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  Hanoi to replace 6,700 trees along streets

  (16:30:50 PM 28/01/2015)

  Along with chopping down trees for the construction of two urban railways of Nhon Town - Hanoi Railway Station and Cat Linh - Ha Dong, Hanoi authorities have planned to replace more than 6,700 trees on 190 streets.

  Tags: hanoi streets, trees on hanoi streets,
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  Locals want to preserve pig-chopping rite

  (15:50:16 PM 05/02/2015)

  Many people from Nem Thuong Village, the home to the pig-chopping festival, say the pig-chopping rite aims to educate children about the heroic, indomitable tradition and the spirit of solidarity felt against the enemy of the army, led by the village tutelary. The custom of raising pigs to offer sacrifice also encourages people to breed pigs.

  Tags: Pig-chopping festival, nem thuong village, animals asia,
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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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  Pig-chopping festival: Vietnamese need to have opinions on culture

  (15:07:04 PM 13/02/2015)

  The Vietnamese people should have strong views on cultural issues of the country because they are an integral part of their culture.

  Tags: :nem thuong, pig-chopping festival, culture
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  Intense debate about Nem Thuong pig-chopping festival

  (14:43:41 PM 06/02/2015)

  While folklore experts said that this festival - with noble purpose – has overcome its seemingly barbaric form, educational experts have suggested that it should be eliminated because of its negative impact on children.

  Tags: nem thuong, pig-chopping festival,
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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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  Fansipan fir and rhododendron trees to be honoured

  (16:16:09 PM 05/07/2014)

  Leaders of Hoang Lien National Park near Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province is proposing to honour the groups of fir and rhododendron trees on the Fansipan Mountain as the heritage trees of Vietnam.

  Tags: Fansipan fir, and, rhododendron trees, to be honoured
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  In Da Lat, more trees felled than planted

  (14:25:10 PM 26/05/2013)

  The rapid urbanization speed in Da Lat, the city of thousands of pine trees, plus the serious deforestation, have both put the forests in agony.

  Tags: vietnam, environment, pine trees, da lat, afforestation, frog,
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  Century-old trees recognised as national heritage

  (14:28:41 PM 13/08/2013)

  The Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) has recently recognised five centenary trees in the Lam Kinh relic complex in the central province of Thanh Hoa as national heritage, raising the number of such trees to 482.

  Tags: Century-old trees, national heritage, Lam Kinh relic complex, Thanh Hoa,
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  Two trees recognized as heritage trees

  (11:11:59 AM 12/11/2014)

  The Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment and Hoang Lien National Park (NP) have recently held a ceremony to recognize the groups of fir and rhododendron trees as the heritage trees of Vietnam.

  Tags: Two trees, recognized, heritage trees, rhododendron trees, groups of fir
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  Public skeptical about plan to axe 6,700 trees in Ha Noi

  (14:11:09 PM 03/02/2015)

  Ha Noi People's Committee has given the green light to a construction department scheme to chop down 6,700 aged trees in 10 districts and replace them with new ones.

  Tags: Ha Noi, replace, green trees,
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  The garden of five-fruit trees in Hanoi

  (19:41:37 PM 21/12/2013)

  Mr. Le Duc Giap earns tens of thousands of US dollars from his garden of unique trees that yield five species of fruit.

  Tags: five-fruit trees, new year, special trees
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  Three arrested for felling 200 trees

  (16:11:37 PM 18/07/2015)

  Three men have been arrested for illegally felling more than 200 pine trees in the Central Highland Lam Dong Province's Bao Lam District.

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  Students plant trees to mark Green Hour

  (09:48:49 AM 14/05/2014)

  Every year, students at selected schools plant trees, collect rubbish or exchange plastic bags for compostable ones that are biodegradable.

  Tags: Student, plant, trees, to mark, Green Hour
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  Rare yew trees dying slowly in Dak Lak

  (14:15:47 PM 08/12/2014)

  More than 100 yews (Glyptostrobus pensilis) in the central province of Dak Lak are dying but scientists say they are still trying to choose the correct way to save them.

  Tags: Rare yew trees, dying, Dak Lak
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  300 precious century-old trees honored, protected

  (13:53:08 PM 01/11/2012)

  The Vietnam Association for Conservation or Nature and Environment VACNE has reported that 300 ancient trees have been honored and put under the special protection under the heritage tree scheme initiated by the association over the last three years.

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