Viet Nam

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The Kruger National Park will get 150 additional rangers to combat poaching, following news that 11 rhino have been already been killed in SA in 2012.

The number of journalists that have been arrested in the world has hit a 15-year high, with independent journalists bearing the brunt of this.

Vietnam is seeking $500-million in assistance from domestic and international sources to help clear war-era bombs and mines.

An endangered Javan rhinoceros found dead with its horn removed in Vietnam was the country’s last, rendering the species all but extinct.

The environmental affairs department is joining forces with the government of Vietnam in a plan to stamp out rhino poaching in South Africa.

Vietnam has been contracted to sell around 100 000 tonnes of 25% broken rice to several African nations in June so far, helping to keep prices stable.

Vietnam and the United States took the first step towards cleaning up Agent Orange contamination on Friday.

Vietnam has announced it will hold a naval drill next week in the South China Sea as an escalating maritime dispute fuels tensions with Beijing.

The UN has announced a $5-million project to clean up wartime contamination in Vietnam caused by Agent Orange sprayed by the US military.

Internet giant Google says Vietnamese computer users have been spied on and political blogs hacked.

A Vietnamese man dug up his wife’s corpse and slept beside it for five years because he wanted to hug her in bed, it was reported on Thursday.

Tropical storm Mirinae killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said on Tuesday.

Vietnam is set to miss its target of attracting five million tourists this year as arrivals have dropped amid the global economic downturn.

Rain continued to lash Vietnam on Tuesday as the official death toll climbed to 74 after more than a week of heavy downpours.