Vietnam is listed among the world’s top ten countries with the highest abortion rate, said the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tu Du Hospital at the 10th Vietnam-France-Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive Health in the city from May 12 to 18. The...
Authorities of the Can Tho city in southern Vietnam started the construction of a dyke project along the Can Tho River, with total investment of VND700 billion ($36.82 million) from g-bond May 20, state media reported. Apart from the 10-kilometer...
A book on environmental security for sustainable development, the first of its kind in Vietnam, has been introduced to readers as a publication to mark the World Environment Day (June 5). The book provides readers with new concepts and knowledge on...
The Ho Chi Minh City Tumor and Cancer Hospital May 18 operated a medical wastewater treatment system totaling nearly VND7 billion ($368,200), state media reported. The system with a daily capacity of 700 cubic meters of wastewater is aimed to help...
The Vietnam Environment Protection Fund May 19 lent Thai Hoa Quang Tri Co., Ltd VND22.6 billion ($1.19 million) to build a wastewater treatment system and a microorganism fertilizer production plant in the central province of Quang Ngai. The...
Authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held the 3rd conference to discuss measures to address climate change issues on May 18, the Tai Nguyen & Moi Truong newspaper reported. The event attracted officials from the World Bank (WB) and...
A workshop on sharing experiences coping with climate change was held in the central city of Danang on May 21 as part of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) project funded by the US Rockefeller Foundation. Participants at the...
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will help Vietnam develop a sustainable, environmentally friendly rattan industry by 2011. Laos and Cambodia are also included in the program, according to the WWF’s Rattan Program.“The aim is to establish a sustainable...
An international seminar on preserving forest biodiversity is being held in Ba Vi, Hanoi on May 21-22, as part of activities in the UN International Year for Biodiversity 2010. The discussion focused on the situation, role and challenges of forest...
Vietnam recognized additional 670 professors and associate professors on May 17, raising the country’s total number of people with the titles to over 6,000, said the Vietnam Professors’ Council. Of the figure, 62 are professors and 608 are associate...
