Bali closed its international airport following a volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort island that sent thick smoke and ash billowing 2,000m into the air, an official said on Friday (Jun 29). Passengers at the Ngurah Rai International airport in Denpasar, Bali, after flights were cancelled on Nov 27, 2017, due to the threat of an eruption by the Mount Agung volcano. (File photo: AFP/Yuda A Riyanto) Ngurah Rai airport was due to be closed from 3am to at least 7pm Friday after a pilot report detected volcanic ash as high as 23,000 feet following Mount Agung's eruption on Thursday. "Based on the meteorology agency prediction, the volcanic ash will reach the airport on Friday morning," airport spokesman Yanus Suprayogi said in a statement, adding that a possible extension of the airport closure after 7pm would be reviewed. The eruption of Mount Agung in eastern Bali on Thursday has triggered at least 48 flight cancellations including those operated by Malaysia-based AirAsia … [Read more...] about Bali shuts airport after volcanic eruption
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NA discusses draft laws on harmful effects of tobacco, money laundering News
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 17:19:06 Earlier, the National Assembly focused on economic restructuring which is considered an urgent task. Nguyen Duc Kien, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Economic Committee, said there is a need to work out specific plans for financial market restructuring. Mr. Kien said of the Government’s 1.4 billion USD package to support enterprises, the key will be distributing and using this fund effectively: "We will support enterprises but not by every means. The State will promulgate a policy for applying the fund. Meanwhile, enterprises themselves must reform their operation and restructure their production with State support". During the afternoon, the NA debated the draft law to combat money laundering, which deals with the detection, prevention and the arrest and punishment of offenders, international cooperation to prevent money laundering and supporting terrors. Many deputies stressed on the urgent need to issue a law to combat money … [Read more...] about NA discusses draft laws on harmful effects of tobacco, money laundering News
Bản in : Seminar discusses long-term effects of dioxin
Hanoi (VNA) – New findings on harmful effects of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin on humans and the environment were released at a workshop in Hanoi on November 24. Le Ke Son, Chief of the office of the national steering committee on overcoming the consequences of toxic chemicals used by the US during the war in Vietnam (Office 33), said the latest research outcomes show that dioxin is complicated and harmful. Therefore, the prevention of dioxin contamination requires adequate investment, close connectivity and international cooperation, he said. Son noted that thanks to the attention and resolve of the Vietnamese Government and scientists, dioxin contaminated hot spots at Da Nang, Phu Cat and Bien Hoa airbases have been sealed off for environmental remediation. Reports presented at the workshop focused on measures to surmount the long-term consequences of the toxic chemicals on the environment and human health, birth deformities and reproductive abnormalities in a handful of dioxin … [Read more...] about Bản in : Seminar discusses long-term effects of dioxin
Seminar discusses long-term effects of dioxin
Hanoi (VNA) – New findings on harmful effects of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin on humans and the environment were released at a workshop in Hanoi on November 24. Le Ke Son, Chief of the office of the national steering committee on overcoming the consequences of toxic chemicals used by the US during the war in Vietnam (Office 33), said the latest research outcomes show that dioxin is complicated and harmful. Therefore, the prevention of dioxin contamination requires adequate investment, close connectivity and international cooperation, he said. Son noted that thanks to the attention and resolve of the Vietnamese Government and scientists, dioxin contaminated hot spots at Da Nang, Phu Cat and Bien Hoa airbases have been sealed off for environmental remediation. Reports presented at the workshop focused on measures to surmount the long-term consequences of the toxic chemicals on the environment and human health, birth deformities and reproductive abnormalities in a handful of dioxin … [Read more...] about Seminar discusses long-term effects of dioxin
Mitigating Harmful Effects of Climate Change with UN- REDD Programme
Mitigating Harmful Effects of Climate Change with UN- REDD Programme Vietnam became the first of 47 UN-REDD partner countries to start a Phase II Programme, with a total budget of US$30 million aiming at mitigating greenhouse effects through forest management and land use improvement. A signing ceremony for the start of the UN-REDD Vietnam Phase II Programme was recently held in Hanoi. The programme was approved by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development at the Decision No. 1724/QD-BNN-HTQT dated July 29, 2013 with a funding of approximately US$30 million funded by Norway’s non-refundable aid. The United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) is the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. The programme is the clearest expression of climate change and adaptability to climate change - a common concern of many countries and … [Read more...] about Mitigating Harmful Effects of Climate Change with UN- REDD Programme