Saving man’s best friend from the butchers Thailand is expected to take a step forward to end the trade in dog meat and skin as activists and the public sector push the issue on to the national agenda Published: December 4, 2012 Hundreds of dogs crammed into tiny cages on trucks or boats traveling [Read on …]
HIV infections rise in women of the Mekong By News Desk in Hanoi/Viet Nam News | Asia News Network – 18 hours ago Hanoi (Viet Nam News/ANN) – The number of new HIV infections in Vietnam declined over the past three years. However, several provinces in the north and in the Mekong Delta show an increasing number [Read on …]
Officials’ appetite for rare animals hinders conservation effort Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012 08:20 Little headway made on conserving endangered species as officials and the rich love consuming them Stuffed tigers, bears and rhinos that could have been used as evidence to track down notorious wildlife traffickers have instead ended up in the residences [Read on …]
Vietnam may limit immigration to central cities Last Updated: Saturday, October 06, 2012 02:10:00 The Ministry of Public Security is seeking public opinion on proposed amendments to the Law on Residence that would restrict migration to centrally-administered cities. Under the draft amendments, expected to be submitted to the National Assembly next year, applicants for permanent residence in the [Read on …]
Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Bánh Trung Thu (“Moon Cakes”) Are Mid-Autumn Moon Festival “Moon Cakes” Vietnam’s Christmas “Fruit Cakes”? I think maybe so. Everyone gets one (or many) Bánh Trung Thu as gifts for the holiday. And so many are never unboxed. Instead, special friends pass them along as special holiday gifts to other special friends? Now, certainly [Read on …]
August 17, 2012 Experts support recognition of same sex marriage Many experts and NA deputies have shown their supports for the recognition of same sex marriage in Vietnam. Le Quang Binh, Director of Institute for Studies of Society, Economics and Environment (ISEE) said that Vietnam has about 1.65 million gay, lesbian and bisexual citizens [Read on …]
Vietnam shocked by tycoon’s arrest Tuoi Tre News Tuesday, Aug 21, 2012 One of Vietnam’s most powerful tycoons Nguyen Duc Kien – a household name in the financial market and football industry – was arrested yesterday evening over unannounced economic reasons, sending shockwaves across the country. The arrest was confirmed by the General Police Department [Read on …]
Vietnam ranks ‘worst’ in wildlife crime Tiger farms and its citizens’ high demand for rhino horn as a supposed cure-all helped put it at the top of a WWF list Last Modified: 23 Jul 2012 06:05 Vietnam is the worst country for wildlife crime, says a report on how well 23 Asian and African countries [Read on …]