Posts Tagged ‘ Linh District ’

4,000 years old but still in working order 

December 9, 2011
4,000 years old but still in working order 

Canal carrying water from one of the ancient wells to farms in Gio Linh District Quang Tri Province’s best known tourist attractions are DMZ tours, Cam Lo Market, and relics of an uprising led by a man who was crowned as King Ham Nghi in 1885, becoming the eighth emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. But [...]

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Teachers bemoan delayed pay raises

December 27, 2009
Teachers bemoan delayed pay raises

The Ha Noi People’s Committee has urged districts to pay recently approved salary increases to pre-school teachers before the Tet holidays, starting February 14. The Ministry of Education and Training’s statistics show that there are still 90,000 non-permanent pre-school teachers out of a national total of 170,000.In September, the Government decided to boost kindergarten teachers’ [...]

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Hanoi investigates dam failures

August 30, 2009
Hanoi investigates dam failures

A broken dam.LookAtVietnam – Hanoi authorities on Friday set up an inspection team to look into the heavy breaching of two dams just a month after they were put into operation. The People’s Committee of Me Linh District, where the dams are located, said the dams were put in use in May, but some parts [...]

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Hanoi investigates dam failures

August 29, 2009
Hanoi investigates dam failures

Hanoi authorities on Friday set up an inspection team to look into the heavy breaching of two dams just a month after they were put into operation. The People’s Committee of Me Linh District, where the dams are located, said the dams were put in use in May, but some parts of it were swept [...]

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A deadly job

July 7, 2009
A deadly job

Around 10 percent of remaining bombs and explosives in Quang Tri are deep underground and yet to explode.LookAtVietnam – In the central province of Quang Tri, a fierce battlefield in the Vietnam War, not only Mrs. Tam looks for mines, but many other people. They are living on the war’s remnants and doing a deadly job. War [...]

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No bed of roses for Me Linh flower farmers

June 21, 2009
No bed of roses for Me Linh flower farmers

Flower saplings are cultivated in the Dai Thinh Commune in Ha Noi’s Me Linh District. The city has planned to use some of the district’s agriculture land for industrial development.—LookAtVietnam – The farmers of Me Linh Commune all grow flowers. It is their only source of income, but they are at a loss over what [...]

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Stone musical instruments found in central highlands

April 8, 2009
Stone musical instruments found in central highlands

LookAtVietnam – Another two sets of dan da (stone percussion instruments) have recently been discovered in the central highland province of Lam Dong, making a total five lithophones found locally to date. LookAtVietnam – Another two sets of dan da (stone percussion instruments) have recently been discovered in the central highland province of Lam Dong, making a [...]

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Hanoi: Nearly 60% of population needs safe water

April 8, 2009
Hanoi: Nearly 60% of population needs safe water

After the capital city was expanded last August, only 38.5% of Hanoi’s population has access to tap water.  After Hanoi was merged with Ha Tay Province, Me Linh District of Vinh Phuc Province and four communes of Hoa Binh Province, Hanoi’s area that needs tap water has expanded. The Ha Dong and Son Tay Water [...]

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German organisation funds mine clearance in Quang Tri

February 21, 2009
German organisation funds mine clearance in Quang Tri

LookAtVietnam – Solidarity Service International (SODI), a German organisation, has pledged to provide 435,250 Euros in aid to help the central province of Quang Tri clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in 2009. LookAtVietnam – Solidarity Service International (SODI), a German organisation, has pledged to provide 435,250 Euros in aid to help the central province of Quang [...]

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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...