Italy waste campaigner wins 2013 Goldman Prize 17/04/2013, 06:01:44 AM (BBC)-An environmental campaigner, considered to be the driving force behind Italy's zero-waste movement, is one of the winners of the 2013 Goldman Prize.

Frozen real estate market hinders unburned brick development program 16/04/2013, 09:21:44 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Billions of dong have been spent to develop concrete block brick factories, as the investors believe unburned materials would be the “technology of the future.”

Central region adopts strict drought measures 16/04/2013, 03:25:01 PM (Vietnamplus)-Hard-engineering solutions have been adopted on large scale to deal with the on-going severe drought that has plagued central coastal provinces, particularly those in the basin of Vu Gia-Thu Bon rivers.

Region’s longest lava cave found in Dong Nai 16/04/2013, 03:34:12 AM (VNA)-Explorers of Vietnam and Germany have discovered a lava cave in the southern province of Dong Nai, which they said is the longest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

VND30 trillion real estate bailout causes controversy 16/04/2013, 03:30:44 AM (Dtinews)-The minister of construction, Trinh Dinh Dung, said that the credit stimulus package, amounting to VND30 trillion (USD1.42 billion), is necessary to support the real estate sector.

Millions face starvation as world warms 15/04/2013, 05:49:45 AM (Guardian)-Millions of people could become destitute in Africa and Asia as staple foods more than double in price by 2050 as a result of extreme temperatures, floods and droughts that will transform the way the world farms.

Allowing foreigners buying houses in VN to rescue property market? 14/04/2013, 06:42:39 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Vietnam will not be able to rescue the real estate market if it only relies on the domestic resources. The government has been urged to allow foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam to increase the demand.

West Lake remains attractive despite market slump 14/04/2013, 07:02:24 AM (VEF, dtinews)-Despite the real estate slump, land and housing around Hanoi’s West Lake is still highly priced and attractive to better-off people due to the convenient location.

Unclear laws make it difficult to settle water disputes 13/04/2013, 07:18:39 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The prolonged water disputes between hydropower plants and local authorities in the central region and Central Highlands recently show that big problems exist in the water natural resource management.

People may sue hydropower plant developers for harming river 12/04/2013, 06:12:08 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Water is the national property which has been shared among the people in the community. And when a party conducts the behaviors that cause the harm to the others’ benefit, the others can sue the party for the behavior.

Over VND457 billion to combat droughts and saltwater intrusion 11/04/2013, 03:00:55 PM (Nhan Dan)-Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to spend more than VND457 billion (US$21.83 million) from the 2013 central budget reserves to help 32 localities nationwide mitigate the effects of droughts and saline water intrusion during the 2012-2013 winter-spring paddy crop.

Vietnamese companies try to make money with garbage 09/04/2013, 04:11:40 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-While a lot of paper plants have to cut down the productivity or stopped operation because of the high inventories, other companies have to gear up their production to satisfy the market demand.

Foreign partner withdraws from biofuel project 09/04/2013, 04:10:10 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The Japanese partner in the Ethanol Binh Phuoc project has decided to withdraw from the project on the worry about the slow sale of the biofuel, the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) President Phung Dinh Thuc has confirmed.

Hanoi to focus on areas of chronic flooding 08/04/2013, 08:12:29 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Ha Noi authorities have set up a pilot scheme to install cameras in underground sewers to detect the dumping of any building or other waste into the drainage system.

Mekong residents waste groundwater 05/04/2013, 08:10:58 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The Mekong Delta groundwater's quality and quantity have declined due to local residents' over exploitation for daily life and business use.