January 11, 2012
Many rice farmers work under the mistaken impression that regular insecticide applications are necessary to attain high yields. However, decades of research by scientists around the world has shown that healthy and productive rice crops can be produced with little or no insecticide applications in most years. Nonetheless, farmers continue to apply dangerous chemicals [...]
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January 3, 2012
Leeches have been spreading rapidly in Ho Chi Minh City ’s Hoc Mon District. Locals began breeding them based on demand from China , but dumped them in local fields and other areas after the main buyer closed shop three months ago. Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has issued a ban on the breeding of leeches [...]
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December 3, 2011
A man in Ho Chi Minh City cautiously stretches a leech. Locals are worried the uncontrolled population of the blood-sucking worms could harm their children People in certain Ho Chi Minh City areas are having sleepless nights worrying about a leech invasion after an enterprise buying them to send to China moved suddenly last month, [...]
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July 30, 2011
With some careful preparation, stinging jellyfish make a delicious summer staple Jellyfish salad is served up with the central bánh tráng nÆ°á»ng (rice cracker) Vietnam’s gorgeous central coast is famous for its natural beauty – which is made all the more beautiful, each summer, with the arrival of multi-colored clouds of floating jellyfish. These [...]
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April 1, 2011
Adult elephants line up before starting their race, held for the first time in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak this month An old elephant waits, incomplete, in the shade of a big tamarind tree outside Yok Don National Park. The giant beast’s two tusks have been cut off by its owner to dissuade [...]
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August 26, 2009
Since 1997, scientists have discovered an astonishing 1068 new species of creatures in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, reports the HCM City Tropical Biology Institute. The Mekong Delta’s Kien Luong limestone system in Kien Giang province has, says WWF, the greatest biodiversity in the world.LookAtVietnam – Since 1997, Vietnamese and foreign scientists have discovered an astonishing 1068 [...]
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May 21, 2009
Ho Thi Hoa checks on the seahorses at the Institute of Oceanography in Khanh Hoa Province Dong Thanh Hung Enterprise in the central province of Khanh Hoa is looking to export seahorses to new markets, building on its success in sending them to the US and France. The company exports around 60,000 seahorses every year [...]
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May 14, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Scientists are researching the origin of a type of bryozoan that has developed recently in a 70-hectare lake in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, killing the fish and leaving local residents very worried. The bryozoan Pectinatella magnifica recently found at the Rung Lake in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.LookAtVietnam – Scientists [...]
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May 14, 2009
The bryozoan Pectinatella magnifica recently found at the Rung Lake in the northern province of Vinh Phuc Scientists are researching the origin of a type of bryozoan that has developed recently in a 70-hectare lake in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, killing the fish and leaving local residents very worried. Bryozoan are invertebrate animals [...]
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February 17, 2009
An animal collector holds up his rare lizard in Ho Chi Minh City. An increasing number of collectors in Vietnam are willing to pay prices of $300 and up for rare creatures. Strange reptiles, fish and spiders â“ rare, smuggled and very illegal â“ have captured the hearts of Vietnamese collectors. Ninth grader Tran Huong [...]
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