Posts Tagged ‘ 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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Gov’t should reset its priorities from time to time 

October 11, 2011
Gov’t should reset its priorities from time to time 

A boy swims across the Rao Stream in Trong Hoa Commune in the north-central province of Quang Binh. The photos and clips of children from a mountainous commune in the northern province of Quang Binh swimming across a stream with a swift and strong current to get to school grabbed nationwide attention. The story evoked [...]

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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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Da Lat to become centrally governed city 

June 30, 2011
Da Lat to become centrally governed city 

An overview of Da Lat City. The Ministry of Construction Friday approved a proposal to turn the hill resort town of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong into a centrally governed city. The proposal was submitted by the Lam Dong Province People’s Committee. The ministry said Da Lat deserves the status [...]

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A bitter mountain secret 

June 19, 2011
A bitter mountain secret 

  Green eggplants give a bitter twist to the cuisine of the Central Highlands Bitter eggplant to cook with fish in Pleiku Town The Central Highlands has become one of the world’s most famous coffee producers. Vietnam is now the world’s second-largest exporter of the bitter beverage and it owes much of that honor to [...]

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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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Food fest to hit Vietnam metro 

May 20, 2011
Food fest to hit Vietnam metro 

  A festival introducing Vietnamese gastronomy will take place in Ho Chi Minh City between May 27 and May 29. According to the organizers, the festival will introduce more than 100 special dishes originating from various areas in Vietnam, including the central highlands, the old royal capital of Hue, and southern parts of the country. The cuisine will [...]

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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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Three probed in elephant’s death in Vietnam’s Central Highlands 

May 13, 2011
Three probed in elephant’s death in Vietnam’s Central Highlands 

An elephant found dead in a forest of the Central Highlands resort town of Da Lat last month. Police have put three people under investigation for its death. Three people have been put under investigation in the death of an elephant found brutally killed in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong last month, local prosecutors [...]

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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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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...