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Water snakes make invalid soldier a ‘millionaire’

May 30, 2009
Water snakes make invalid soldier a ‘millionaire’

LookAtVietnam – Retired war invalid turned farmer Le Hung Minh says he makes half a billion dong a year from breeding the ri voi, also known as Bocourt’s water snakes. Farmer Le Hung Minh shows two of his ri voi, or Bocourt’s water snakes on his farm in the southern province of Soc Trang.LookAtVietnam – [...]

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Water snakes make invalid soldier a ‘millionaire’

May 23, 2009
Water snakes make invalid soldier a ‘millionaire’

Retired war invalid turned farmer Le Hung Minh says he makes half a billion dong a year from breeding the ri voi, also known as Bocourt’s water snakes. This is not an idle boast as the native of Soc Trang Province in the Mekong Delta is well known in the region as the “ri voi [...]

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Breeding wild animals, farmers escape poverty

February 28, 2009
Breeding wild animals, farmers escape poverty

Many farmers are making a fortune by breeding wildlife for their meat. Not only can they escape poverty, farmers also have a hand in protecting the ecological environment and help it develop in a sustainable way. Boars at Nguyen Van Ky’s farm Nguyen Van Ky, a farmer living in Long Thanh My Ward, District 9, [...]

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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...