Posts Tagged ‘ Dong Nai ’

3 injured in mystery bus fire in southern Vietnam 

January 11, 2012
3 injured in mystery bus fire in southern Vietnam 

  Three people were injured when a public transport van with passengers caught fire in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai Friday. Witnesses said the Ford Transit was carrying around 20 people from Dong Nai to Ho Chi Minh City when the fire started in the second row of seats. Passengers yelled at the driver, [...]

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Pol Pot victory monument opens in Vietnam 

January 7, 2012
Pol Pot victory monument opens in Vietnam 

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen cut the inauguration banner for the Pol Pot victory monument on January 2. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on Monday attended the inauguration of a monument in southern Vietnam commemorating the victory over Pol Pot. The monument is the [...]

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Elephant found dead in Dong Nai forest 

December 25, 2011
Elephant found dead in Dong Nai forest 

  Forest rangers on Friday found the carcass of an elephant in a protected forest in the southern province of Dong Nai, the online newspaper Dan Tri reported. The decaying elephant, which weighed around three tons, was found in the 14,000-hectare Tan Phu Forest in Dinh Quan District. According to the provincial Forest Management Department, the elephant [...]

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Reckless abandon 

November 21, 2011
Reckless abandon 

  Speeding and handing the wheels over to unlicensed drivers is not uncommon practice among container truck drivers, an investigation finds Rescuers carrying the body of a victim killed by an accident between a container truck and a bus that left 10 dead in Binh Thuan Province on November 7. The lack of container truck [...]

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Old tomb in southern Vietnam yields valuable historical data 

November 7, 2011
Old tomb in southern Vietnam yields valuable historical data 

A woman's skeleton found almost intact at a tomb in Dong Nai Province is exhibited at an announcement meeting held Friday Cultural authorities in the southern province of Dong Nai Friday announced their findings about an ancient tomb that was found with little damage.   Carbon analysis estimates the tomb complex to have been built [...]

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Over $300,000 to save environment in Vietnam southern province 

November 6, 2011
Over $300,000 to save environment in Vietnam southern province 

A pipe discharges wastewater into a river in Dong Nai. Vietnam southern industrial hub Dong Nai has invested more than US$301,800 into environment protection projects until 2015.   The money will also be used to reduce environmental pollution at industrial zones and urban areas in the province.   A Vietnam News Agency report on Friday said [...]

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Mai be the best 

October 8, 2011
Mai be the best 

  Near the top of Mai Falls Belying their humble name, which means apricot, Mai Falls on the La Nga River are among the scenic highlights of Dong Nai Province in Vietnam’s south. The first sight of Mai Falls is catch-your-breath stuff as the water cascading down the giant rocks to form a steep liquid [...]

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Mummy found in 200-year-old tomb 

September 25, 2011
Mummy found in 200-year-old tomb 

A mummy found inside a wooden coffin at a construction site in Dong Nai’s Long Thanh District (Photo: VNA). Vietnamese scientists found a mummy in an tomb believed to date back more than 200 years ago in the southern province of Dong Nai on Friday. The tomb was found in Cau Xeo area, Long Thanh [...]

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River pollution like China disaster: experts 

September 12, 2011
River pollution like China disaster: experts 

A tower being built on the Pearl River in Guangzhou. Environmental activists say that Vietnam’s poisoned Dong Nai River could meet the same fate as a heavily toxic river in China if serious measures aren’t taken soon. According to a leaked cable from the US Consulate in Guangzhou, China, to the State Department in Washington [...]

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TV series to present new information on Vietnam's wars since 19th century 

September 4, 2011
TV series to present new information on Vietnam's wars since 19th century 

A UH-1D helicopter used by American soldiers during the Vietnam War (1954-1975) A new documentary film project on wars Vietnam has had to fight since the 19th century will feature hitherto unused information taken from archival records, it was announced in Ho Chi Minh City on Sep 1.   The film project, titled Chien tranh Vietnam [...]

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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...