Tag: sound

Experts sound alarm on shrinking farmland in Vietnam

Amid shrinking farmland, farmers in rural areas are being forced to accept other jobs Vietnam could face serious socio-economic consequences of shrinking agricultural land caused by industrialization and global climate change, a conference in central Thua Thien - Hue Province heard Monday. The conference, which was... Read more

ASEAN rubber producers sound concern over price plunge

VietNamNet Bridge- Rubber producers in Southeast Asia sounded their concern here on Tuesday over the sharp decline of rubber prices recently, saying contract defaulters were aggravating the situation further. RSS2 production in Vietnam (Photo: Tay Ninh Rubber)The ASEAN Rubber Business Council (ARBC) was very concerned with unprecedented sharp decline in rubber... Read more

The sound of noise

An unusual composer finds the muse waiting all around him. Vu Nhat Tan hears music everywhere.He does not have to sit by a waterfall, listen to the sound of birds chirping, or the falling rain drops, or the rustling of leaves.He hears it in the din of the marketplace, in the revving of motorbike engines, and in... Read more

Experts sound population alarm in Ha Noi, HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Population experts have warned that the nation’s family planning campaign has not been effective in Ha Noi and HCM City, with both the number of new births and that of familes with third children rising sharply this year. A nurse at Ha Noi’s National Obstetrics Hospital takes care of new-born babies.Failed family planning... Read more