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Environmental pollution control needs public attention
The Law on Environmental Protection (LEP) issued in 2005 has 15 chapters and 136 articles, increased by 8 chapters, 79 articles compared to LEP enacted in 1993. However, to meet the current situation, the LEP 2005 should be amended, with social responsibility and public environmental pollution control receiving greater emphasis -
New material harvests energy from water vapor
Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices -
Environment providing on criterion of, order of, procedures for recognition of environmentally friendly - nylon bags
This Circular providing criterion of, order of, procedures for recognition of environmentally friendly-nylon bags which are imported, manufactured and used in Vietnam. -
Toxic Chemicals in Clothing Make All of Us Fashion Victims
Today, to coincide with the release of a major investigative report by Greenpeace International, Toxic Threads: The Big Fashion Stitch-Up, guest contributor Tommy Crawford, strategic communications manager at Greenpeace, highlights the dangers of the toxic chemicals contained in the clothing we wear and urges action -
Greenpeace Exposes Toxic Chemicals in Fashionable Clothing
Some of the world’s best known fashion retailers are selling clothing contaminated with hazardous chemicals that break down to form hormone-disrupting or cancer-causing chemicals when released into the environment, finds a report issued today by Greenpeace International in Beijing. -
How to use local culture and know-how for innovation and job creation in Hanoi
Respecting local culture – Enhancing innovation - Improving Business -
Vietnam approves green growth strategy
Viet Nam has outlined its commitment to reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions with the implementation of the Green Growth strategy, approved by the Prime Minister last week -
For a green economy
On 27/11/2012, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade officially launched the Energy Efficiency Campaign named "Increasingly using energy efficiently in state-owned businesses and government agencies". The campaign will be carried out in three years from 2012-2015 with the slogan "New Awareness - New Power” -
Label to verify quality
As many industries and businesses have not recognized that energy labeling is a competitive advantage, they have not been determined to renovate technology, nor to improve product quality. They fear that the investment will increase production costs. To address this problem, it is necessary to further strengthen the state management in both ways: by laws and by encouragement -
We know that real trees soak up carbon from the atmosphere — but fake trees?
A cheap plastic that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere? “Yes,” says a team of chemists at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute...