Among the issues at play in Vietnam are infrastructure projects pursued by China, such as Vietnam’s proposed North-South Expressway.
Category: Viet Nam
Vietnam culls 1.5 million pigs as African swine fever epidemic rages
“The situation has grown extremely complicated,” Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said. Never in history has the world faced such a “dangerous disease.”
Nanotechnology reduces odour on Tô Lịch River
The device creates and diffuses nano-gas streams into the surrounding water to stimulate microorganisms, which helps to release oxygen and decompose the mud in the riverbed, making the water cleaner.
Dolphin species thought extinct in Vietnam caught in Mekong Delta
An Irrawaddy dolphin, not seen in decades in Vietnam, was caught by a fisherman in the southern province of Ben Tre last Wednesday.
Mineral misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports, climate
Shifting weather patterns have upended work in an industry that depends on sunny, dry days for maximum production.
UK scientists to probe economic benefits of flood defences in Vietnam
They will study the effectiveness of blue and green infrastructure (BGI) – which include wetlands, urban parks and vegetated river banks – at protecting communities from flooding and rising water levels.
How can Vietnam avoid the middle-income trap?
Vietnam’s per capita income is currently only about 40 percent of the global average.
Religions promote role in environmental protection
Over the last three years, religious establishments have carried out some 1,000 projects in environmental protection and climate change combat, heard a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.