Towering success: scientists work on Mỹ Sơn relics

The restoration of ancient towers at Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary has embarked on a new stage, helping preserve the relics while at the same time keeping their original value intact, experts have said.

Cassava struggles to reach export goal

Cassava is one of Việt Nam’s billion-dollar export products. But the starchy root’s dependence on a single export market as well as shrinking production supply areas have challenged the industry’s ambitious goal of reaching US$2 billion worth of exports by 2023.

Importing scraps as production feedstock and protecting the environment: A delicate balancing act

It’s a familiar idiom: One’s man trash is another man’s treasure.

'Soil bank' established in south

The southernmost province of Cà Mau has established a so-called soil bank composed of mud collected from rivers to make alternative materials for sand in construction.

Raising oysters with fiber cement roofing sheets be dangerous: experts

Oysters have brought good life for people in Long Sơn Commune, Vũng Tàu City, but they use fiber cement roofing sheet to make cages thus local authorities concerned that toxic material would affect the environment and consumers’ health.

Many Hà Nội rural bridges, roads in bad shape

Quite a few transport projects in Hà Nội’s rural areas are not up to scratch due to lack of capital and difficulties in disbursing investments.

Urgent Gov’t meet on illegal sand mining

The Government held a meeting on Thursday to discuss urgent measures to limit illegal sand mining in the country, which has reached epidemic proportions in response to a boom in construction demand.

Substitute for natural river sand needed

Việt Nam’s total sand resources are an estimated 2.3 billion cubic metres. With the current pace of construction, experts warn that the sand supply will likely be exhausted in less than 15 years. Dr Lê Ái Thụ, chairman of Việt Nam Asociation of Economic Geology, and Dr Thái Duy Sâm, vice chairman of Việt Nam Building Material Association, spoke to the Vietnam News Agency about the necessity of finding alternative materials to replace natural sand.

Sands of time: VN faces severe shortage

Poor planning and management of sand mining has led to a stunning but unsurprising warning: Việt Nam is very likely to run out of sand in less than 15 years.

VN to end use of bear bile Animals Asia Foundation and the Viet Nam Oriental Traditional Medicine Association yesterday signed an agreement to end the use of bear bile in oriental medicine in Viet Nam by 2020.