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Tour of villages in Dak Lak

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to Dak Lak Province in the central highlands have an opportunity to ride an elephants and learn how local people hunt and tame elephants.

Vietnamese, Singaporean air forces bolster cooperation

Vietnamese, Singaporean air forces bolster cooperation, President wraps up visit to Azerbaijan, PM conveys congratulations to UK counterpart, Central Highlands, Northeast Cambodia strengthen ties

Drought puts hydropower plants at risk

VietNamNet Bridge – Severe drought in the central and the Central Highlands region has threatened not only cultivation but also hydropower plants as they must have enough water to generate electricity and irrigate crops in downstream areas.

Dray Nur waterfall- symbol of beauty in the Central Highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its romantic mysterious beauty, Dray Nur waterfall in Dak Lak province is closely associated with many legends of the Central Highlands. The waterfall has become a popular tourist destination.

A vested interest in preserving forests

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of Groi Village in the Central Highlands have become forest protectors instead of exploiters after they were given tangible incentives for engaging in afforestation activities.

Conquering the foot of Voi Waterfall

 VietNamNet Bridge – As one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Central Highlands, Voi (Elephant) Waterfall has made many visitors infatuated with its magnificent and impressive appearance as well as the story behind it.

Chinese technology may kill bauxite projects: scientists

The warning about losses that could be incurred by the two bauxite projects in the Central Highlands has become a reality. 

Delta, Central Highlands suffer drought and saltwater tides

 VietNamNet Bridge – Severe drought and the resultant intrusion of seawater tides deep into the Mekong Delta are badly affecting the daily life of people there.

The echo of Central Highlands Gong

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gong performances are popular at spring festivals in the Central Highlands. For Central Highlanders, gongs have become part of their lives. In recent years, local gong artists have organized classes to teach gong playing

Domesticated elephants in danger in Central Highlands

Another household-raised elephant in Dak Lak Province has died because of overwork. Scientists and environmentalists are concerned about the fate of the remaining elephants.

‘Prodigal son' returns to enrich community

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ka So Lieng, who has collected and translated epics of the ethnic minority communities in the Central Highlands, has returned home and is offering his people more than cultural preservation.

Scientists raise doubts about macadamia cultivation plan

While government officials have urged the farming of macadamia nuts on a large scale as a solution to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, analysts are doubtful about the “macadamia miracle”.

Vietnam has big plans for aluminum industry

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam plans to double the production capacity of the Tan Rai and Nhan Co projects to 2.6 million tons of alumina per annum.

Vietnam banks on macadamia nuts

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has decided to develop 250,000 hectares of macadamia, sometimes called the queen of nuts, in the next five years.

Long dry spell increases risk of forest fire

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has requested local authorities in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) and the south-eastern regions to enhance measures to prevent forest fires.

Fewer orchids growing in the wild in Vietnam

Wild orchids have been disappearing from the Central Highlands’ forests, as many of them are being picked to sell in urban centers.

Paid Christmas escorts trending among young Vietnamese

Paid Christmas escorts trending among young Vietnamese; Vietnam aims to modernise 20% of rural communes in 2015; Japan FM honours Vietnam’s Japan Alumni Chairman; Health care service charges to be reconsidered

Harvest coffee beans with farmers in Central Highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beginning in November and December, visitors to the Central Highlands will have a chance to join local farmers to harvest coffee beans.

Preservation of Central Highlands’ culture in spotlight

 Preservation of Central Highlands’ culture in spotlight; Exhibition raises environmental issues through artworks; Hanoi launches World Heritage contest;

Cafe owner unknowingly collects million-year-old fossils

 VietNamNet Bridge – A man in the Central Highlands opened a cafe and restaurant as a way of presenting the highland's stone artistry and his rare fossil collection.