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Almost half the world will be online by end of 2016; poorer countries will lag, report shows

 By the end of 2016, almost half of the world's population will be using the internet as mobile networks grow and prices fall, but their numbers will remain concentrated in the developed world,

Vietnam among happiest countries in the world: Telegraph

 VietNamNet Bridge – The UK Daily Telegraph has listed Vietnam among the world’s happiest countries.

World wildlife populations halved in 40 years – report

 The global loss of species is even worse than previously thought, the London Zoological Society (ZSL) says in its new Living Planet Index.

Pham Nhat Vuong still in the world’s billionaires list

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Nhat Vuong, founder and chairman of conglomerate Vingroup, remains the sole Vietnamese cited in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people.

Declaration signed on illegal wildlife trade

 Governments from around the world have vowed to take action on the illegal trade in wildlife.

World's biggest, oldest trees are dying: research

Scientists Friday warned of an alarming increase in the death rates of the largest living organisms on the planet, the giant, old trees that harbour and sustain countless birds and wildlife.