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More swine flu cases in Lao Cai

VietNamNet Bridge – Three more swine flu cases have been confirmed in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai, bringing the total number of infections to eight.

Heavy rains, whirlwinds injure six people

VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy rains, accompanied by whirlwinds, have injured at least six people, destroyed thousands of houses and damaged hundreds of hectares of crops in several northern, central and central highlands localities.

Northern highlands highlight local traditions

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photo contest on tourism in the northern highland region, to promote the beauty of its nature and people, will be launched in September.

Sapa in the Cloud Festival to open in late April

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 Sapa in the Cloud Festival will take place from April 26 to May 5, said the district People’s Committee.

Lao Cai hit by hail again

Lasting for 20 minutes, the hail early this morning, March 29, caused a lot of losses for Bao Yen District in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. Meteorological experts say they have never recorded such continuous severe hails.

Lao Cai loses $3.5 million due to hailstones

The hailstorm occurring in the early morning of March 27, in the three districts of Bac Ha, Muong Khuong and Si Ma Cai in Lao Cai province damaged nearly 12,000 houses, causing losses of about VND70 billion or $3.5 million.

Hail in Lao Cai, thousands of roofs broken

A 20-minutes hail on March 27 broke the roofs of thousands of houses in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai and injured 16 people. Many people had to hide themselves under beds.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 27/3

Giant hailstones pummel Lao Cai; Pilot skills testing system launched; Heroin trafficker faces death sentence; Mekong Delta to have prenatal, newborn screening; Ten outstanding young people honoured

Roses bring better life for Sa Pa farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – For nearly a decade, hundreds of farmers in Lao Cai Province’s Sa Pa District have been earning a high income after deciding to shift from growing rice to growing roses.

Foreign visitors flock to local attractions during Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some of the nation’s most popular places of interest reported a marked rise in the number of foreign visitors over the Tet holidays.

Lucrative smuggling of Chinese-made firecrackers into Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prior to every Tet Lunar New Year festive season, which this year falls on February 10, hundreds of cases of firecrackers are seized by customs authorities at border gates from China,

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 7/1

  Duma delegation visits Ninh Thuan power plant site; Party leader tours Lao Cai Province; Party leader visits Yen Bai

Ethnic groups lose cultural identities

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first time Ma A Pho, a Mong resident of Lao Cai Province's Sa Pa Township travelled to Ha Noi in 2005, he left feeling ashamed and upset due to the barrage of "curious looks" he received.

A series of women go missing in one village

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 100 H’mong girls in Pho village, Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province have mysteriously disappeared. It is suspected that they were trafficked to China. Even children of local officials also went missing.