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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September 1, 2011
Vietnamese fishermen at a prison in Palawan Province in the Philippines A court in the Philippines acquitted 122 Vietnamese fishermen of violating the country’s territorial waters after a three-day hearing Friday, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tu said. The fishermen, all from the central province of Binh Thuan, were arrested on May 30, as Filipino police [...]
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June 19, 2011
 Grilled shells with spring onion at Oc Dao Restaurant in an alley off Cong Quynh Street in Ho Chi Minh City In Hanoi, á»c (snails) are a popular light meal, especially in the late afternoon. Thinking about a light dish while hanging out with friends as the sun goes down, many a Hanoian chooses [...]
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August 25, 2009
A strange species of snail has appeared in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, destroying crops very quickly, a local official reported. This species of snail appeared in shrimp ponds in the southern province of Ca Mau recently, affecting shrimp output. Dinh Quang San, the chief of the Kon Tum Plant Protection Bureau, said that [...]
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June 18, 2009
With a small bamboo basket, crampons, and a pincers, many people work on vast stone grounds along the coast of Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province to catch snails or oysters. This is a popular job of poor people. This coral stone ground covers the Nha Trang coast from Tran Phu road to the famous [...]
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