News articles tagged with 'Vietnam'
Rattan companies from the Mekong explore global market
— 8 Sep 2010 13:29 | EnvironmentFor the first time ever, rattan companies from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are participating in the Spoga International trade fair in Germany to promote their sustainable rattan products…
Simple diagnostic tool predicts type 2 diabetes in Southeast Asians
— 9 Jul 2010 09:43 | HealthAustralian and Vietnamese researchers have estimated the current prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Vietnam, and have developed a simple tool for identifying individuals at high risk…
Vietnam's Environmental Police dig their claws into illegal big cat trade
— 1 Jul 2010 09:59 | EnvironmentVietnam's Environmental Police have confiscated two frozen tigers and a frozen panther in the central province of Nghe An…
Pandemic flu containment measures bought valuable time, Vietnam study suggests
— 19 May 2010 12:23 | HealthContainment measures introduced in Vietnam to prevent the spread of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza did not succeed in halting the virus, but may have bought health services and clinical…
Rare Javan rhino found dead in Vietnam
— 11 May 2010 05:24 | EnvironmentA Javan rhino was found dead late last week in Cat Tien National Park in, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, further endangering the population of one of the world's rarest large mammals…
Famed clam fishery first to receive MSC certification in Southeast Asia
— 10 Nov 2009 16:15 | EnvironmentThe Ben Tre clam fishery in Vietnam has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery in Southeast Asia to meet the organisation's sustainability…
Tiger parts found in Vietnam taxi
— 19 Jul 2009 09:12 | EnvironmentHanoi's Environmental Police on Thursday found a frozen tiger and more than 11 kg of tiger bones smuggled by taxi from the country's interior to Hanoi - the third seizure of tiger parts…
Paper protection not enough for Vietnam's marine turtles
— 23 May 2009 14:40 | EnvironmentMarine turtles are vanishing from Vietnam's waters and illegal trade is largely to blame says a new study by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network…
Agent Orange exposure increases veterans' risk of recurrence of prostate cancer
— 21 Apr 2009 13:33 | HealthVeterans exposed to Agent Orange are at increased risk of aggressive recurrence of prostate cancer, researchers report. A study of 1,495 veterans who underwent radical prostatectomy…
Biodiesel from fish waste in a collaboration project coordinated by Finnish VTT
— 25 Nov 2008 20:07 | EnvironmentVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and its partners have launched ENERFISH, a three-year project concerned with producing biodiesel from the waste generated at a fish processing…