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Friday, May 16, 2008
Forecasters predict unusual weather patterns
Abnormal weather patterns, including heavy down-pours, storms and floods, are expected to occur in Vietnam for the rest of the year, according to a weather official.

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  Hanoians take bus for ‘Green Transport Day’
16/05/2008 12:30 PM
About 2,000 people are expected to lock up their motorbikes and head for the nearest bus stop on May 16 as Hanoi kicks off its first-ever Green Transport Day.
  Wild tigers attack cattle in Kon Tum
16/05/2008 12:30 PM
A group of about 10 wild tigers entered forested areas in two villages in Kon Tum province last month and ate 15 cows and buffaloes that belonged to local residents.
  Germany helps Danang's buses to go ‘green’
16/05/2008 10:07 AM
Central Danang city is conducting a feasibility study on an environmentally friendly bus project to be funded by Germany, reported the municipal Service of Transport and Public Affairs.
  Germany treats waste water in Mekong provinces
14/05/2008 04:20 PM
The German Organisation for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) has provided 4.5 million Euros in aid to improve waste water treatment in the Mekong Delta provinces of Dong Thap, Soc Trang and Vinh Long.
  Gov’t enacts decree on environment protection fee
14/05/2008 04:03 PM
Organisations and individuals involved in the exploitation of natural minerals are now required to pay environmental protection fees in line with a recent government decree.
  Flash flood takes four lives Dak Nong province
11/05/2008 09:34 PM
Flash floods on May 11 swept away four people, including a seven year old girl, in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong.
  Air, water pollution increase in HCM City
10/05/2008 10:15 PM
Ho Chi Minh City’s irrigation canals such as Thay Cai and Kenh B are being polluted by waste water discharged from industrial zones, including Le Minh Xuan and Tan Phu Trung, said Le Hong Hanh, the deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
  All-natured resort bans plastic, styrofoam
09/05/2008 11:24 AM
Victoria Phan Thiet Beach Resort&Spa are making an efforts to reduce the use of plastic bags and styrofoam containers by delivering all loose goods in rattan or fibre bags.
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