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The dreams of a young Japanese woman play out in a school in the central province of Quang Nam every day. Primary school symbolises Japanese girl’s appreciation of Vietnam Hoi An City starts Japanese education at primary schools Japanese volunteer changes lives of Agent Orange kids Hirotaro Takahasi (left), Junko's father, poses for a photo at Junko School's museum in his visit in May 2019. — Photo vov.vn Junko Primary School in Dien Phuoc Commune, Dien Ban District is named after that Japanese woman, whose family paid to build it. Realising a dream Junko Takahasi was a third year student at the International Relations Department of the Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo. In 1993, she visited Vietnam on an exchange programme. She came to poor areas in Quang Nam and witnessed the children's difficult conditions, which she noted in her diary. She wrote that after graduation, she wanted to work in Vietnam and spend some of her salary building a school for the needy … [Read more...] about Japanese father fulfills his daughter’s dream

Quang Nam is seeking solutions for the conservation of critically endangered primates living in a primary forest, while creating stable livelihoods for log farmers in Tam My Tay, home to 50 endangered grey-shanked douc langurs. Central province to restore forest for endangered langurs GMS biodiversity conservation corridors to operate from 2019 A gray-shanked douc langur on a tree in Hon Do Mountain in Nui Thanh District of Quang Nam Province. A population of 50 langurs is in danger of extinction due to the expansion of log farms and human activities. — VNS Photo Ai Tam An 120ha-area of acacia log farms provides significant income for 40 households living in the commune, but the development of log farms has pushed the endangered primates to the brink of extinction. A plan to transform the livelihoods of farmers while promoting eco-tour development, reforestation and gardening has been developed by the local authorities as a measure to restrict human activities around … [Read more...] about Forest restoration set to conserve grey-shanked doucs in Quang Nam