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On October 16, these people arrived at Van Don Airport in northern Quang Ninh Province from Russia on Vietnam Airlines flight VN5062. A day later, they had their samples taken for testing and the results showed they were positive for the novel coronavirus. … [Read more...] about Vietnam records eight more imported Covid-19 cases

According to reports from local police, Tran Van Uoi, 60, was detained at the border with Cambodia on November 26 while carrying a box containing 10.4 kilos of white powder which was then defined as ketamine in initial testing. … [Read more...] about Man detained in An Giang for carrying 30 kilos of drugs

HCM City (VNA) - Visitors seem to get lost in nature as they come to the Tra Su cajuput forest in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, just 150km from HCM City Tra Su is a typical cajuput forest on the western part of the Hau River, a tributary of the Mekong. Waterways that cut through a forest of green melaleuca trees are a great way to reconnect with nature, breath in fresh air and listen to the sound of chirping birds, a world away from the noise and bustle of cities. Visitors can also enjoy watching locals harvest cajuput flower honey. Depending on the quality, a litre of this honey costs 300,000 VND to over 1 million VND (13-43 USD). During a tour, visitors travel by motorboat and switch to a rowing boat on reaching the heart of the forest. This is when they can see many birds foraging and nesting. The forest is home to about 70 species of birds, including storks and bitterns. A Tra Su forest tour costs 190,000 VND per … [Read more...] about Visitors get lost in nature at An Giang’s cajuput forest

Tran Van Uol, 60, at noon Thursday was arrested by border guards while transporting a box containing 10.9 kg of ketamine from Cambodia to Vietnam through a border gate in An Giang. … [Read more...] about 31 kg Cambodia drug haul captured in Mekong Delta

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam (UNDP) organised the closing workshop of the project titled "Conservation of Critical Wetland Protected Areas and Linked Landscapes" in Hanoi on November 26. The project, which was funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through UNDP, was implemented from 2015 to 2020 with the two objectives of establishing new wetland protected areas and minimising the existing and emerging threats from linked landscapes by strengthening capacity to effectively manage protected areas.   It was implemented by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) in coordination with the Biodiversity Conservation Agency (BCA) under the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) and the DONREs of Thai Binh and Thua Thien-Hue. Over its five years of implementation, the project has achieved major outcomes according to its set objectives, … [Read more...] about Vietnam promotes preservation of wetland protected areas