Posts Tagged ‘ In Phu Yen ’

Officials at dam province point to dead rivers, poor living 

January 3, 2012
Officials at dam province point to dead rivers, poor living 

A dried part of the Ba Ha River below a hydropower dam in Phu Yen Province   An inspection by officials in Phu Yen Province in south central Vietnam on Tuesday found rivers are dying and locals’ lives are lagging as a result of hydropower dams. The three hydropower plants in the province, put on the Ba [...]

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Fishermen vow to defend Vietnamese fishing grounds 

June 4, 2011
Fishermen vow to defend Vietnamese fishing grounds 

  Vietnamese fishing boats anchor around the marine defense platform DK1 in the East Sea. Fishermen all along Vietnam’s central coast say they’re committed to protecting their fishing grounds from rampant encroachments by Chinese boats. Tran Ta has worked as a fisherman in Phu Yen Province for the past ten years. These days, he says [...]

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Phu Yen seeks momentum from tourism gala 

December 24, 2010
Phu Yen seeks momentum from tourism gala 

A tourist takes a photo of the sea in the central province of Phu Yen. The province will host the national tourism year in 2011. The central province of Phu Yen needs more flights as well as more entertainment services in order to host the 2011 National Tourism Year successfully, tour operators and resort owners [...]

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Fresh round of flooding kills 27 in central Vietnam 

November 11, 2010
Fresh round of flooding kills 27 in central Vietnam 

Hoa Thinh Commune in the central province of Phu Yen was flooded on Tuesday. Another round of flooding triggered by heavy rains over the weekend has killed at least 27 people and left another two missing in the beleagured central region as of Tuesday.   Floods have also injured seven people, damaged nearly 28,000 houses [...]

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Online lesson plans linking up teachers and impressing students

November 27, 2009
Online lesson plans linking up teachers and impressing students

LookAtVietnam – Online lesson plans have become a familiar concept, as more and more teachers share lesson plans on the internet with colleagues and students. Search for “giao an dien tu” (online lesson plans) and there are plenty of results.  Including plans for different levels of education, from the lesson plans for nursery schools to [...]

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Courage and sacrifice

November 15, 2009
Courage and sacrifice

Nguyen Thi Khu (R) was among three people rescued by Le Nhu Thien before he became one of typhoon Mirinae’s victims. Youth put their lives on the line to rescue flood victims His social insurance card was placed on the altar instead of a picture because all his photographs had been swept away by the [...]

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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 kills 116 people

November 9, 2009
Storm Mirinae kills 116 people

LookAtVietnam – As of November 7, the Mirinae storm has killed 116 people and injured 125 others. Initial total losses are estimated to reach nearly VND5,000 billion.The National Steering Board for Storm and Flood Prevention and Control has said that Mirinae has caused great human and property losses for local people in central and central [...]

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Legislators call for tighter hydro plant controls to curb floods

November 9, 2009
Legislators call for tighter hydro plant controls to curb floods

National Assembly members demanded the government tighten control over hydro power plant projects on Friday after discharge by a plant in the central region worsened flooding during typhoon Mirinae. Nguyen Dinh Xuan, a member of the National Assembly’s Science, Technology and Environment Committee, said inspections needed to be carried out to see if reservoirs at [...]

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Typhoon Mirinae hits central provinces

November 2, 2009
Typhoon Mirinae hits central provinces

Mirinae’s eye has been very close to Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces, causing downpours in the central region. Downpours and strong wind in Phu Yen province. In Quy Nhon, despite the local media’s warning of the coming typhoon, some fishermen still went to sea. A 27-year-old man was swept away. By 11pm November 2, Binh Dinh [...]

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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...