December 19, 2011
Le Van Thuong, head of the family that owns the garden with five newly anointed National Heritage trees, poses in front of the hollowed trunks of one of them He was offered US$300,000 and more for his garden with old trees, but the owner was not tempted. Le Van Thuong is now the owner [...]
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November 13, 2011
Patrick Desir of Poussieres de Vie with Ba Na friends at a festival in Kon Tum The Ba Na people toiled all day in the fields yet had little to show for their efforts and often went hungry. The situation troubled and intrigued Patrick Desir, whose charity organization helps six orphanages in Gia Lai [...]
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October 8, 2011
Near the top of Mai Falls Belying their humble name, which means apricot, Mai Falls on the La Nga River are among the scenic highlights of Dong Nai Province in Vietnam’s south. The first sight of Mai Falls is catch-your-breath stuff as the water cascading down the giant rocks to form a steep liquid [...]
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September 24, 2011
Designed by Nick Faldo, Ocean Dunes Golf Course in Phan Thiet is among favorite natural destinations for golf lovers. There are more and more golf courses in Vietnam, but not many keep the natural charms of their surroundings. The Ocean Dunes Golf Club, however, boasts a natural landscape with a lake, lotus ponds, sea views, [...]
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September 4, 2011
One of five old persimmons in Nghe An which have been recently declared National Heritage Trees. Five 670 year-old persimmon trees in the northern province of Nghe An have been recognized as national heritage trees in Vietnam, news website VnExpress said Wednesday.  Le Minh Thuong, owner of the trees, was once offered VND7 billion (US$336,850) for [...]
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August 8, 2011
The temptation of million-dollar agarwood lures dreamers into a shadowy world of theft and murder deep in the jungle Tran Lieu, an agarwood hunter from Ai Nghia Town, Quang Nam Province, is among many locals recently romored to cultivate millions of dollars of ky nam, but the man insists that it is not true. Nguyen Van [...]
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July 15, 2011
Duong Minh Thao from Dak Lak Province uproots his marijuana plants after learning they are considered an illegal narcotic. Many farmers in rural parts of the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands’ Dak Lak and Dak Nong Provinces have been cultivating marijuana without knowing what it is or that it is illegal in Vietnam.  In early May, Dak Lak police seized [...]
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July 7, 2011
An ancient tea tree in Lao Chai, the northern province of Ha Giang  Vietnam boasts a vast wealth of ancient tea trees that are still waiting to be discovered, developed and protected.  According to scant mention in historic materials and scientific research, ancient tea trees are mainly located in the northern highland provinces of [...]
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July 1, 2011
The Ban Vat Waterfall Every one shook his or her head as we asked for direction to the Dai Yem Waterfall. We were in high spirits because the way from Hanoi to northwestern province of Son La had taken us through incredible scenery, and the wind and the fog on the hilly road added [...]
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June 11, 2011
Handicrafts carved from thuy tung are publicly advertised online and sold throughout the country. Nguyen Van S is near tears as he recalls the day when hundreds of thuy tung (Glyptostrobus Pensilis or water pine) disappeared from his property. “I owned many,” he said. Van S said a massive stand of the trees had remained [...]
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