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By Naina Rao Decades of unchecked deforestation for coffee production has devastated Vietnam’s Central Highland forests, according to a new investigation by the Berlin-headquartered watchdog group ...
News Vietnam » Central Highlands: Vietnam durian festival expects to attract 300,000 visitors
Dak Lak Province in Vietnam's Central Highlands will hold a durian festival from Aug. 15 to Sept. 2, marking the first held on a provincial scale.
News Vietnam » Central Highlands: Da Lat travel guide: What to do in Vietnam's city of eternal spring
Da Lat is Vietnam’s cool central-highlands city, perched at about 1,500 metres on the Lang Biang Plateau where temperatures hover around a spring-like 15 to 24 deg C all year. That is why locals call ...
News Vietnam » Central Highlands: Ba Na epics face the risk of fading into silence in Vietnam's Central Highlands
Once echoed through communal houses deep in Vietnam's Central Highlands, Ba Na epics are now at risk as master storytellers disappear and traditional performance spaces fade.
News Vietnam » Central Highlands: Vietnam Arrests More Than 50 Over Central Highlands Attacks
Vietnamese security forces have arrested more than 50 people in the country’s Central Highlands, who they allege were involved in deadly attacks on two commune offices in Dak Lak province last week.
News Vietnam » Central Highlands: Vietnam Designates Two Overseas Groups as ‘Terrorist’ Organizations
The two organizations advocate for the political and cultural rights of the Montagnard peoples of the Central Highlands, a highly sensitive issue for Hanoi. Vietnam’s government has listed two ...
News Vietnam » Central Highlands: World Bank Supports Livelihoods Improvement for Poorest Areas of Vietnam’s Central Highlands
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 27, 2013 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a credit of US$150 million to improve living standards for the local poor people in upland districts ...