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 Bloomberg Mon 16 Jan 2012
Vietnam Coffee Farmers Curb Pre-Tet Sales to Push Price Higher
Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the biggest robusta grower, may sell 33 percent of this year’s harvest by the start of the Tet Lunar New Year holiday, less than the usual 50 percent as they limit sales to... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Coffee Economy Photos Vietnam Wikipedia: Coffee |
 Independent online (SA) Sat 14 Jan 2012
2011 saw dramatic increase in rhino killings
The devastating poaching onslaught on SA’s rhinos is continuing, with a record number – 448 – being killed last year. This total includes 19 black rhinos, a critically endangered... (photo: GFDL / Theolinders)
Animal Nature People Photos Wikipedia: Rhino |
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 IRINnews Thu 12 Jan 2012
AFRICA: AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012
WASHINGTON, 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled an ambitious wish-list of priorities for Africa that would give the continent a stronger global... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
Africa Peace Photos Security Washington Wikipedia: Sudan |
 The Saigon Times Mon 9 Jan 2012
Airlines add flights on stronger Tet demand
HCMC - Vietnamese airlines are providing the domestic market with many more seats to satisfy surging demand for air travel in the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet), the... (photo: Creative Commons / Genghiskhan)
Airlines Business Photos Transport Wikipedia: Vietnam Airlines |
 The Saigon Times Thu 5 Jan 2012
2011 tea exports decrease on poor crop
HANOI – Although Vietnam’s exports of agro-products in 2011 soared by one third year on year, tea was the only item seeing a drop in both export volume and value. Data... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Economy Photos Tea Weather Wikipedia: Tea |
 IRINnews Wed 4 Jan 2012
VIETNAM: From rice to shrimps and ginger - adapting to saltwater intrusion
Photo: David Longstreath/IRINThe Mekong Delta is Vietnam's breadbasketHANOI, 28 December 2011 (IRIN) - Rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion in Vietnam’s fertile... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Agriculture Development Photos Vietnam Wikipedia: Vietnam |
 m&c Fri 30 Dec 2011
Vietnam's tiger population halved in a decade
Hanoi - The number of wild tigers in Vietnam shrank from 100 a decade ago to fewer than 50, an official said Friday. 'Illegal poaching and the wildlife trade are the main... (photo: Creative Commons / Benchill)
Environment Nature Photos Wikipedia: Tiger Wildlife |
 IRINnews Wed 28 Dec 2011
VIETNAM: Climate change threatens economic progress
Photo: WikipediaFlooding, contaminated fields and pests are increasingly making life difficult for farmersHANOI, - When Hai Trai was growing up in Vietnam's Mekong Delta,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Climate Economy Photos Vietnam Wikipedia: Vietnam |
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