ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
GM crops targeted to make up 30-50% of cultivation
06/10/2014|01:46:00
The Government wants to start cultivating new strains of genetically-modified (GM) crops next year with a target to expand the area under cultivation of GM crops to between 30% and 50% of the total farmland by 2020, said an agriculture researcher.
France helps VN cope with climate change
01/10/2014|01:57:00
HA NOI (VNS) — France signed a loan agreement worth EUR20 million (US$25.3 million) yesterday with Viet Nam to help the Government cope with climate change.
World population to hit 11bn in 2100 – with 70% chance of continuous rise
20/09/2014|08:55:00
The world’s population is now odds-on to swell ever-higher for the rest of the century, posing grave challenges for food supplies, healthcare and social cohesion. A ground-breaking analysis released on Thursday shows there is a 70% chance that the number of people on the planet will rise continuously from 7bn today to 11bn in 2100.