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Energy saving a blind spot for VN’s high-rise buildings
Ninety per cent of high-rise buildings in Vietnam have failed to integrate energy efficiency into their design and operations, causing enormous wastage, especially with the number of such buildings growing by 6–7 per cent a year.Keep reading ...
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Land and forest battle in Central Highlands as forests devastated
As illegal loggers are ‘protected’ by local officials, it will be difficult to stop deforestation in the Central Highlands unless heavy sanctions are applied.Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien
Coastal economic zones strive for low-carbon economy
Renovating technology, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and developing a low-carbon economy are methods being used by coastal EZs in the new development period. The Vietnam Marine Strategy, released by the Party Central Committee in 2007, says that coastal EZs will make up 53-55 percent of the ...
Thien Nhien
Vietnam to use satellite data to monitor forests, water resources
Scientists and natural resource management agencies will no longer have to pay for optical images for forest inventory and surveys after the Vietnam DataCube, a satellite database, is put into operation. Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien
Vietnamese affected by climate change struggle to make a living
Droughts, rising sea water level, and the increased frequency of heavy rains and storms have caused huge damages to the economy, reducing GDP by 1-2 percent, according to GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation).Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien
Bac Lieu bird sanctuary faces high risk of fires
The Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu is facing a level-4 risk of fires, which is likely to be raised to level 5, the level of extreme danger, said the sanctuary management board on March 13.Keep reading ...
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Agriculture Ministry urges use of organic fertilizer to ‘clean’ land
Scientists warn that the overuse of inorganic fertilizers will bring long-term consequences like land degradation, pollution and high toxic residue in agricultural products.Keep reading ...
Kim Lan
HCMC to raise environmental protection fee against strong opposition
The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment plans to raise the environmental protection fee on industrial waste, but some experts disagree about the plan. Keep reading ...
Mai Chi
Reform may see labourers paid for their productivity
Businesses will likely narrow the pay gap among labourers and recalculate salary scales based on productivity at work instead of seniority, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has said.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
IT helps the blind get better life
More than 3,500 out of over 1 million blind people in Vietnam have used computer proficiently for the work and daily life, President of the Vietnam Blind Association Pham Viet Thu noted at a conference on solutions to information technology (IT) development for the blind ...
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