<p>In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating
The government is pushing two programmes for conservation in Vietnam
Vietnam has taken a keen interest in tradional medicine since its independence in 1954. In the war against colonial France and later the Americans, Vietnamese troops had to depend heavily on herbal medicines. However, a lack of resouces on the part of t
This tiny Asian nation, still struggling to gain a secure economic foothold, is pressing ahead with its first oil refinery which has already become a centre of controversy. Work on the us $1.2
Age old tribal and indigenous know how could be lost to marauding urbanisation
Vietnam has repeated its rejection of China's fishing ban in the South China Sea, saying it violates Vietnam's sovereignty. "Action by any country in Truong Sa and Hoang Sa (the Spratly and
Amid news of bird flu killing 20 people in Vietnam and 12 in Thailand, Japan reported its first human infection of bird flu on December 22, 2004. The Japanese health ministry said the victim caught
Lack of resources and delayed official action could jeopardise the future of traditional herbal medicine in the country
Farmers in Vietnam and the Philippines are literally being taught a lesson. Eager to incr crop yields, they were liberal ia using pesticides to contain leaf dar4 age, which has never
Recently, Bangladesh signed four agreements with Vietnam. The accords were on the formation of a joint commission for economic, cultural, scientific and technical cooperation between the two nations.
The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (vavo) has filed a lawsuit against 37 us-based chemical companies, which supplied Agent Orange (ao) during the Vietnam war. Health problems
