Danang among top 20 low-carbon cities 16/05/2013, 08:58:08 PM (VOV)-Central Danang City has been recognized as one of the world's 20 low-carbon cities at a recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on energy in Washington DC, USA.

Villagers complain heritage status offers little benefit 16/05/2013, 08:55:16 PM (VietNamNet, dtinews)-Following complaints by villagers in the heritage village of Duong Lam about increasingly cramped living conditions, local authorities held a meeting on May 15 to discuss the issue.

Cambridge scientist Joe Farman who helped find ozone 'hole' dies 16/05/2013, 12:35:38 PM (BBC)-The British Antarctic Survey scientist Joe Farman, who helped identify the "hole" in the ozone layer over the southern pole, has died.

World's fish are migrating to escape global warming 16/05/2013, 07:43:55 AM (Newscientist)-Hot, hot, hot. Fish the world over are migrating to escape global warming.

Breed insects to improve human food security 15/05/2013, 09:00:59 PM (Guardian)-The best way to feed the 9 billion people expected to be alive by 2050 could be to rear billions of common houseflies on a diet of human faeces and abattoir blood and grind them up to use as animal feed, a UN report published on Monday suggests. Doing so would reduce the pressure on the Earth's forests and seas as food sources.

Breed insects to improve human food security 14/05/2013, 06:22:55 AM (Guardian)-The best way to feed the 9 billion people expected to be alive by 2050 could be to rear billions of common houseflies on a diet of human faeces and abattoir blood and grind them up to use as animal feed, a UN report published on Monday suggests. Doing so would reduce the pressure on the Earth's forests and seas as food sources.

Expert urges focusing on agriculture for sustainable development 14/05/2013, 06:18:34 AM (Dtinews)-The government should pay proper attention to agriculture and rural development instead of only concentrating on industrial and urban development, one expert has said.

UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger 13/05/2013, 08:39:38 PM (BBC)-Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report.

Vietnamese labor force is cheap or expensive? 13/05/2013, 10:26:34 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The Richest has put Vietnam into the list of the five markets with the cheapest labor cost in the world with $0.39 per hour. However, the actual labor cost could be higher.

Bamboo craft village revives former glory 13/05/2013, 09:17:13 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Casting a gaze across the path running alongside rice paddies, visitors to Bao La Craft Village cannot see the communal house.

Dam bosses keep eye on drought 12/05/2013, 08:48:44 PM (VNA)- Hydro-electricity plants will adjust their operations to provide enough water for agriculture production and domestic use in the lowlands of Thu Bon-Vu Gia rivers.

Flood insurance fears drive rise in calls for advice 11/05/2013, 09:55:07 PM (Guardian)-Householders whose homes have previously been flooded are seeking advice in record numbers over fears they will not be able to buy insurance from July onwards.

The man who does not cut his nails for 30 years 11/05/2013, 02:18:47 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-For over 30 years, because of a passion that unlike others, Mr. Luu Cong Huyen has not cut his nails, which are now 50cm long. Because of the long nails, the man rarely bathes or touches the water. He even covers his hands when he goes out in rain.

Vietnam urges international law compliance in East Sea 11/05/2013, 06:15:06 AM (VNA)-Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi said all activities of parties in the East Sea must comply with international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, respect sovereignty and the sovereign and jurisdiction rights of concerned nations.

Official wants to push on with controversial bauxite projects 11/05/2013, 06:12:39 AM (Dtinews)-Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Heavy Industry Department Nguyen Manh Quan has opposed the halt of two bauxite projects Nhan Co and Tan Rai in Central Highlands region, saying that they would bring great economic results.