Vietnam’s Climate Change Strategy made public

Vietnam’s Climate Change Strategy made public

(VOVworld) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the UNDP have declared Vietnam’s Climate Change Strategy. The Strategy pinpointed 4 targets: ensuring food, energy and water security; protecting natural resources in the face...
Spring newspaper review

Spring newspaper review

Party and State leaders’ New year messages, socio economic achievements in 2011 and prospects for 2012 were front-paged in newspapers this week. Exciting celebrations of the 82nd founding anniversary...
Implications of EU rating downgrades

Implications of EU rating downgrades

Standard and Poor’s downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro-zone countries last week, making big news on a Black Friday the 13th. The rating downgrade hammers the...
Vietnam renews efforts to cope with climate change

Vietnam renews efforts to cope with climate change

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said Vietnam shares responsibility with the international community in implementing measures and initiatives to deal with global climate change
Healing landmine wounds

Healing landmine wounds

Nearly 40 years after the war, Vietnam is still suffering from wartime aftermaths with the number of landmine victims mounting year after year
Global Warming needs immediate action

Global Warming needs immediate action

The world public is closely watching the on-going 17th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-17), which hopes to create a replacement for the...
Laughter Yoga keeps your spirits high

Laughter Yoga keeps your spirits high

Every morning, scores of people of all ages gather at Hoan Kiem Lake to do physical exercise that looks like child’s play. Forming lines or circles, they wave, clap their hands,...