Lam Dong (VNA), Dec. 10 -- Four more protected areas in Vietnam have been recognised as ASEAN Heritage Parks, making the country home to the largest number of such parks in the region.

The newly designated sites are Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong; Vu Quang National Park, which is located between Pu Mat National Park of Nghe An province and Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park of Quang Binh province in the central region; Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park in the southern province of Tay Ninh; and Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

The certificates were presented at a ceremony held in Lam Dong's Da Lat city on December 10.

Addressing the event, Director of the Vietn...