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New project a lifeline for Vietnam’s endangered elephants

The Animals Asia Foundation is helping protect endangered wild elephants in the central mountainous province of Dak Lak, home to Vietnam’s largest elephant population. From there to here A day in late December, Kham Phanh, a 44-year-old female elephant, freely enjoyed herself under the canopy of dipterocarp trees in Yok …

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Vietnam stock market cap plummets after years of gains

Vietnam stock market cap plummets after years of gains

The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), Vietnam’s main bourse, saw market capitalization decline by VND1,820 trillion (US$77 billion) in 2022 as the benchmark VN-Index fell by double digits. The market cap fell by 31% to VND4,017 trillion after rising to VND5,838 the previous year. At one point in early …

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50 killed in road accidents during New Year holidays

There were 83 traffic accidents in which 50 people died during the three-day New Year holiday that ended on Monday. Another 51 people were injured. The number of deaths and injuries were 31% and 45% higher than a year ago when it was again a three-day holiday. The number of …

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