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Mild quake jolts Kon Tum again

An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Kon Plong District in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on August 1, according to the Institute of Geophysics.

In praise of life-giving water

Every year, after the harvest is completed or around the end of the Lunar New Year, the Ro Ngao ethnic minority in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum’s Dak Ha District celebrate a festival called Nước Giọt (Water Drops).

Kon Tum villagers risk lives to salvage golds after storm

Many people are risking their lives looking for gold in a river in the central highlands province of Kon Tum after recent floods and storm.

Hundreds of rare primate species found in Vietnam

A group of 500 grey-shanked douc langurs and 100 northern buffed-cheeked gibbons have been discovered in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

 

Five dead in coach crash in Kon Tum

At least five people were killed and 30 were injured after a passenger bus skidded off the road and fell into a ravine in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on July 11.

Three cases of diphtheria reported in Kon Tum

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on Monday evening reported three cases of diphtheria, bringing the total number in the province since the beginning of this year to eight.

 

Three cases of diphtheria reported in Kon Tum

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on Monday evening reported three cases of diphtheria, bringing the total number in the province since the beginning of this year to eight.

Coffee farms see high yields from new trees

Coffee farms in Kon Tum Province are producing higher yields from new coffee trees and older trees grafter with young shoots. 

HCM City's Ginseng Museum displays 400 varieties

The Ngoc Linh Ginseng or Vietnamese Ginseng Museum opened in HCM City boasts over 400 varieties of the healing plant called a national treasure.

A man builds houses to help migrant workers

Tran Quang Duy always wanted to do something to help poor and migrant labourers in his hometown in the central highlands province of Kon Tum.

Three provinces ask government to build Quy Nhon-Pleiku highway

Leaders of three provinces have proposed the Government approve the construction of the Quy Nhon-Pleiku highway in the 2021-25 period.

Traffic accident in Kon Tum kills German couple

Two German nationals were killed in a traffic accident on Lo Xo pass in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on February 19.

Aristocrat rat hunting season starts in Kon Tum

As Tet Holiday nears and the harvest season comes, the people living near Ngoc Linh Mountain, Kon Tum Province, will start hunting for the rats which often eat ginseng to treat visitors and as an offering to ancestors.

Woman in Kon Tum dies of H1N1 flu

Nguyen Thi Thom, a 37-year-old woman, has died of H1N1 bird flu in Kon Tum Province, while 44 others who made physical contact with her have been isolated for testing.

 

Vietnamese, Chinese police coordinate in drugs case

Vietnamese police are working with their Chinese peers to investigate a drug producing ring in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

Kon Tum land dispute resolved

The People’s Committee of Central Highlands Kon Tum Province held a press briefing on Sunday to provide official information about protesters who had occupied land in Kon Tum City's Ia Chim Commune.

Fisherman living on rafts to enjoy their first Tet on solid ground

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tet is a special time of year for everyone in Vietnam, but it means a bit more for some families this year.

Kon Tum uses tech to fight fires

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Chu Mom Ray National Park’s use of advanced technology for management has reduced the number of illegal logging cases and forest fires.

Three killed, 19 injured in coach accident in Kon Tum Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – Money from the road maintenance fund will be used to ensure traffic safety on Lo Xo mountain pass on Ho Chi Minh Road, 

Free banh mi, clothes warm hearts in Kon Tum

 VietNamNet Bridge – A roll of banh mi (baguette) and a piece of old clothing means little to most people, but a world of difference for those in need.