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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

While hunting is a historic practice in Southeast Asia, rising commercial pressure and cheaper poaching methods are emptying forests faster than they can replenish, hurting human and forest health. [1]

PREAH VIHEAR, CAMBODIA — The treeline plunged into a chasmous trench carved around the heart of Cambodia’s Phnom Tnout Wildlife Sanctuary. [2]

NGHE AN, VIETNAM ― A trail of enormous footprints, crisscrossing slabs of cracked concrete, lead to a battered ranger station in Vietnam’s Pu Mat National Park. [3]

According to the report, not a single one of the 45 indicators assessed is on track to meet the 2030 targets needed to achieve the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by the end of this decade. [4]

TAM DAO, Vietnam—Bears, some of them blinded or maimed, play behind tall green fences like children at school recess. Rescued from Asia’s bear bile trade, they were brought to live in this lush national park, but now they may need saving once more. [5]

Hau Ly is a partner at Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV), an early-stage venture capital firm investing in Southeast Asia with a focus on Vietnam. [6]

LifeFresh wave of foreign 'invaders' perplexes Vietnamese Hanoi faces growing opposition to tourism policy as visitor numbers soar The wooden vessels operated by Cat Ba Sailing Junk are equipped with septic tanks so as not to dump sewage into Lan Ha ... [7]

One of the rarest and most threatened mammals on earth has been caught on camera in Vietnam for the first time in 15 years, renewing hope for the recovery of the species, an international conservation group said Wednesday. [8]

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[1] TH mekongeye.com · 2022-11-10 · 85% match

Post-pandemic wildlife trade threatens human and forest health

While hunting is a historic practice in Southeast Asia, rising commercial pressure and cheaper poaching methods are emptying forests faster than they can replenish, hurting human and forest health.

[2] TH mekongeye.com · 2022-11-10 · 75% match

Cambodia’s snaring crisis leads to a ‘last-ditch effort’ to save wildlife

PREAH VIHEAR, CAMBODIA — The treeline plunged into a chasmous trench carved around the heart of Cambodia’s Phnom Tnout Wildlife Sanctuary.

[3] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-07-17 · 75% match

Vietnam’s last wild elephants on the brink of survival

NGHE AN, VIETNAM ― A trail of enormous footprints, crisscrossing slabs of cracked concrete, lead to a battered ranger station in Vietnam’s Pu Mat National Park.

[4] MM indianexpress.com · 2025-10-27 · 39% match

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According to the report, not a single one of the 45 indicators assessed is on track to meet the 2030 targets needed to achieve the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by the end of this decade.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-11-15 · 60% match

Vietnam May Evict Bears from ‘Protected’ Parkland

TAM DAO, Vietnam—Bears, some of them blinded or maimed, play behind tall green fences like children at school recess. Rescued from Asia’s bear bile trade, they were brought to live in this lush national park, but now they may need saving once more.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-10-08 · 59% match

Vietnam's tech ecosystem is thriving, but challenges persist

Hau Ly is a partner at Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV), an early-stage venture capital firm investing in Southeast Asia with a focus on Vietnam.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-10-25 · 59% match

Fresh wave of foreign 'invaders' perplexes Vietnamese

LifeFresh wave of foreign 'invaders' perplexes Vietnamese Hanoi faces growing opposition to tourism policy as visitor numbers soar The wooden vessels operated by Cat Ba Sailing Junk are equipped with septic tanks so as not to dump sewage into Lan Ha

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-11-13 · 58% match

First Sighting Reported in Years of ‘Asian Unicorn’ in Vietnam

One of the rarest and most threatened mammals on earth has been caught on camera in Vietnam for the first time in 15 years, renewing hope for the recovery of the species, an international conservation group said Wednesday.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-05-15 · 57% match

Vietnam to Mobilize Military in Fight Against African Swine Fever

HANOI—Vietnam said it will mobilize its military and police forces to help combat the outbreak of African swine fever that has already resulted in the culling of about 4 percent of the country’s pig herd.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-04-29 · 56% match

Vietnam set for liftoff again

The tremendous entrepreneurial energy in Vietnam makes it easy to forget that the country only opened its economy to the world 20 years ago.

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