Vietnam confiscates smuggled rhino horns worth $4 million

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:37:12 +0000

Vietnam’s customs authority has confiscated 125 kilograms of rhino horns worth up to $4 million in an air shipment.

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Singapore makes its biggest ever illegal ivory seizure

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:16:29 +0000

Singapore has made its largest-ever seizure of smuggled ivory, impounding a haul of nearly nine tons of contraband tusks from an estimated 300 elephants.

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Robredo thanks Vietnamese ambassador for support to Filipino fishermen

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:12:25 +0000

Robredo thanks Vietnamese ambassador for support to Filipino fishermen

Vice President Leni Robredo has personally thanked Vietnamese Ambassador Ly Quoc Tuan for the help extended by Vietnamese seafarers to Filipino fishermen.

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Vietnam seizes 7.5 tons of elephant ivory, pangolin scales

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 10:15:32 +0000

Vietnam seizes 7.5 tons of elephant ivory, pangolin scales

Authorities have seized 7.5 tons of elephant ivory and pangolin scales in one of Vietnam’s biggest wildlife trafficking cases.

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Vietnam Supports Solar and More Coal Generation

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The first solar power plant licensed to operate in Vietnam came online in late April, another signal of the country’s increasing reliance on renewable energy. But analysts forecast that coal-fired power

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Indonesia detains 12 fishermen after sea clash with Vietnam

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 07:17:27 +0000

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia’s navy said Monday that one of its patrol vessels was rammed by two Vietnamese coast guard ships after intercepting a boat it says was fishing illegally in its waters.

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