ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
HCM City requires over US$41 million for “Canal of Death”
10/08/2009|09:08:00
(VietNamNet Bridge) – To treat pollution at the seriously-polluted canal of Ba Bo, which is called the “Canal of Death”, HCM City will need 744 billion dong (over $41 million), doubling its previous calculation.
5-percent GDP growth rate within reach: cabinet meeting
07/08/2009|02:37:00
(VietNamNet Bridge) - Vietnam is likely to achieve a GDP growth rate of 5 percent, keep the inflation rate less than 7 percent and maintain a budget deficit of below 7 percent of the GDP, according to a cabinet meeting on August 5.
Can national parks be saved from global warming?
07/08/2009|02:04:00
(LosAngelesTimes) - The federal government must take decisive action to avoid "a potentially catastrophic loss of animal and plant life," in the national parks, according to a new report that details the effect of global warming on the country's most treasured public lands.