ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
More funds needed for recycling waste
12/09/2009|10:50:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-Nearly 20,000 tonnes of urban household rubbish is estimatedly discarded every day, but just 10 per cent is recycled, according to the Viet Nam Environment Administration (VEA).
Rare wild cattle on verge of extinction
10/09/2009|11:09:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-An international working group dedicated to saving the sao la, a rare species of wild cattle in the mountains of Viet Nam and Laos, has warned of its possible extinction.
First day without plastic bags in Vietnam
10/09/2009|11:07:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-Today, September 9, all stores on Le Loi street, Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang nam, are using sedge and paper bags instead of plastic bags.
Despite efforts, canal remains polluted
09/09/2009|06:14:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-Though pollution in the Ba Bo Canal in southern Binh Duong province is reducing, it is not happening fast enough and the canal remains highly polluted, according to local officials.