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  $500,000 prize for two Vietnamese scientists

  (15:52:04 PM 12/07/2013)

  The Simons Foundation has announced the list of 13 scientists who won the 2013 Simons Investigators Award in the fields of Mathematics, Theoretical Physics and Theoretical Computer Science.

  Tags: ngo bao chau, dam thanh son, Simons Foundation, Simons Investigators Award,
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  “We are disappointed in the pig-chopping ritual”: Asia Animals Foundation

  (11:36:42 AM 27/02/2015)

  Dr. Tuan Bendixsen, chief representative of Animals Asia in Vietnam, said he would launch a stronger call for removal of the rituals "causing pain to animals".

  Tags: pig-chopping ritual, nem thuong village, animals asia foundation,
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  Who deprives the bears’ home?

  (15:36:08 PM 30/10/2012)

  AAF, the Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) has transmitted SOS signals, entreating help to protect a bear rescue project.

  Tags: deprives , the bears’ , home
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  50kg of old coins unearthed in Ha Nam

  (12:23:28 PM 29/05/2015)

  Luong Manh Hai, 39, of Tri Lanh village in Ha Nam province discovered 50 kg while digging a foundation for a water tank.

  Tags: 50kg, old coins, unearthed, Ha Nam
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  Beautiful voice from a rhino protector

  (10:17:15 AM 05/11/2014)

  You may know her on the stage in the position of a queen of dance songs and sexy moves but recently people have paid much attention to her activities to protect the rhino as a Goodwill Ambassador for the African Wildlife Foundation in Vietnam.

  Tags: Beautiful, voice, a rhino, protector, environment
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  Short film contest to be launched in VN

  (17:16:47 PM 20/06/2015)

  The US Embassy in Ha Noi and Freeland Foundation will launch a contest to highlight wildlife trafficking and rhino horn use in Viet Nam, at Hanoi Cinematheque on June 22.

  Tags: Short film, contest , to be, launched, VN,
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  Pig-chopping festival is one of the most brutal: Animals Asia

  (14:06:12 PM 03/02/2015)

  "Chopping a live healthy pig is cruel behavior, and it hardens the feelings of viewers, especially children," said Nguyen Thanh Tam, of the Animals Asia Foundation (AAF), in an interview with VNE.

  Tags: :Pig-chopping festival, nem thuong, animals asia,
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  “Stop Using Rhino Horn” campaign launched

  (10:22:36 AM 04/03/2014)

  A campaign “Stop Using Rhino Horn” was launched on March 3 in Hanoi by the US’s WildAid, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Vietnamese non-governmental organization CHANGE, to raise awareness of the rhino horn crisis and urge people to stop consuming this product.

  Tags: Rhino horn, Hanoi, Vietnam, ENV
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  Expanding Johnson South Reef: What is China’s plot?

  (11:07:46 AM 17/10/2014)

  Former Deputy Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Rinh, confirmed that China’s construction activities on islands in Vietnam’s Truong Sa Archipelago (Spratly Islands) aim at military targets, laying the foundation for implementation of the "China dream".

  Tags: Expanding, Johnson South, Reef, What, China’s plot, Asean,
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  Integrated coastal and river basin management from watersheds to coral reefs

  (07:33:14 AM 25/10/2014)

  Recently, Da Nang city, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Hanns Seidel Foundation have held a consultation workshop on the Integrated Coastal and River basin management with the approach “From watersheds to coral reefs” for the Vu Gia – Thu Bon river basin.

  Tags: Integrated, coastal, river basin, management, watersheds, coal reefs
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  Vietnamese student fund debuts, raises $170k for bridge construction

  (15:21:07 PM 10/01/2014)

  Two Vietnamese students debuted on Wednesday their charity foundation, the first student-established fund to be licensed by the local authorities, and raised over US$170,000 to construct bridges to help students safely cross rivers in Vietnam’s rural areas.

  Tags: Vietnamese student, $170k, bridge construction