Positive news from Viet Nam
Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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New species found in Vietnam’s green corridorThua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam - Scientists have discovered 11 new species of animals and plants in a remote area in central Vietnam, WWF said today. |
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UNESCO adds 23 new sites to global network of biosphere reservesUnited Nations - Remote cloud forests in Viet Nam, hundreds of atolls in Micronesia and mangroves in El Salvador are featured in the 23 ecosystems which were added today to a United Nations network set up to fight biodiversity loss and promote sustainable development that helps local communities. |
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Girl Wins Geographic Bee—First in 17 YearsWashington, D.C., USA - Caitlin Snaring of Redmond, Washington, is the new National Geographic Bee champion ... The home-schooled eighth grader won by knowing which Vietnamese city, split by a river with the same name, was an imperial capital for more than a century. (Answer: Hue.) |
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Vietnamese boat rescues 9 Filipino fishermen adrift at sea for 4 daysManila, Philippines - A Vietnamese fishing boat rescued nine Filipino fishermen who spent four days adrift in the South China Sea, officials said Friday. |
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Vietnam Praised for Economic ReformsHanoi, Vietnam - Top business leaders attending a Pacific Rim economic conference on Friday praised communist Vietnam for its stunning progress in reforming its economy and joining the world trading system. |
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New vision for poor comes aboard flying eye hospitalDanang, Vietnam - Lam Vu Nhat Ni perches on her fathers lap, wearing hospital pajamas and squinting as she slowly counts the number of blurry fingers held 3 feet in front of her. |
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Sars survivors help develop weapon against bird fluHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam - People who have survived infection by the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu are helping to develop a new weapon to fight the influenza. |
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Towards A Cleaner And Greener Rice IndustryHanoi, Viet Nam - In a new partnership, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is working with the member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to develop a series of environmental indicators for rice production in the region. |
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Southeast Asia Plans Wildlife Crime-Busting UnitsBangkok - Special wildlife crime-busting units will form the core of Southeast Asia's first coordinated effort against the multi-billion-dollar illegal trade in animals and plants, officials said on Thursday. |
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News from Southeast Asia
- Victory for Forests: Disney Stands Up for Endangered Forests and Animals
- Philippines and Muslim rebels sign key peace plan
- Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorship
- Southeast Asia’s largest lowland rainforest spared from new land concessions
- Conservationists pledge to double number of tiny buffalo
- KFC-Indonesia suspends purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper due to deforestation
- Scientists recruit aerial drones to combat illegal logging
- Burmese savour taste of democracy
- Nations get tough on tiger trade
- ‘Pyramids’ planted to revive Philippine corals