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Plastic bags, it's time to leave?
Environment

Plastic bags, it's time to leave?

Over the past few months, environmental advocates around the world have been attacking the plastic bags that were once

December 16, 2018
Climate change: Vietnam is affected
Environment

Climate change: Vietnam is affected

According to the report of the Development Program - United Nations (UNDP), the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta will be most severely affected by climate change. Th…

December 16, 2018
The story of an old town is sinking in the sand
Environment

The story of an old town is sinking in the sand

An ancient oasis in poor Gansu province along the Silk Road, Dunhuang is in danger due to the swallowing of sand from the Kumtag desert, at a speed of 4 meters a year. T…

December 16, 2018
Philippines prepares to receive super typhoon
Environment

Philippines prepares to receive super typhoon

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo decided to evacuate thousands of people in the eastern Philippines before Typhoon Mina (international name Mitag) flooded the mainland.…

December 16, 2018
Philippines: Evacuating to avoid typhoon Mitag
Environment

Philippines: Evacuating to avoid typhoon Mitag

On November 23, Typhoon Mitag got stronger as it approached the Philippines, causing many flights to be canceled, hundreds of thousands of people evacuated. In the Bicol…

December 16, 2018
Climate change threatens human life
Environment

Climate change threatens human life

How are climate change affecting human life? ... Dr. Nguyen Huu Ninh, Center for Research, Education and Environment Development under the Vietnam Union of Science and T…

December 16, 2018
North: Cold air strengthens
Environment

North: Cold air strengthens

The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting on November 25 said: In the north, there is a part of cold air moving south, which is expected to increase to the…

December 16, 2018
Learn 'ghosts' in China
Environment

Learn 'ghosts' in China

There are no ditches or water sources coming in but the water level in the mysterious lake called Longchao - located in the southwest of Chongqing, China - is steadily r…

December 16, 2018
San Francisco fears big earthquakes
Environment

San Francisco fears big earthquakes

About 30 aftershocks in the San Francisco Bay Area in the state of California, many people panicked over the past two days after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake on October 31…

December 16, 2018
Tropical depressions cause large areas of rain
Environment

Tropical depressions cause large areas of rain

The low pressure area in the southern part of the South China Sea has strengthened into a tropical depression, causing great affection in the provinces from Quang Binh t…

December 16, 2018
Hurricane Peipah was strong at level 12
Environment

Hurricane Peipah was strong at level 12

On the night of November 6, Typhoon Peipah (storm No. 6) operates in the northeastern sea area, the strongest wind in the area near the storm center increases from level…

December 16, 2018