Quang Tri

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Con Co Island – a floating green pearl

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located not far from the coast of Quang Tri Province, the small island of Con Co has its own long and interesting history.

Deputy PM urges speed on one-stop border shop

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday, Nov 13, told authorities in the central province of Quang Tri to speed up work on an one-stop-shop model at the border gate with Laos.

Lack of swim classes proves dangerous

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was on a scorchingly hot day in May when five children bathing in the river of Cua Viet Town in Quang Tri Province drowned.

1,000-pound bomb safely detonated in Quang Tri

 Exploded Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams from Peace Trees Viet Nam (PTVN) detonated and removed a 1,000-pound (450kg) bomb in the central Quang Tri Province yesterday.

Pictures: Foreign tourists destroy bombs in Quang Tri

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eleven tourists from Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom witnessed a landmine destruction mission in Cam Lo district of the central province of Quang Tri.

$2.26 billion thermal power plant projected in Central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Quang Tri province and the Thai International Power Company (Egati) have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a thermal power plant with a total investment of $2.26 billion in Hai Lang District.

Regions prepare for season of harsh weather conditions

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central region's farms and households are facing a severe water shortage because of prolonged heat spells and a lack of rain.

Bourbon Street Jazz Festival slated for end-May

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2nd Annual Arts For Mobility “Bourbon Street Jazz Festival” will take place from 4 p.m. till late on Saturday, May 31 at Cargo Bar in HCMC’s District 4.

Quang Tri: Three infants die from injections of poison

VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Tri police on Thursday held a press conference to announce the results of their investigation into the deaths of three infants last July. Previously, the deaths was suspected of being caused by hepatitis B vaccine.

Hai Duong to host national boat racing tournament

The National Traditional Boat Boating Tournament will kick off on May 5, on the Con Son Lake of the Con Son-Kiep Bac Tourism Site in Chi Linh Commune, Hai Duong Province.

Creeping down to Vinh Moc Tunnel

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Tri is rightly thought of as somewhere which has horrific war memories from a time when the province was a bloody battlefield during the revolution wars.

Five harshest lands in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – They are the areas with severe weather and soil conditions where it’s very hard for people survive and live.

Vietnam calls for international assistance in UXO removal

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government and international partners will mobilise all resources to overcome the consequences of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war,

Sport offers new hope to disabled

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Quang Tri is home to about 80 per cent of the country's physically disabled people, but its sports programme has been a "magical wand" changing the lives of those with disabilities for the better

Health Minister speaks out over child vaccines

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien publicly sent her condolences and deepest sympathy towards the families of three infants who died after being vaccinated against hepatitis B in central Quang Tri Province in July.

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.

40 years on: When Fidel Castro came to town

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was a special moment in Quang Tri's history, a time of turmoil for the central province as it played host to a visit from Cuban President Fidel Castro on September 15 and 16, 1973.

Vinh Moc Tunnel – a tourist magnet

VietNamNet Bridge – When someone mentions Quang Tri Province, people may think about war memories, remnants and scars of time. However, Quang Tri has a proud history, of which the Vinh Moc Tunnel system is a huge attraction for tourists.

Typhoon Wutip kills five, injures 159

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical storm Wutip, the tenth to hit Vietnam this year, has so far killed five people, injured 159 and left two missing after sweeping across the central region early this week.

Two bombs discovered after flood

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two bombs of about 500kg each were discovered exposed on the riverbank after floodwaters receded in the central province of Quang Tri.