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Hanoi youth gathered at last year’s Earth Hour celebration. Millions of people are expected to switch off lights for an hour from 8:30 p.m. on March 26 to raise awareness about energy conservation during Earth Hour 2011. La Thuy Diem Hang is sure that this year’s Earth Hour will witness record participation in Vietnam....

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Lovers sit next to lit candles by Hoan Kiem lake during Earth Hour in Hanoi March 26, 2011. Lights went off around the world Saturday as landmark buildings and ordinary homes flipped their switches while the annual "Earth Hour" circled the planet in what was dubbed the world’s largest voluntary action for the...

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  This March 26 at 8:30 p.m. millions of people throughout the country will shut off their lights. According to Earth Hour organizers, this year’s event, themed Beyond the Hour, will mark the start of a new phase for the voluntary blackout movement. This year, they’re sounding a global call to individuals,...

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Vietnam has saved 500,000 kWh after switching off lights for one hour on March 27 in response to Earth Hour 2010, according to the National Electricity Dispatching Centre. The symbol of the Earth Hour made by over 1000 youngsters at the HCM City Youth Culture House.Over 20 cities and provinces in Vietnam turned off the light from 8.30pm to...

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Vietnam has saved 500,000 kWh after switching off lights for one hour on March 27 in response to Earth Hour 2010, according to the National Electricity Dispatching Centre. The symbol of the Earth Hour made by over 1000 youngsters at the HCM City Youth Culture House.Over 20 cities and provinces in Vietnam turned off the light from 8.30pm to...

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Vietnam joins Earth Hour 2010 with more practical activities which involve 22 provinces and cities and more than 1,000 businesses. Our earth is facing major issues in the 21st century. Existing climate change is a challenge, seriously affecting bio-diversity, natural resources, agriculture, infrastructure, human health and the global ecological...

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Climate change has become a great concern in the world, a hot topic on social-economic forums. It is warned that Vietnam will be among the countries that suffer the most from climate change.  However, when Vietnam is trying to develop industry and service, it is very difficult to turn restriction of exhaust gas to protect the environment...

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Up to 92 countries have registered to participate in Earth Hour 2010, a new record compared to 88 countries last year. Vietnam has 18 provinces and cities prepared to join the event. Young people joined the Earth Hour 2009 in Hanoi. The organizing board said that this year, the light at Tokyo Tower in Japan and the Brandenburg Gate in...

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Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Wildlife Fund in Vietnam announced the Earth Hour 2010 programme in HCM City on March 3. VnnNews – Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Vietnam announced the Earth Hour 2010...

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The campaign was kicked of in Vietnam on February 4, aiming to have the participation of at least 20 provinces and cities. Conductor Chau Anh (photo) and students of the Sol Art Centre will perform at the Earth Hour Vietnam programme on March 27. A representative of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the campaign organizer, said that...

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