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Dengue fever hits central region

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of dengue infections is increasing nationwide, especially in the Central and Central Highland provinces, reported the Health Ministry’s Preventative Medicine Department.

Safety problems plague hydro-power plants

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of serious malfunctions occurred consecutively at different small-scale hydro-power plants in the central region and Central Highlands over the last few months.

Central region plans ahead with drought-resistant rice

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed central provinces to plant rice varieties that are drought resistant and have shorter maturing periods in this year's summer-autumn crop.

Sustainable tourism in central region intensified

VietNamNet Bridge – World Heritage sites in Vietnam’s central region have been introduced to the world through the offering of a travel book called My Son Sanctuary World Heritage Site and flyers

Construction of the first expressway in Central Vietnam begins

The highway connecting the city of Da Nang to Quang Ngai province is scheduled for completion in 2017, with four lanes and will be upgraded to six lanes with maximal speed of 120 km/h.

Giant tourism projects in Central Region to be revoked

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being registered with tens of millions of dollars in capital and noisily advertised, many foreign invested projects in the field of tourism remain standstill due to lack of funds or problems with site clearance.

Foreign direct investment driven to central region

The northern provinces and coastal localities in the central region -- not the existing big economic zones, now lead the country in terms of the foreign direct investment (FDI) attracted.

Vietnam - ideal venue for Russian tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – An increasing number of Russian visitors are selecting Vietnam’s famous tourist attractions in the central region as ideal destinations for this year’s holiday season.

Heavy rains batter rice crops to add to central region woes

After prolonged drought, a week of continuous heavy rain coupled with strong winds damaged a large area of winter-spring rice in central provinces.

Central region adopts strict drought measures

Hard-engineering solutions have been adopted on a large scale to deal with the on-going intensive drought that has beleaguered the central coastal provinces, particularly those in the basin of Vu Gia-Thu Bon rivers.

South central coast: transport conditions determine tourism development

Binh Thuan province has lost tourists into the hands of the other coastal provinces. Meanwhile, Ninh Thuan and Phu Yen provinces have waken up after a long sleep.

Central coastal areas turn topsy-turvy with mineral exploitation (part 2)

VietNamNet Bridge – Sand is always a part of the lunches and dinners of the local people in the titanium rich area.

Central region feels uneasy about tourism industry in 2013

The central region receives a lot of travelers, but they don’t spend much money during the stay there.

Tourism sector eyes nearly US$10 billion in revenue

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s tourism sector expects to handle 7.2 million foreign arrivals and 35 million local visitors, bringing the total revenue to around US$9.5 billion, official said.