Posts Tagged ‘ In The Central Highlands ’

Rhino’s gone. Who’s next? 

October 31, 2011
Rhino’s gone. Who’s next? 

  If the current state of zero accountability for wildlife protection continues, other species will follow the rhino to extinction Participants watch projected images including of smuggled rhino horns (R) seized during a press conference on the launch of a rhino population survey report in Vietnam in Hanoi on October 25. A critically endangered species [...]

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Unidentified berry kills two, hospitalizes 18 in central Vietnam 

August 1, 2011
Unidentified berry kills two, hospitalizes 18 in central Vietnam 

Three of 18 children hospitalized in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak after eating unidentified fruits Two children died and 18 others were hospitalized after eating an unidentified berry in the central highlands province of Dak Lak Thursday, according to a report by Tuoi Tre.   Witnesses said a group of children in M’Drak District’s [...]

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Bauxite plant damages Central Highlands’ roads 

May 27, 2011
Bauxite plant damages Central Highlands’ roads 

A damaged section of Road 723 in Lam Dong Province. Local authorities have blamed the damaged roads on heavy trucks travelling to and from the controversial Tan Rai bauxite mining plant. Several weeks from now, a controversial bauxite mining plant will process its first alumina batch in the Central Highlands. The project has attracted strong [...]

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Misspelt adventures in the Central Highlands 

May 16, 2011
Misspelt adventures in the Central Highlands 

  Rappel down cliffs, abseil through gushing waterfalls, scramble up and down rocks, trek through rivers, and slide down natural rock slides – thrilling adventures await at Datanla Falls in Da Lat For those seeking a real rush of adrenalin – abseiling at Datanla Waterfalls in Dalat is the perfect getaway Are they badly spelled [...]

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Vietnam announces bauxite, laterite deposit survey 

May 11, 2011
Vietnam announces bauxite, laterite deposit survey 

A sample of bauxite ore in the Central Highlands The Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam has announced a VND408 billion (US$19.8 million) project to study bauxite and laterite deposits in the country. The comprehensive study, conducted between October 2011 through September 2015, will cover a total area of 14,000 square kilometers in seven [...]

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Elephant killing highlights long-time persecution 

May 2, 2011
Elephant killing highlights long-time persecution 

  Poaching, habitat encroachment could push pachyderms to extinction in Vietnam very soon, experts warn Beckham, the elephant, was found dead in Da Lat last Sunday. Vietnam’s Asian elephant population may be wiped out in the next decade if rampant poaching and habitat loss are not addressed, conservationists say. The most recent killing of an [...]

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Elephant savagely killed in central Vietnam 

April 27, 2011
Elephant savagely killed in central Vietnam 

An elephant found dead in a forest in the central highlands resort town of Da Lat Sunday. An elephant was found brutally killed in the central highlands resort town of Da Lat Sunday.   The 38-year-old male elephant was found tied to a tree, and the tendons of its hind legs were slashed. Its tusks [...]

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Re-sold into slavery 

April 6, 2011
Re-sold into slavery 

Underage workers employed at a garment sweatshop in HCMC Three teenage girls, aged 15 to 16, returned home last week from brothels allegedly disguised as barbershops in the Central Highlands town of Buon Ma Thuot. Two of the girls were being returned for the second time. Last November, a non-governmental organization rescued the girls from [...]

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The last elephants 

April 1, 2011
The last elephants 

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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Trial of Hanoian agitator delayed 

March 25, 2011
Trial of Hanoian agitator delayed 

Cu Huy Ha Vu will be tried on April 4 for distributing propaganda against the state The trial of a 54-year-old man who filed suit against Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung over the construction of bauxite mines in the Central Highlands would be delayed until next month, a source told Thanh Nien on Wednesday. Last [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...