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Making the big move 

November 14, 2011
Making the big move 

  A local worker prepares before moving the 1,500 ton Van Linh Pagoda on Cam Mountain in An Giang Province 20 meters backward and simultaneously turning it 90 degrees. They call him a genie, but Do Quoc Khanh waves it off, saying there is no magic to his work. “As soon as all the procedures [...]

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Hai Van tunnel in photos

December 8, 2009
Hai Van tunnel in photos

The Hai Van tunnel, linking Thua Thien-Hue and Danang, is the longest road tunnel in Southeast Asia. Let’s discover it in our photos. The winding road to the Hai Van tunnel. Hai Van pass cuts through the Truong Son mountains, the natural borderline between Thua Thien Hue and Da Nang.  The major tunnel is 6.280 meters [...]

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Nation’s groundwater drained dry by out-of-control well drilling

June 9, 2009
Nation’s groundwater drained dry by out-of-control well drilling

Unquenchable thirst: A farmer pumps water from his Chu Se District well in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. Underground water levels have decreased remarkably over the last decade due to the reckless drilling of wells for agricultural, household and industrial use, experts warn. A recent report by the Center for Water Resources Technology [...]

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Taking a trip to Hang Cop Waterfall

April 1, 2009
Taking a trip to Hang Cop Waterfall

Located in Tuy Son Commune in Xuan Tho District, 15 kilometers from Dalat City, Hang Cop Waterfall is not too difficult to reach. The falls are also called Ong Cop, Ong Thuan, Da Sar, or Thien Thai, due to the ideal location among pine tree forests A view of Hang Cop (Tiger Cave) Waterfall.After over [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...