OTHER NEWS
The sea-based economy of Kien Giang has grown more than 18 percent a year
25/06/2010|07:39:00
(VEN) - Kien Giang province is boosting the development of the sea-based economy, expecting that by 2020 the sea-based economy will create 78-80 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP) of the province. Other projections for 2015 are to upgrade the city of Rach Gia into a second-class city, the town of Ha Tien into a third-class city, and to turn Phu Quoc island district into a modern tourism city of the whole country.
Rising sea levels to blame for many HCM City floods
16/06/2010|07:48:00
Staying one step ahead of climate change and not avoiding direct confrontation with the phenomenon was one of many adaptation strategies proposed on June 14 at a conference in HCM City
Mekong region needs better irrigation
16/06/2010|07:41:00
It was time for the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta to build a flexible, multi-functional irrigation system to better respond to socio-economic development and the impact of climate change, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dao Xuan Hoc.
Suburban spread hits biodiversity
10/06/2010|12:44:00
Upstream dams and reservoirs, land reclamation for economic development, and industrial pollution have totally altered the ecosystem for fish in the Sai Gon – Dong Nai river system.
All golf course projects to be inspected
10/06/2010|07:19:00
All golf course projects across the country will be inspected next month, and many of them will be canceled, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said in a report to the National Assembly on June 7.