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16 Jul 2007
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An undated handout picture by artist Nguyen Lieu depicts women with conical hats looking at sand dunes at Vietnam's central Nha Trang beach. Lieu's art is unusual in communist-run Vietnam in that it displays a consciousness about a contemporary global issue. Seen through his eyes, there is a dire need to preserve and protect coral reefs and marine life for future generations. To match feature VIETNAM-ENVIRONMENT/
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A vendor transports pigs on a motorcycle at a market in Phnom Penh August 17, 2007. Cambodia has banned the import of pigs and pork from neighbouring Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in fear of a porcine disease spreading from China, Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun said on Friday.



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