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Making clay horses for worshiping

Every year, when rain and flooding are over, Huynh Tram and his family in Cau Ha Village, Dien Ngoc Commune, Dien Ban District in Quang Nam Province will start making clay horses to serve the demand of people in the central region.

Centuries-old antiques found inside shipwrecks on display

 VietNamNet Bridge – A hoard of 1,100 antiques salvaged from shipwrecks off the coast of central Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces are on display in Tan Hiep island commune, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province.

Belgian helps Co Tu weaving

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Co Tu ethnic group, living in a remote mountainous village in the central province of Quang Nam, are familiar with Belgian designer Aldegonde van Alsenoy, nicknamed Ava.

Co Tu people enter bamboo shoot collecting season

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the rainy season between the fifth and ninth months of the lunar calendar in the west of Quang Nam Province, Co Tu people often come to forests in Truong Son Mountain Range to collect bamboo shoots.

Fewer traffic deaths but still far too many

 VietNamNet Bridge – A sleeper-bus in Quang Nam Province killed an 18 year-old woman yesterday and seriously injured 40 others after hitting a truck, without its warning signal, parked on the side of National Highway 1A.

Planting the seeds of success with ginseng

VietNamNet Bridge – Up in the mountains of Quang Nam Province the ginseng plant's roots have become a treasured natural remedy. Those who cultivate the plants can earn themselves a hefty living and preserve wild plants at the same time.

14 former bank officers indicted for embezzlement

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court of central Quang Nam Province on Wednesday, August 26, found 14 former Agribank employees guilty of embezzlement, gambling, and causing losses of nearly VND26.5 billion to the State budget.

A sartorial, culinary adventure in Hoi An

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mulberry Garden Restaurant in Hoi An Silk Village offers the centuries old rich, traditional cuisine of the ancient town and Quang Nam Province.

Tasting Co Tu people’s wine

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having heard about the fame of the wine made by Co Tu ethnic minority in the mountainous district of Tay Giang in Quang Nam Province, we took a trip there to learn more about the unique beverage.

Protests force relocation of Nui Thanh bee farms

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several bee farms in Tam Son Commune in the central Quang Nam Province's Nui Thanh District have been shifted for fear of damage, a local official said.

Quang Nam authorities destroy illegal gold ore

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities on Saturday destroyed 10 tonnes of gold ore from the Bong Mieu gold mine that were handed over by Tam Lanh Commune residents in the central Quang Nam Province.

Pheasants make farmers rich

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Van Chuc, an official at Duy Thu Commune's People's Committee in central Quang Nam, has a love for pheasants and has taught farmers how to make a living raising them.

Soda production pollutes air, water in Quang Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in central Quang Nam Province's Nui Thanh District complain that their daily life has been disrupted by environmental pollution from the Chu Lai Soda Processing JSC.

Two traditional customs of Cor group in Quang Nam honoured

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Neu’ pole erecting ritual and ‘Gu’ worshipping objects of the Cor ethnic minority group in Bac Tra My District, Quang Nam Province were announced as national intangible cultural heritages on August 3.

The necklaces of Co Tu men

VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to the villages of Co Tu ethnic minority people in Quang Nam Province on special festivals will have an opportunity to see men wearing the shining necklaces made of silver and agate

Quang Nam shaken by earthquake

 VietNamNet Bridge – A minor earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale hit the reservoir of the Song Tranh Hydropower Plant in the mountainous district of Bac Tra My in the central province of Quang Nam last Friday.

Co Tu people’s insect dishes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coming to the western upland of Quang Nam Province on the central coast, visitors can experience unique daily activities of Co Tu ethnic minority, and one of them is to catch insects to make dishes.

Viet A Bank eyes one of two Besra’s gold mining companies

VietNamNet Bridge - The Quang Nam provincial authorities have suggested allowing Viet A Bank to take over one of two gold mining companies belonging to Besra Group which owe large sums to the local taxation agency.

Cham ruin to be moved for highway

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Nam Province plans to relocate a Cham ruin in the path of a highway project because the road must go ahead.

Largest terra-cotta park inaugurated in Quang Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Ha Park, the country’s largest terra cotta park in the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province, has been put into operation.