Quang Ngai

Update news Quang Ngai

How did the flooding which killed over 40 people occur?

At least 41 people died, over 10 bridges were swept away, two large mountains struck down to the road, and hundreds of thousands of houses were sunken. These are the consequences left by the latest tropical depression in central Vietnam.

In photos: Mountain people struggle with landslide after storm Haiyan

 VietNamNet Bridge - After prolonged heavy rains, mountains in Son Tay District, Quang Ngai Province were eroded, causing traffic division in the area.

New lizard species discovered in central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard with a small size, head and body length of about 35 mm in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Quang Ngai: People block highway to protest sand exploiter

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of people blocked National Highway 1A on Sunday morning to protest a local sand exploiting enterprise that causes erosion.

Typhoon Nari heading for central region

 VietNamNet Bridge – Typhoon Nari is moving west and north-west in the next 24 hours at a speed of 10-15km per hour and will likely hit central Vietnam.

In pictures: Hundreds protest sand dredging, which causes coastal erosion

In the past two days, hundreds of people flocked to the headquarters of the authorities of Nghia An commune in Quang Ngai province to oppose a company that was dredging the Cua Dai passage business, causing severe coastal erosion.

History Museum planned for Quang Ngai

VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Ngai plans to build a history museum showcasing artefacts and documents about the country's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Antiques flood Binh Chau fishing village

Fishermen in the fishing village of Binh Chau in Binh Son District, the central Quang Ngai province have publicly sold antiques collected from the 700 -year-old wreck or display them at home after a long period of hiding.

Singapore, Vietnam link up strategically

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will arrive in Ha Noi today (Sept 11) for a three-day visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Salt water pollutes hundreds of wells

 VietNamNet Bridge – High levels of salinity in underground supplies has created serious shortages of fresh water for nearly 1,000 residents in central Quang Ngai Province's Duc Pho District.

Another ancient shipwreck discovered in Quang Ngai

In early August 19, hundreds of fishermen rushed to the waters of Binh Chau Commune, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province to illegally salvage artifacts from a fourth ancient ship which was just discovered on the evening of August 18.

Generous ‘madman' cracks pollution puzzle

VietNamNet Bridge – Local residents in Duc Phong Commune, Mo Duc District, in the central province of Quang Ngai, have managed to avoid polluting their local environment since 2010, thanks to a waste treatment plant

Quang Ngai: Wild men rescued

 VietNamNet Bridge - After 40 years living in the jungle, yesterday August 7 Mr. Ho Van Thanh and his son, Ho Van Lang, were rescued by the local government and local people.

Make or break for ancient wreck

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists are considering whether to relocate the remnants of a 14th century shipwreck lying off Quang Ngai's Binh Son District or to preserve it on the seabed as an underwater attraction for tourists.

200-year-old cannon found in the waters of Quang Ngai

 VietNamNet Bridge - During construction of a breakwater in Binh Hai commune, Quang Ngai province, a group of young fishermen discovered a bronze cannon and a remains, which is believed to be a sailor of the Nguyen Dynasty.

Quang Ngai sets a hotline to receive information on maritime sovereignty

 VietNamNet Bridge - In order to collect documents and objects on Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty, Quang Ngai province recently announced a hotline to receive information on this issue from the local people.

Quang Nam Vice Chairman suddenly passes away

This morning, June 4, the driver of Vice Chairman of Quang Nam Province-- Tran Minh Ca, came to Ca’s home to take him to a meeting. After waiting for the official for a long time, the driver opened Ca’s home and found that he had died.

Quang Ngai: One village with four markets, local officials face penalty

 VietNamNet Bridge - In a radius of less than one square kilometer, Van Tuong village in Quang Ngai province has up to four markets worth hundreds of thousands USD.

The 700-year-old wreck in pictures

"For the first time Vietnamese experts have excavated the shipwreck dating back to the 13th century. This is the oldest wreck in Vietnam waters," said the former director of the Vietnam National Museum of History.

Village's last potter keeps kiln burning

VietNamNet Bridge – Wearing a T-shirt and shorts, sweating like a farmer in the field, artisan Dang Van Trinh digs clay to make pottery at the only remaining ceramics workshop in My Thien Village, in the central province of Quang Ngai.