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Insect delicacies from Vietnam 18/05/2013, 06:32:50 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The UN recently called for humans to eat insects as a way to combat hunger, but in Vietnam, insects have been processed into strange cuisines for a long time.
Bizarre poles on Hanoi streets 28/04/2013, 05:57:56 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Electric poles which are covered by buns of electrical wires, telecommunication cables and signs have existed on Hanoi’s streets for years, though they look extremely bizarre and are potential danger to passers-by.
Dead elephant found in Quang Binh Province 05/04/2013, 06:23:15 AM (Dtinews)-Local people in Quang Binh Province’s Tuyen Hoa District have found the body of a dead elephant in Khe Uoi Forest.
Beautiful black and white photos of Vietnamese villages 30/03/2013, 03:12:53 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Through the lens of photographer Tran Nhan Quyen, the people and scenery of Vietnam are simple but very beautiful.
Paying a visit to the largest zoo in Vietnam 26/03/2013, 09:25:06 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-With thousands of wild animals of African origin living in an area of over 100 hectares of natural land, the Trai Bo ecological farm in Dien Chau district in the central province of Nghe An is the biggest zoo in Vietnam.
Hundreds of abandoned villas in Hanoi 15/03/2013, 11:06:31 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-With total investment of VND2 trillion ($100 million), the Van Phu urban area in Ha Dong district, Hanoi has hundreds of villas but just a few of them are in use. The remaining houses, worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars, are abandoned or become ordinary restaurants.
Vietnam’s Northwest ravishing through Dutch photographer’s lens 07/03/2013, 08:51:07 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Dutch photographer Mick Palarczyk has captured the ravishing beauty of the simple life in Vietnam’s northwestern region.
“Ghost” fish – new fashion 28/02/2013, 05:44:09 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The exotic fish species which has the see-through body is now a favorite of Vietnamese ornamental fish breeders. They call the fish as “ghost fish.”
Snake species endemic to Vietnam 26/02/2013, 04:24:42 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Vietnam is home to many different species of snakes, including 5 endemic ones.
Wild animal meat sold rampantly in Huong Pagoda 18/02/2013, 03:33:39 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Civets, deer, roebucks and porcupines are butchered and hung for sale along the way to the Huong (Perfurme) Pagoda.
Strange trees and fruit in Vietnam 17/02/2013, 07:05:23 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-A trees yielding five kinds of fruits or a banana tree with six bunches are exotic trees that are generated by human or nature.
Three strange species of turtles in Vietnam 10/02/2013, 08:01:58 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-If the normal turtles can only draw the head and feet into their shells, the three species of turtle below can turn themselves into a 100 percent sealed “boxes.”
Kitchen God Day customs pollute Red River 04/02/2013, 03:25:49 PM (Dtinews)-The tradition of releasing carp and other objects into rivers on the Day of Kitchen Gold (the 23rd of the lunar December) has caused more pollution to rivers, including Red River.
Vietnamese Tet flower in foreign newspapers 31/01/2013, 11:22:12 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-New Year flowers, the unique culture of the Vietnamese people, have appeared in many international newspapers and magazines. Let's admire Tet flowers in many regions of the country, through the lens of the foreign reporters.
Hanoi’s snake village on National Geographic 23/01/2013, 09:06:01 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The National Geographic has published pictures of poisonous snakes in the world, which can be used in making medicine, including cobras raised in the village of Le Mat, Hanoi.
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Climate change meltdown unlikely but human disaste 20/05/2013, 05:38:53 AM (Guardian)-Some of the most extreme predictions of global warming are unlikely to materialise, new scientific research has suggested, but the world is still likely to be in for a temperature rise of double that regarded as safe.
WB helps central province implement wastewater pr 19/05/2013, 10:16:27 PM (VNA)-The southern central province of Quang Nam has started a sub-project funded by the World Bank (WB) which will collect, treat and dispose wastewater in Tam Ky city.
Titanium exploitation destroys human ecology 19/05/2013, 10:12:40 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The benefits from the titanium exploitation are much smaller than the loses localities incur. Especially, the local people’s lives have been upset by the exploitation.
Bauxite projects 'safe' 19/05/2013, 05:37:45 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The Viet Nam Coal and Mineral Group (Vinacomin) claims that bauxite mining plants Tan Rai and Nhan Co in the Central Highland are socio-economically efficient and environmentally safe.
Sea “swallows” hundreds of hectares of forests and 19/05/2013, 05:36:47 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-Approximately 100 hectares of preventive forests and 20 hectares of shrimp farms in the town of Sam Son of Thanh Hoa Province, central Vietnam, have disappeared due to sea encroachment.
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Workshop examines solutions to cope with climate change 17/05/2013, 05:17:56 AM VNA)-Measures to help coastal areas adapt to climate change were discussed at a workshop in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on May 15.
Survey finds 97% of climate science papers agree warming is man-made 17/05/2013, 05:27:54 AM (Guardian)-Our team of citizen science volunteers at Skeptical Science has published a new survey in the journal Environmental Research Letters of over 12,000 peer-reviewed climate science papers, as the Guardian reports today. This is the most comprehensive survey of its kind, and the inspiration of this blog's name: Climate Consensus – the 97%.
Green city turns grey 17/05/2013, 08:11:55 PM (Nld, dtinews)-The trees that have earned Da Lat City the name 'city of a thousand pines' have been fast disappearing under the strains of urbanisation.
Bauxite projects 'safe' 19/05/2013, 05:37:45 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The Viet Nam Coal and Mineral Group (Vinacomin) claims that bauxite mining plants Tan Rai and Nhan Co in the Central Highland are socio-economically efficient and environmentally safe.
Forests turn bare, exhausted 18/05/2013, 06:57:58 AM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The poor forests should be improved by the afforestation instead of letting them get destroyed for economic projects.
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