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  Elephants at risk in Dak Lak

  (09:17:58 AM 16/08/2014)

  Elephant numbers are falling rapidly in Dak Lak Province and local authorities are struggling to protect the giant animals from the threat of extinction.

  Tags: Dak Lak, elephants, risk, extinction
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  Areas with industrial parks at risk of dengue fever

  (16:57:46 PM 21/04/2015)

  Provinces and cities with many industrial parks are at a higher risk of a dengue fever outbreak, the head of Ho Chi Minh City's Pasteur Institute has said.

  Tags: Areas, industrial, parks , risk, dengue fever
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  Dams risk breaking under rain pressure

  (09:49:26 AM 10/06/2013)

  The country has 330 dams in poor state, including 64 with a capacity of more than one million cubic metres that face the risk of breaking, according to the Irrigation Department.

  Tags: Dams, poor state, reservoirs,
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  Forest fire risk puts Ba Ria-Vung Tau on high alert

  (10:47:08 AM 29/03/2014)

  Prolonged dry weather and droughts have been putting forests in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau at high-risk of large-scale fires.

  Tags: forest, fire, dry, Vung Tau
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  E-waste poses risk to Vietnam’s environment

  (14:49:13 PM 10/01/2015)

  The exponential growth of the information technology industry in recent years is posing a significant risk to the environment, as the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment waste rapidly expands.

  Tags: E-waste, enviroment
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  Rare bird at risk as farms encroach

  (13:53:47 PM 24/01/2014)

  The decline of the Sarus crane, the tallest flying bird in the world, is causing concern for conservationists.

  Tags: Dong Thap, Tram Chim National Park, rare bird, Sarus crane
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  Hanoi at risk from water shortages

  (11:12:42 AM 14/11/2014)

  Hanoi was running short of clean water, the two water companies serving the capital warned at a recent meeting last week.

  Tags: Hanoi, risk, water, shortages, clean water
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  Rubber poses risk to forest areas

  (13:03:42 PM 14/12/2013)

  The use of rubber plantations as an engine of growth and poverty alleviation in the nation's northern region needs to be weighed against the environmental and economic risks involved, experts say.

  Tags: Rubber, rubber plantations, big profits, natural forest,
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  Climate change drives up risk of bushfire in Australia: report

  (14:42:44 PM 10/12/2013)

  Australia has always experienced bushfires but climate change is driving up the risk of fire danger weather, a new Bushfire Report from the Climate Council, an independent organization, warned on Monday.

  Tags: Australia, New South Wales, climate change, bushfire, fire season
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  Climate change is putting world at risk of irreversible changes, scientists warn

  (08:50:26 AM 19/03/2014)

  The world is at growing risk of “abrupt, unpredictable and potentially irreversible changes” because of a warming climate, America’s premier scientific society warned on Tuesday.

  Tags: climate, change, world, scientists
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  Skin cancer: Genetic mutations 'warn of risk'

  (09:25:47 AM 02/04/2014)

  Scientists say they have taken a step forward in understanding why some people are at greater risk of skin cancer because of their family history.

  Tags: Skin cancer, family history, new drugs
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  Garbage scavengers at risk of infections, say experts

  (15:52:03 PM 12/06/2015)

  Every day, dozens of trucks carrying garbage arrive at Hiep Thinh waste dump in District 12 to dispose of waste collected from across HCM City and leave behind a mountain of rubbish.

  Tags: Hiep Thinh waste dump, waste collectors, solid waste, recycled,
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  Quang Tri residents at risk from contaminated water

  (10:28:58 AM 30/12/2014)

  The authorities in the central Quang Tri Province have made a list of 52 areas that are heavily contaminated with pesticides leaking from unused warehouses.

  Tags: Quang Tri, residents, contaminated water
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  Long dry spell increases risk of forest fire

  (11:15:29 AM 05/02/2015)

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has requested local authorities in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) and the south-eastern regions to enhance measures to prevent forest fires.

  Tags: Long dry spell, central highlands,
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  Medicine prices at risk under Pacific trade draft: critics

  (11:36:07 AM 17/10/2014)

  Medicine costs would rise if draft proposals in a Pacific Rim trade pact come into force, health and consumer rights advocates said on Thursday after the release of a leaked negotiating text.

  Tags: Medicine, prices, risk, under, Pacific, trade, draft, critics,
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  South at risk of water shortage, forest fires

  (17:12:46 PM 07/05/2015)

  The Binh Thuan People's Committee has asked the Government for funds to upgrade 25 seriously degraded dams so that they can store more water as the central province reels from one of its worst droughts in a long time and dams are rapidly running out of water.

  Tags: South, water shortage, forest fires,