Scientists seek solutions to save RRHD from disasters

Scientists and researchers from Việt Nam and Britain have come together for a five-day workshop in Hà Nội to seeks solutions to help the Red River-Hà Nội Delta (RRHD) develop a megacity catchment observatory to cope with multiple disasters in the future.

Pollution behind mass fish deaths incident

Southern Đồng Nai Province’s agriculture department said the unsual high level of NH4 (Amoni) and NO2 (Nitrite) may be the reason behind Monday’s mass fish deaths on the La Ngà River based on a test done on water sample collected at the site.

Curb sale of non-prescription drugs: deputy PM

The implementation of the national drug supply chain management system will help the health sector manage the supply of medicine and prevent the purchase of medicine without prescription.

Three major airports need $5b for upgrades

More than VNĐ116 trillion (US$5.04 billion) is needed to upgrade Long Thành, Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất airports for the 2018-21 period, with a vision to 2025, according to the State-owned Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) investment plan.

Public and private agencies commit to achieve green growth

Protecting the environment is now becoming a common motivation of enterprises’s long term strategy, Nguyễn Thế Chinh, head of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment said at an event on May 22.

IDT director receives life sentence for fraud

Phạm Thanh Hải, 52, former director of the International Trading, Investment and Technology Development (IDT) joint stock company, received a life sentence Monday afternoon for defrauding hundreds of investors.

 

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