Precious ginseng farm burgled

Nearly 1,300 five-year-old ginseng plants were stolen from a major ginseng farm in the Central Highlands’ Kon Tum Province Monday night, local news website VnExpress reported.

The thieves left behind some sickles and water bottles, according to guards at Dak To Forestation, Ltd. which manages Ngoc Linh ginseng farm. The plantation is named after a local mountain where the particular strain of ginseng first originated.

On Tuesday, Nguyen Van Chung, the company's director, said the company has not yet identified the thieves or recovered the plants.

On the night of August 31, the garden also lost 300 four-year old ginseng plants.

Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis) was the 20th variety of ginseng to be classified in the world. The valuable root, which is also sometimes found in Quang Nam Province, contains the highest levels of saponin, a class of secondary metabolites.

Ngoc Linh ginseng sells for more than the famous North Korean ginseng. A fresh kilo can fetch VND40-50 million (US$2,500-2,560) and a dry one VND60-80 million ($3,070-4,100).

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Thieves steal ginseng plants in Central Highlands

Thieves took away more than 1,000 ginseng plants from a garden in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum last Saturday night, local authorities said Monday.

They removed the five-year-old Ngoc Linh ginseng plants covering an area of 400 square meters in the garden which belongs to Dak To Agriculture-Forestry-Industry and Services Company.

Nguyen Van Binh, spokesman of the Kon Tum Province People’s Committee, said the committee had asked provincial police to investigate.

Last month thieves also removed 300 four-year-old ginseng plants in the garden.

The famous Ngoc Linh Ginseng, also known as Vietnamese ginseng, is a species of ginseng in the central region and the Central Highlands, especially in Mount Ngọc Linh in Dak To District, a mount its name deprives and in Tra My District of Quang Nam Province.

It is said to be a secret medicine of the Sedang ethnic group as a miraculous, life-saving plant drug used for the treatment of many serious diseases and for enhancing body strength in long journeys in high mountains.

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Thieves steal ginseng plants in Central Highlands

Thieves took away more than 1,000 ginseng plants from a garden in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum last Saturday night, local authorities said Monday.

They removed the five-year-old Ngoc Linh ginseng plants covering an area of 400 square meters in the garden which belongs to Dak To Agriculture-Forestry-Industry and Services Company.

Nguyen Van Binh, spokesman of the Kon Tum Province People’s Committee, said the committee had asked provincial police to investigate.

Last month thieves also removed 300 four-year-old ginseng plants in the garden.

The famous Ngoc Linh Ginseng, also known as Vietnamese ginseng, is a species of ginseng in the central region and the Central Highlands, especially in Mount Ngọc Linh in Dak To District, a mount its name deprives and in Tra My District of Quang Nam Province.

It is said to be a secret medicine of the Sedang ethnic group as a miraculous, life-saving plant drug used for the treatment of many serious diseases and for enhancing body strength in long journeys in high mountains.

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11th graders to represent nation at World Water Week

Do Ngoc Linh and Ma Thi Thuy Tra represent their project themed "Funny scientific stories to raise public awareness of the water environment"at a national contest in Hanoi

Do Ngoc Linh and Ma Thi Thuy Tra, 11th grade students from the northern Thai Nguyen Province, will represent Vietnam at the international Junior Water Prize competition held in Stockholm, Sweden next month.

They will make a brief presentation of their project themed “Funny scientific stories to raise public awareness of the water environment.”

It had helped them win the first prize at a national contest on “Improving Water Usage and Protecting Water Resources” organized by the Ministries of Natural Resource and Environment and Education and Training and the Sweden embassy in July.

The Junior Water Prize brings together the world’s brightest young scientists to encourage their interest in water and the environment.

During their time in Stockholm, winners of national competitions get the opportunity to meet and learn from leaders of the global water community and make lifelong friendships with international counterparts who share a passion for water and science.

The competitions are open to people ages between 15 and 20 who have conducted water-related scientific, social, or environmental projects.

The winner will get a US$5,000 prize and a trophy. The event will be held from September 4 to 9 this year.

Ceren Burçak Dag of Turkey won the prize in 2009.

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