Environment and land
PM directs crackdown on illegal logging in Khammuan
Prime Minister ThonglounSisoulith travelled to Khammuan province on 13 June to direct local authorities to strengthen their efforts to clamp down on illegal logging and better protect forests for future generations. His visit to the province took place following an incident involving an exploding bus in ...
No authority to prevent new Mekong River projects: MRC
The Mekong River Commission does not have the authority to stop projects even if they have trans-boundary effects, delegates to the fourth Green Mekong Forum said on 13 June, while the Thai Irrigation Department presented a water diversion project to fight poverty. If the MRC member states – ...
JOGMEC to explore for gold in Ratanakkiri
Canadian mining firm Angkor Gold has entered into a joint exploration agreement with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp to explore Angkor’s Oyadao South licence in Ratanakkiri province, the company said in a press release on 14 June.Keep reading ...
Central regions seek drought-resistant animals
The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) and central regions are expanding areas to breed livestock as well as other animals like sheep, ostriches, goats, honeybees and silkworms. During a seminar held in central Khánh Hoà Province about the effects of drought and saltwater intrusion on animal husbandry ...
Over-extraction, Chinese slowdown blamed for jade price slump
Industry insiders have blamed an economic slowdown in China, over-extraction in jade mines, and market uncertainty linked to the transition of power to a democratically elected government in Burma. More than 850 licenses have been issued to firms at over 8,000 sites since private companies ...
Province, district authorities have no right to approve logging
Officials from Vientiane and provincial agriculture and forestry departments across the country attended the one-day meeting where they received an explanation about Prime Ministerial Order No 15 issued on May 13 that details measures to address illegal logging and improve domestic timber business operations. Provincial ...
Snakehead fish farmers required to register: gov’t
Snakehead fish farmers are required to register with the Fisheries Administration as part of new regulations aimed at better governing and monitoring an industry that became legal in April after an 11-year ban. According to Hav Viseth, deputy director-general of the Fisheries Administration, farmers that operate ...
Industry Ministry crushes Binh Son export aspirations
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has refused Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co. (BSR)’s proposal to export Dung Quat oil refinery’s products, according to newswire Vneconomy. According to the MoIT, the government put a high priority on consuming Dung Quat’s products on the domestic market, ...
Productivity soars for Vietnam
Vietnamese workers have substantially improved their productivity levels in the last 15 years, according to ICAEW’s latest ‘Economic Insight: South East Asia’ event launched in Ha Noi on 10 June. According to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales report, ‘pure productivity’ grew 2.3 ...
Ore mining industry suffers setbacks
A mining company has decided to give back to the state two iron ore mines with large reserves, an unprecedented move in the country. The decision to return the two mines under exploitation in Vietnam’s Ha Giang province, according to analysts, shows that the golden age ...
