Posts Tagged ‘ Binh Dinh Province ’

Fishermen pick up East Sea gauntlet 

July 2, 2011
Fishermen pick up East Sea gauntlet 

  International experts urge action to back rhetoric as China and Vietnam pledge to solve East Sea disputes peacefully Sixty-two-year old Nguyen Van Ai of the central Binh Dinh Province prepares for an offshore fishing trip. Ai owns four large fishing boats and together with six sons, two sons-in-law and 75 other fishermen, head out [...]

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Foreign experts to visit Vietnam’s 'great wall' 

April 23, 2011
Foreign experts to visit Vietnam’s 'great wall' 

Archaeologists are working on a section of the 200-kilometer rampart running from Quang Ngai Province to Binh Dinh Province in the central. Following EU ambassadors, a group of English and French experts from April 27 to May 8 will study a 200-kilometer rampart, a type of defensive wall, which dates back over five centuries in [...]

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One-ton-plus shark caught off central Vietnam

February 7, 2010
One-ton-plus shark caught off central Vietnam

A fisherman caught a white shark weighing over one ton while he was fishing in inshore waters off the coast of Phu Yen Province in the central region on Thursday. Sixty-year-old Nguyen Trong from Xuan Hai Commune said he found the giant fish, which was five meters long, stuck in his seine at around 6 [...]

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Central waters plagued by shark-like attacks

January 16, 2010
Central waters plagued by shark-like attacks

Nguyen Minh Tuan, a lecturer at Quy Nhon University, was attacked by an unidentified fish on January 9 Authorities in the central coastal town of Quy Nhon are offering a reward of VND10 million (US$541) for capture of an unidentified fish locals blame for attacking ten people since last July. The three latest victims of [...]

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Lack of rescue resources plagues storm-struck VN

December 13, 2009
Lack of rescue resources plagues storm-struck VN

Central residents say they need more rescue vessels to save lives during storms. (Photo: SGGP) LookAtVietnam – A shortage of equipment and personnel to cope with the central region’s frequent storms has long afflicted Vietnam. Despite the heroic efforts of residents and officials to help storm-hit communities, experts say there remains a dire lack of [...]

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Storm brings disease to flood-hit areas

November 14, 2009
Storm brings disease to flood-hit areas

Eye and skin diseases have hit tens of thousands of households in central Viet Nam two weeks after Typhoon Mirinae swept through on the tail of storms Palma and Ketsana. Workers from HCM City’s Red Cross hand out books to storm-affected students at An Vinh Primary School in Ly Son island district in Quang Ngai [...]

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Storm Mirinae losses ’huge’

November 3, 2009
Storm Mirinae losses ’huge’

LookAtVietnam – Initial losses have been reported in the central coastal provinces of Phu Yen and Binh Dinh, with two deaths, one missing person and three injured. Residents in the central province of Binh Dinh battle Storm Mirinae.Phu Yen’s Electricity Company Director Tran Van Khoa said losses sustained by the grid system were huge, with [...]

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Dammed and damned

November 3, 2009
Dammed and damned

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant project in Kon Tum Province Vast areas of forests are being sacrificed in the central region and the Central Highlands to build hundreds of hydropower plants, and experts are warning of serious environmental and social consequences. A total of 60 large-scale hydropower plants of between [...]

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Storm Mirinae losses ’huge’

November 3, 2009
Storm Mirinae losses ’huge’

LookAtVietnam – Initial losses have been reported in the central coastal provinces of Phu Yen and Binh Dinh, with two deaths, one missing person and three injured. Residents in the central province of Binh Dinh battle Storm Mirinae.Phu Yen’s Electricity Company Director Tran Van Khoa said losses sustained by the grid system were huge, with [...]

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Massive overexploitation of titanium reserves in Binh Dinh

October 19, 2009
Massive overexploitation of titanium reserves in Binh Dinh

A titanium mining site in Binh Dinh Province Too many titanium mining projects have been licensed in the central province of Binh Dinh, leading to overexploitation of the resource, a provincial official said. Nguyen Kim Phuong, director of Binh Dinh Province Department of Industry and Trade, said about 30 titanium mining projects have been approved [...]

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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...