Gold rose early on Wednesday to a fresh two-and-a-half-week high after gaining nearly two per cent in the previous session, as disappointing US economic data reinforced expectations that the US Federal Reserve will keep rates on hold in September. SEE MORE Tax cuts mandated by ASEAN Economic Community commitments and Vietnam’s growing demand for meat are producing a rise in foreign livestock investment and meat imports. SEE MORE Viet Nam should enhance clean and renewable energy resources as well as promoting energy saving, said Le Tuan Phong, deputy director of the General Directorate of Energy under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. SEE MORE A careful balance of the ingredients in carbon-capture materials would maximize the sequestration of greenhouse gases while simplifying the processing -- or "sweetening" -- of natural gas, according to researchers at Rice University. SEE MORE Every year, humans advance climate change and global warming -- and quite likely our own eventual extinction -- by injecting about 30 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. SEE MORE