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A family of endangered red-shanked douc langurs (Pygathryx nemaeus) at the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve in Đà Nẵng. National parks and nature reserves have been urged to develop eco-tourism in the central and central highlands regions. — Photo courtesy GreenViet Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG  — "Việt Nam’s nature reserves and national parks are aiming to boost eco-tourism to facilitate both conservation and economic growth, but their efforts have been hampered by a lack of planning, human resources and funds," said Lê Văn Lanh of the National Association for Nature Reserves in Việt Nam. Lanh, speaking at a conference in Đà Nẵng on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in the central and central highlands regions last weekend, said just 61 out of the country’s 167 nature reserves had developed eco-tourism services in line with sustainable development goals. Slow planning and poor long-term strategies by State agencies and local administrations had left sites of rich … [Read more...] about National parks focus on eco-tourism development

Viet Nam, US pledge to further enhance multiform co-operation (15-04-2006) NA chairman Nguyen Van An meets with Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the US House of Representatives.— VNA/VNS Photo Tri Dung HA NOI —National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An said he was pleased with the development of a multifaceted relationship between Viet Nam and the United States, citing the Bilateral Trade Agreement under which the US became Viet Nam’s leading trading partner. He made the comment at a meeting with Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the US House of Representitives, who is leading a Congressional delegation on a four-day official visit to Viet Nam. He told Hastert of Viet Nam’s open-door foreign affairs policy, one that makes the nation a friend and reliable partner for all countries, including the US, for peace, friendship and co-operation and development in the region and around the world. Chairman An said he hoped economic, trade and investment, scientific, … [Read more...] about Viet Nam, US pledge to further enhance multiform co-operation

Nostalgia for horse-drawn carriages By Song Anh Horse-drawn carriages in my birthplace are no history, but memories of this means of transportation are still vivid in my mind After more than 40 years, I have recently heard again the sound of horse hooves clip-clopping, of rattles worn by the horses echoing along the road on Thoi Son Island in Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta. Spick-and-span horse-drawn carriages take tourists on a leisure trip on which they feel peaceful and relaxed to temporarily forget all the hardships of life. Childhood memories rush back like the footage of an old movie. Back then, in my hometown Giong Luong—now in Thanh Phu District, Ben Tre Province—I could catch sight of horse-drawn carriages everywhere. They took people to the market. They carried goods, rice paddy and straw. They were also used in funerals, weddings and other ceremonies. Like others, my family had a carriage “handled” by my grandfather. He told me horse-drawn carriages had … [Read more...] about Nostalgia for horse-drawn carriages