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                             World Bank supports medical waste treatment area
                             World Bank supports medical waste treatment area
                            07/08/2015|10:16:00
(QUANG NGAI (VNS) — The World Bank has supported a project to build a medical waste treatment area with a total cost of VND120 billion (US$5.4 million) in this central province, health officials said.
                            
                      
                   
                         
                             Quang Binh resident hands over rare mammal
                            Quang Binh resident hands over rare mammal 
                            05/08/2015|11:36:00
The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh Province received a stump-tailed macaque late last week, which had been given to the park authorities by a local resident.
                            
                      
                   
                         
                             Germany, Australia assist Vietnam forest conservation
                            Germany, Australia assist Vietnam forest conservation
                            05/08/2015|11:22:00
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on July 29 signed the implementation agreements for two new technical cooperation programmes. 
                            
                      
                   
                         
                             Ideas sought for ecosystem
                            Ideas sought for ecosystem 
                            29/06/2015|02:57:00
Mangrove for the Future – a programme led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Development Programme - has called on initiatives to fund coastal ecosystem conservation.
                            
                      
                   
                         
                             Hanoi warned of severe river pollution
                            Hanoi warned of severe river pollution
                            29/06/2015|02:41:00
Warnings have been raised over Hanoi's river system, which has been severely polluted by untreated sewage, industrial waste and garbage, despite the efforts of authorities to improve the situation.