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Drought in Vietnam is becoming increasingly alarming: the Red River is at its lowest ever level as the northern region suffers a serious drought and fears rise of forest fires. A forest fire on February 13 destroyed nearly 2 hectares of 16-year-old pine trees in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. Eight provinces and cities were...

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Despite protests from environmentalists, the construction of the A Cho hydro-power plant will commence in early 2010 in the Dakrong nature reserve in the central province of Quang Tri.   The map showing the site where the A Cho power plant will be built inside the Dakrong nature reserve. The Dakrong Hydropower JS Company will build...

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VnnNews – This is Part III of Tuoi Tre’s three-part exposé of the lucrative but flagrantly illegal business of ’bear bile farming’ near Ha Long City. Tuoi Tre newspaper is not the only one to expose illegal bear bile farming.  Many wildlife protection organizations have also raised their voices. But the answers...

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