ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Experts discuss ways to save Hanoi’s legendary turtle
18/02/2011|03:13:00
Many local and foreign experts discussed measures to save the legendary soft shell turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake, at a seminar in Hanoi. At the workshop, most experts attributed the turtle or Cụ Rùa’s injuries to fishing hooks, red-eared turtles and pollution; however, they have not yet reached an agreement on how to deal with it.
Hoi An enjoys one more day without motor sounds
18/02/2011|03:01:00
According to Mr. Le Quang Trung; Chairman of the Minh An Ward people's Committee in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province; starting Feb 15th, 2011, in addition to Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, Tuesdays will be also included to the days without motor sounds in the old town of Hoi An City.
Don Village’s elephants in danger
08/02/2011|01:14:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-Tamed elephants are exhausted serving tourists, the living space for wild elephants is shrinking while the elephant preservation project is still on papers only.
Long An's waters suffer from factory waste
27/01/2011|04:24:00
LONG AN — A tributary of Dong Nai River and other waterways sweep in waste from HCM City and nearby provinces and cause heavy pollution in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.
Vedan begins to pay compensation
27/01/2011|04:22:00
HCM CITY — As many as 100 of 197 local farmers in HCM City's Can Gio District received their first compensation payout from Vedan Viet Nam early this week for losses caused by the firm's polluting Thi Vai River.