Amazing family saves primates

Last update 15:45 | 30/01/2018

VietNamNet Bridge – The Endangered Primate Rescue Centre in the Cuc Phuong National Park is run by enthusiastic experts who have overcome many problems over the past 20 years. Le Huong & Hong Van pay them a visit.

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In the family: Hien (left) and Tilo have nurtured their happiness at the centre. Courtesy Photo of the family

A bright morning and the sun sends fragile rays through layers of leaves in Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

The twittering of birds and chattering monkeys is a natural alarm for staff at the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre (EPRC).

Two attendants slowly walk on the path between the trees and cages of primates that need special cares. They talk about the monkeys they put geographical positioning rings on yesterday. They will release them back into the wild in few days.

For the past 20 years, Nguyen Thi Thu Hien and Tilo Nadler have enjoyed the start of each day walking round the centre. Tiếp tục đọc “Amazing family saves primates”

Khi Trung Quốc từ chối, rác chạy đi đâu?

12/12/2017 16:28 GMT+7  TTO – Không muốn tiếp tục bị gọi là “bãi rác của thế giới”, năm 2017, Trung Quốc đã có một loạt bước đi nhằm xóa bỏ “danh hiệu” không mấy hay ho này.

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Hải quan Trung Quốc kiểm tra lô chất thải rắn nhập vào nước này – Ảnh: Reuters

Các nước phát triển bắt đầu thấy lo bởi trong khi núi rác trong nước ngày càng cao, Trung Quốc – nhà nhập khẩu rác quen thuộc – đã nói “không” với 24 loại rác thải rắn/phế liệu kể từ tháng 9-2017.

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Những năm 1980, thời kỳ nền kinh tế Trung Quốc bắt đầu có những dấu hiệu phát triển nóng, việc nhập khẩu các loại phế liệu như giấy, nhựa, thép tái chế được xem là lựa chọn không tệ của các doanh nghiệp Trung Quốc. Chúng rẻ hơn nhiều so với việc đốn cây để làm giấy mới hay khai thác dầu mỏ để sản xuất nhựa và nilông, nhưng quan trọng hơn là đáp ứng được sự thiếu hụt nguồn cung nguyên liệu trong nước. Điển hình như việc sản xuất thép tái chế tiết kiệm được tới 60% năng lượng và nguyên liệu cần thiết để sản xuất thép mới. Tiếp tục đọc “Khi Trung Quốc từ chối, rác chạy đi đâu?”

Ministry acts first on environment

Last update 11:04 | 26/01/2018

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked agencies to comment on its special project to control companies thought to be likely of polluting the environment – even industries not yet in operation, such as power plants. 

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A worker at a steel smelting machine.— VNA/VNS Photo Hoang Nguyen

Tran Hieu Nhue from the Viet Nam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment said the project was imperative, especially after the massive death of fish in the central provinces in 2016.

“When we clearly name producers at high risk of polluting the environment, it is easier to force them to fix the situation,” he said. Tiếp tục đọc “Ministry acts first on environment”

Dangerous levels of untreated waste in water samples

Last update 11:51 | 26/01/2018
VietNamNet Bridge – The content of untreated waste in a pond at a company in the northwestern province of Dien Bien exceeded national standards dozens of times, said the provincial Environmental Police Department.
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Dien Bien Province’s Environmental Police Department reports content of untreated waste in the Hong Diep–Dien Bien Starch JSC’s pond exceeded the national standard dozens of times. — Photo vov.vn

Local media reported on January 14 and 15 that hundreds of cubic metres of wastewater flowed into the Nam Nua Stream after a waste tank, belonging to a cassava starch-processing factory of Hong Diep–Dien Bien Starch JSC, cracked open, polluting the stream with a foul-smelling dark liquid and killing hundreds of fish. Tiếp tục đọc “Dangerous levels of untreated waste in water samples”

Cơn bão ma túy, HIV-AIDS tràn về các khu tái định cư cùng với tiền đền bù

NN 28/11/2017, 14:30 (GMT+7) Năm 2010, công trình Nhà máy thủy điện Hủa Na (huyện Quế Phong, Nghệ An) chính thức khởi công. Đó cũng là thời điểm đánh dấu cơn bão ma túy, HIV-AIDS tràn về các khu  tái định cư (TĐC)…

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Hệ lụy không chỉ riêng người dân TĐC mà cả người dân bản địa cũng phải gánh chịu. Tiếp tục đọc “Cơn bão ma túy, HIV-AIDS tràn về các khu tái định cư cùng với tiền đền bù”

Nghe An residents in conflict with wild elephants

Last update 07:05 | 24/01/2018
VietNamNet Bridge – Together with Dak Lak and Dong Nai, Nghe An is one of three localities in Vietnam with the highest wild elephant populations. However, their natural habitat is shrinking.vietnam economy, business news, vn news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, vn news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, Vietnam breaking news, Nghe An, elephant, habitat

There are 13-15 wild elephants in Nghe An

A survey found that there are 13-15 wild elephants in Nghe An, including 11-13 living in Pu Mat National Park. There are two groups of elephants, one in Khe Thoi in the national park’s core area, and another in the buffer zone.

In recent years, the second group of elephants has entered cultivated areas and residential quarters, damaging crops and houses and threatening people’s lives. Tiếp tục đọc “Nghe An residents in conflict with wild elephants”

Chùm ảnh: Người Sài Gòn đặt hoa hồng trên gốc những hàng cây xanh bị đốn hạ ở đuờng Tôn Đức Thắng

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Những ngày qua, hàng loạt cây xanh trên đường Tôn Đức Thắng (quận 1, TP. HCM) đang được đốn hạ, di dời để phục vụ cho việc xây cây cầu Thủ Thiêm 2. Công trình này sẽ bắc qua sông Sài Gòn, nối quận 1 và quận 2.

