprise polluting the environment will face stiff fines, the city Department of Natural Resources (DNRE) has said. Part of HCM City’s Tan Tao Industrial Zone, where enterprises are reported to have discharged untreated waste water...