August 22, 2011
Scientists say two upcoming dam projects could badly damage the Cat Tien National Park ecosystem. The investor of two controversial hydropower projects planned near a protected jungle in southern Vietnam has admitted the dams would affect the jungle’s biodiversity, but maintained that they are needed to slake Vietnam’s thirst for energy. Bui Phap, board chairman [...]
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July 19, 2011
Tourists on a boat row at Cat Tien national park Cat Tien National Park in the southern province of Dong Nai has been officially titled a world biosphere reserve by UNESCO, the park managers said Sunday. Â In the official notice sent to the park managers, the United Nations organization refers to the park as [...]
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July 12, 2011
Tran Van Thanh (left) and a group of foreign experts during a field trip in the Cat Tien National Park. (Photo: Sai Gon Tiep Thi) The director of the Cat Tien National Park, a UNESCO listed biosphere reserve, says he is determined to stand by opinions contrary to state agencies pushing for the development of [...]
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March 9, 2011
Cat Tien National Park Bau Sau (Crocodile Lake), one of the beautiful vistas at the Cat Tien National Park Just 160 kilometers northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Cat Tien National Park, one of the largest treasure troves of biodiversity in Vietnam, offers some of the best ecological and cultural experiences even as it [...]
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August 30, 2009
Tran Van Bang laughs with joy when a little ca ro gets caught in his hook. The 57-year-old war veteran comes every weekend to Thu Le Park to fish. Lovers tour Thu Le Lake on swan boats in Thu Le Park.LookAtVietnam – Tran Van Bang laughs with joy when a little ca ro (anabas fish) [...]
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August 22, 2009
Seventy-year-old Ta Tri Hai on violin The elderly but healthy man with a ponytail and a long, silky white beard is not busking but simply playing for the joy of it. Now into his seventies, Ta Tri Hai has become a fixture of April 30th Park on Han Thuyen Street in the morning and September [...]
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July 11, 2009
Hanoi will launch a park themed on re-using, reducing and recycling (3Rs) of garbage next Wednesday. Set up by the Hanoi Urban Environment Company in cooperation with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), this will be Vietnam’s first ever 3R Park, says Tran Thi Lan Anh, who will oversee the park’s operations. Visitors to the park, [...]
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July 11, 2009
Hanoi will launch a park themed on re-using, reducing and recycling (3Rs) of garbage next Wednesday. Set up by the Hanoi Urban Environment Company in cooperation with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), this will be Vietnamâs first ever 3R Park, says Tran Thi Lan Anh, who will oversee the parkâs operations.Visitors to the park, [...]
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April 3, 2009
Red-headed cranes by Minh Loc.LookAtVietnam – Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district, southern province of Dong Thap, said that nearly 80 red-headed cranes have returned to the park, mainly in A1 and A5 zones. The A1 and A5 zones were recently burnt or attacked by mai duong trees (mimosa pigra) so red-head cranes went [...]
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April 2, 2009
Youth in HCM City now whisper in each others’ ears that there is a place in the city where they can learn foreign languages and don’t have to pay a single dong: September 23 Park, called westerners’ park. September 23 Park is located next to Ben Thanh Market in the centre of HCM City, opposite [...]
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