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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Phu Yen (VNA) - Authorities of south-central Phu Yen province and GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre ( GreenViet ) have proposed many solutions to protect the gray-shanked douc langur s that appeared recently in forest areas in Dong Xuan district. Within the framework of a research and conservation programme of the primates in the central and Central Highlands regions, GreenViet, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) in Vietnam and the provincial Forest Protection Department and Management Board of Dong Xuan Forest have jointly conducted field surveys and discovered many of the mammals in forest areas in Phu Mo commune. The surveys, conducted from February 10-15, aims to collect information on population, distribution, and habitat of gray-shanked douc langurs. Members of GreenViet and the management board and locals found eight communities of the primates with a total of 30 individuals, and discovered 14 areas with their signs. … [Read more...] about Efforts exerted to protect gray-shanked douc langurs in Phu Yen

Hanoi has recorded 70 chickenpox cases over the past week, raising the city’s total number of patients to 548 since early this year. According to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control, children at nursery accounted for 36.5 percent of cases and primary school children 38 percent respectively. The disease has hit 18 among 30 local districts with Chuong My hardest hit with 230 patients, followed by Me Linh, Ba Vi, Nam Tu Liem and My Duc. But the city has seen no deaths related to chickenpox so far this year. More schools in Chuong My District have recorded cases of chickenpox, including Phu Nghia Nursery School and Van Vo Primary School. Chuong My District’s authorities have asked local communes to spray disinfectant and instructed teachers and parents on disease prevention and patient care. The Hanoi Preventive Medicine Department said that chickenpox is an acute and highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus transmitted from person to … [Read more...] about Hanoi sees rising chickenpox cases

The four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants that were detained last week on suspicion of trafficking 11kg of drugs have been released on bail pending further inquiries. The tubes of toothpaste inside the case of the flight attendants that were later discovered to contain drugs. — Photo from the police They have told police they were not aware they were carrying narcotics. On March 16, Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport's customs authority scanned the luggage of the four attendants, Trần Thị Thu Ngân, Võ Tú Quỳnh, Nguyễn Thanh Thuỷ, and Đặng Phương Vân, and found in their cases 327 unopened tubes of toothpaste of various brands and 17 bottles of mouthwash. 157 toothpaste tubes were discovered to contain a total of 11.284kg of ketamine and MDMA. Law enforcement convened on Tuesday to review the case. The accused claimed in France, a Vietnamese national contacted them and asked them to carry the toothpaste and mouthwash to send to a family member in … [Read more...] about Flights attendants suspected of smuggling drugs ‘released on bail’: Police