Invincible worm costs Vietnam citrus fruit farmers millions of dollars

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Invincible worm costs Vietnam citrus fruit farmers millions of dollars

Spoiled grapefruits at Phan Thi Phuong's garden in Ben Tre Province. Photo courtesy of Tuoi Tre

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PM plants seeds for flora import restrictions move

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VietNam News English 5 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project to prevent and control the import of alien species of flora and fauna into the country.

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PM approves new regulations for agricultural development

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Hanoi Times English 5 month(s) ago

The Hanoitimes - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed Decision No. 1895/QĐ-TTg dated December 17 approving the implementation of an agricultural development programme using high-tech applications.

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PM approves new regulations for agricultural development

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Nhân dân English 5 month(s) ago

PM approves new regulations for agricultural development

Hi-tech plant seedling

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Smuggled seeds create environmental issues

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VietNam News English 7 month(s) ago

Illegal imports of invasive grasses have surged recently due to a lack of awareness about the harmful effects that these species can have on local ecosystems, according to the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources.

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Vietnamese endosurgery praised at Asian conference

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Vietnamese endosurgery praised at Asian conference

Dr Nguyen Thanh Liem (2nd, left) at a discussion at the 23rd Congress of Asian Association of Pediatric Surgeons

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Between 5-8 pct of patients get infections during stay at Vietnamese hospitals

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Báo Thanh Niên English 8 month(s) ago

Between 5-8 pct of patients get infections during stay at Vietnamese hospitals

Patients at Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi

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Massive deforestation in Central Highlands

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Báo Dân Trí English 8 month(s) ago 1 related news

Massive deforestation in Central Highlands

During a conference on the protection and development of the forests in Gia Lai Province, it was revealed that the central highlands has lost approximately 130,000 hectares forest over the past five years.

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Chinese builder fined for planting invasive grass in Vietnam

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Báo Thanh Niên English 9 month(s) ago

Agricultural authorities in Lao Cai have fined a Chinese company VND8.2 million (US$394) for planting foreign grass without permits in the northern moutainous province.

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Vietnam issues stricter agriculture import regulations

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Báo Thanh Niên English 9 month(s) ago

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a circular with stricter phytosanitary requirements on imported plants, animals and other products to prevent the spread of disease, pests and invasive species.

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Giant Burmese python sets Florida record for size, fertility

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Giant Burmese python sets Florida record for size, fertility

A Burmese python found in Florida set records as the largest such snake ever captured in the state at 17-feet, 7-inches and the most prolific reproducer carrying a record load of 87 eggs, according to researchers.

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City doctors save life of boy with duodenal rupture

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City doctors save life of boy with duodenal rupture

Doctors at Children Hospital No.1 in Ho Chi Minh City have miraculously saved the life of a 12-year-old boy who was brought in suffering from a severe dengue shock syndrome and duodenal rupture.

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New cassava pest appears for first time in Viet Nam

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VietNam News English 11 month(s) ago

The cassava pink mealybug, an invasive pest species that can kill cassava plants by eating the sap, has appeared for the first time in Viet Nam in the south-eastern province of Tay Ninh, one of the country's leading producers of the tuberous root.

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Hospital to offer non-invasive laser eye surgery technique

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VietNam News English 11 month(s) ago

A minimally invasive laser eye-surgery technique used to treat myopia and myopic astigmatism is being offered for the first time in the country at a HCM City hospital.

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Pharmaceutical fair opens in Hanoi

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Nhân dân English 13 month(s) ago

Pharmaceutical fair opens in Hanoi

The Vietnam Medi-Pharm 2012 exhibition opened its door on May 9 at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi.

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