The Management Board of Ben En National Park in the north central province of Thanh Hoa has been working on plans on preserving and developing a number of rare animals with high-economic values in the park in the 2022 – 2024 period, towards conserving rodent species. A view of the Ben En National Park (Source: https://cand.com.vn/) According to Vice Director of the Ben En National Park Management Board Nguyen Dinh Hieu, forest rangers of the unit have focused on conducting surveys and assessments related to the distribution and the habitat of, and identifying threats to rodent species within local forests. They have also collaborated with relevant units to take photographs and collect samples of rare species to serve the investigation and monitoring work. Training courses and conferences to improve capacity and awareness of biodiversity conservation for officials and residents have been organised, he said. Forest rangers distributed 1,500 leaflets introducing … [Read more...] about Efforts to preserve rare animals in Ben En National Park
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India investigates rail disaster as trains crawl through crash site
The disaster struck on Friday, when a passenger train hit a stationary freight train, jumped the tracks and hit another passenger train passing in the opposite direction near the district of Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha. Following non-stop efforts to rescue survivors and clear and repair the track, trains resumed running over that section of the line on Sunday night. Trains were passing slowly by the derailed and mangled compartments, while repair work continued at the track side. Some 120 km (75 miles) further north, at Kharagpur in West Bengal state, railway officials and witnesses gathered to submit evidence to a two-day inquiry, led by A.M. Chowdhary, commissioner of railway safety for the south-eastern circle. "Everyone involved at the site have been asked to join the inquiry. The probe will take time and we are looking at all possible angles," Chowdhary told reporters. India's Railway Board has recommended that the federal Central Bureau of Investigation … [Read more...] about India investigates rail disaster as trains crawl through crash site
Hundred-kilometer-long expy sections in Vietnam have no gas stations, rest stops
Many drivers and commuters have complained about the absence of gas stations and rest stops along different expressway sections in central, south-central, and southern Vietnam. The reported sections include the Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway in the central region, the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet-Dau Giay Expressways in south-central, and the Ho Chi Minh City-Trung Luong Expressway and the Trung Luong-My Thuan Expressway in the south. All of them are subprojects of the mammoth North-to-South expressway project in Vietnam that is projected to feature a total of 39 rest stops, according to the Vietnam Expressway Administration under the Ministry of Transport. Among them, five rest stops are already operational, two others are currently under investment, and the remaining 32 stations are undergoing evaluation. No rest stops Nguyen Van Phuoc, who is residing in Lien Chieu District, Da Nang City and works as a driver, said he often drives passengers on the Da Nang-Quang … [Read more...] about Hundred-kilometer-long expy sections in Vietnam have no gas stations, rest stops
Trains resume service 51 hours after deadly India crash
Passenger and freight trains were running again on Monday at the site of India's deadliest train disaster in decades, which officials said was caused by failures linked to signal systems. Workers inspect the newly restored tracks at the accident site of a recent three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar in the eastern state of Odisha, on June 5, 2023. Trains rumbled past the debris of smashed carriages from Friday night's crash near Balasore in the eastern state of Odisha, where at least 275 people were killed and hundreds injured. Officials had initially reported 288 deaths, but the Odisha state government has since revised the toll to 275 after some bodies were mistakenly counted twice. Of the 1,175 injured, 382 were still being treated in hospital, authorities said on Sunday. However, many fear the death toll could still rise with medical centres overwhelmed by the number of casualties, many in … [Read more...] about Trains resume service 51 hours after deadly India crash
Bac Giang focuses on developing preventive medicine system
The Biochemistry and Hematology Laboratory at Song Thuong General Hospital is equipped with modern facility (Photo: VNA) Bac Giang (VNA) – Positive results have been recorded in preventive medicine work in the northern province of Bac Giang after two years of implementing Directive No 05-CT/TU dated May 5, 2021 of the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee on improving the capacity of the work to meet the requirements of the new situation. The outcome is attributed to a sharp increase in investment in preventive medicine . non-communicable diseases receiving treatment have been on the rise. health stations . Bac Giang continues to pay attention to improving the capacity of preventive medicine work in the locality. It will focus on developing a preventive health system that is capable of forecasting and controlling infectious, non-communicable and occupational diseases as well as food-borne maladies. The number of residents that have been … [Read more...] about Bac Giang focuses on developing preventive medicine system