VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MoNRE) announced the 10 most outstanding events in 2010 on December 28 at the conference reviewing in the achievements of 2010 and preparing for the implementation of the 2011 plan. 1. MoNRE successfully organized the ASEM Forum on Climate Change and Adaptation Measures [...]
LookAtVietnam – Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam reviews 10 highlight events of the business community in 2010.Vinashin restructuring  The arrests of many key persons of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) and then the Government ‘sdrastic measures to restructure and rescue the has been highlighted by Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam as the most [...]
LookAtVietnam – Ba Vi National Park is one of the nine areas across the country that are at serious risk from forest fires, but a lack of awareness among locals is making fire prevention and fighting more difficult, according to local authorities. The park, a famous ecological tourism zone, is home to more than 900 [...]
LookAtVietnam – Despite the economic difficulties, the super-scooter market in Vietnam remains hot with more and more new luxury models launched onto the market and the increasing purchasing power of consumers  143 million dong was the sale price of the Piaggio Beverly that Piaggio Vietnam imported and launched onto the market last week. In [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – While Hanoi’s land is narrow and the land price is escalating, many villas in the newly constructed residential area of My Dinh are fallowed. Dozens of villas were built on thousands of square meters of land in My Dinh several years ago, but they have never been used though their prices are [...]
LookAtVietnam – The most puzzling characteristic of picture the foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2010 is the decrease in the registered capital volume and the increase in the implemented capital. However, it is still unclear if this is a reason for celebration or a reason to worry. The first story  “Ba Ria-Vung Tau is [...]
“I think there are big opportunities for Vietnam with the climate finance coming available for both adaptation and also for mitigation, by which I mean cleaner energy technologies “ Fast-industrialising Vietnam is urgently seeking ways to mitigate its CO2 emissions to build a low-carbon economy and cope with looming climate change aftermaths. Nguyen Van Mui [...]
LookAtVietnam – The US government is sponsoring a cooperative programme on growing subsidiary crops in Vietnam and Cambodia, said the US embassy. The programme will be conducted by a research group from California University in co-ordination with Hanoi University of Agriculture and Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry. The programme will be [...]
LookAtVietnam – Information technology (IT) experts believe that it is very necessary to build up e-governments in localities. However, they have also warned that this will be a difficult job because of infrastructural problems. Â The experts participating at the IT workshop held recently in Da Nang City all agreed that it would be easier [...]
LookAtVietnam – Every university just covers an area of some thousands of square meters, or some hundreds of square meters. Therefore, educators have every reason to worry about the quality of the pedagogical environment. Â Being one of the biggest universities in Hanoi, the University for Civil Engineering has an advantageous location in the city. [...]
