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                             Six moon bears rescued from bile farm in southern Vietnam
                            Six moon bears rescued from bile farm in southern Vietnam
                            13/12/2017|11:19:00
A team from Animals Asia, a foundation dedicated to improving animal welfare, arrived in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Duong on December 8 on a mission to rescue six moon bears that have been caged in a bile farm for at least 12 years.
                            
                      
                   
                         
                   
                         
                             Đà Nẵng fines polluting project owner
                            Đà Nẵng fines polluting project owner
                            11/12/2017|09:38:00
The central city of Đà Nẵng has fined the Sao Vàng Nha Trang Joint Stock Company, the owner of the Sapphire Hotel project, VNĐ320 million (US$14,000) for not completing an environmental assessment plan before construction.
                            
                      
                   
                         
                             Hanoi to clean Hoàn Kiếm Lake by year end
                            Hanoi to clean Hoàn Kiếm Lake by year end
                            25/11/2017|08:44:00
 The capital city’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake will be dredged and cleaned by the end of the year, according to the Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Company Ltd.
                            
                      
                   
                         
                             HCM City sets environmental protection legal framework
                            HCM City sets environmental protection legal framework
                            21/11/2017|09:16:00
Ho Chi Minh City has improved environmental protection by completing a legal framework for the purpose and, in recent times, refusing licences for polluting plants and generally tightening environment management and oversight, and improving management of rivers and canals.