Theo Sở GT-VT TP. HCM, có 258 cây xanh sẽ bị chặt hạ và di dời vì ảnh hưởng đến giải phóng mặt bằng trong việc thi công cầu. Trong tổng số cây trên đường Tôn Đức Thắng, có 115 cây di dời và 143 cây bị đốn hạ.

Được biết, số cây xanh bị đốn hạ sẽ được thu hồi để chế tạo các sản phẩm phục vụ công cộng như bàn, ghế, sản phẩm điêu khắc. Đồng thời, ở khu vực này sẽ cho trồng mới 373 cây xanh trên diện tích 26.081 m2. Tiếp tục đọc “Chùm ảnh: Người Sài Gòn đặt hoa hồng trên gốc những hàng cây xanh bị đốn hạ ở đuờng Tôn Đức Thắng”

New national park established in Cao Bang

Last update 16:22 | 15/01/2018

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision to establish the Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park in the northern province of Cao Bang.

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Phia Oac – Phia Den National Park will be a more popular destination to tourists. — File Photo

The park is aimed at protecting the local ecology and diversity, comprising 90 genres of plants and 58 rare animals as well as cultural values, landscapes and ecological environment.

The park, which used to be a nature preservation area, has been established to protect the natural forest area and increase the green cover from 84 per cent in 2016 to 95 per cent by 2030, creating a more conducive environment for flora and fauna. Tiếp tục đọc “New national park established in Cao Bang”

Death toll from air pollution four times higher than traffic accidents

Last update 07:50 | 12/01/2018

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Le Viet Phu, a lecturer at Fulbright University, says the damages caused by air pollution to Vietnam in 2013 could be assessed up to $10 billion. 

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Vietnam is among 10 countries with the worst air quality

The figure was calculated based on WTP approaching method, which considers the willingness to pay for reduction in air pollution.

In 2013, the number of deaths because of PM 2.5 dust was 40,000, including 3,000 in HCMC. Tiếp tục đọc “Death toll from air pollution four times higher than traffic accidents”

Lack of care leads to elephant rampages

Last update 11:34 | 12/01/2018
VietNamNet Bridge – For centuries, residents in Phuc Son Commune, central province of Nghe An have lived comfortably with wild elephants, but as bamboo forests – the main diet of many elephants – are replaced with industrial trees, things are changing. Many elephant herds are now finding it difficult to find enough food to survive. 
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Elephants at the Pu Mat National Park in the central province of Nghe An. Many elephant herds in the province are now finding it difficult to find enough food to survive. — Photo: baonghean.vn

Last October, six wild elephants went on a rampage in a commune village and destroyed family crops.

The family called neighbours for help to chase the elephants away. However, the wild beasts refused to go until they had destroyed two hectares of acacias and other trees. Tiếp tục đọc “Lack of care leads to elephant rampages”

Các bài viết của GS. THÁI CÔNG TỤNG

(Update Jan. 5, 2018)
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Student uses catfish fat to create bioplastics

Last update 07:10 | 08/01/2018
VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thị Mai Anh, 23, a student at the Hanoi University of Education, has conducted research on isolating and selecting bacteria capable of converting basa fish (catfish) fat into Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). 

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Vu Thi Mai Anh

After being subdivided and selected, microorganisms are cultured in catfish fat and converted into environmentally friendly bioplastics.

The research won first prize in the field of food technology at Euréka 2017, a contest for technology students organized by the HCM City Youth Union. Tiếp tục đọc “Student uses catfish fat to create bioplastics”

Sixty-five new species discovered in Vietnamese forests

Last update 17:51 | 20/12/2017

Scientists have discovered 115 new stranger species in the Greater Mekong region, one of Asia’s biodiversity hotspots, in which 65 species have been found in Vietnam, while 33 others have been discovered in Thailand, Myanmar five, Laos 15 and Cambodia has seven species.

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Tiếp tục đọc “Sixty-five new species discovered in Vietnamese forests”

Vietnam seeks solutions for problems caused by rapid urbanization

Last update 16:02 | 17/12/2017

Vietnam is facing numerous challenges caused by rapid urbanization, leaving burdens on its technical and social infrastructure and leading to many severe consequences. In this context, finding solutions for sustainable urban development is one of Vietnam’s current top priorities.

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Vietnam is struggling with many challenges caused by its rapid urbanization, which is among the fastest in the region.

There are a total of 800 urban areas across Vietnam with a current urbanization percentage of around 37%. This figure is expected to increase by 50% by 2025. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam seeks solutions for problems caused by rapid urbanization”

Taiwan steel firm behind toxic dump in Vietnam fined again

AFP
December 17, 2017

The deadly dump from Formosa’s $11b steel plant in Ha Tinh province sparked one of the country’s worst environmental catastrophes

Hanoi: A Taiwanese steel firm behind a toxic spill that killed tonnes of fish in central Vietnam last year was fined for a second time for illegally burying “harmful” waste, official sources said on Sunday.

The deadly dump from Formosa’s $11 billion (Dh40 billion) steel plant in Ha Tinh province sparked one of the country’s worst environmental catastrophes, decimating livelihoods along swathes of coastline and prompting months of rare protests in the authoritarian country.

The firm was initially fined $500 million for pouring toxic chemicals including cyanide into the ocean in April 2016, and has now been ordered to pay an additional $25,000 on separate charges of burying harmful solid waste in the ground, according to the official Cong Ly newspaper. Tiếp tục đọc “Taiwan steel firm behind toxic dump in Vietnam fined again”