Posts Tagged ‘ National Road ’

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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Legendary peaks lend succor 

April 11, 2011
Legendary peaks lend succor 

  In the middle of a small valley in the northern province of Ha Giang, the Fairy Mountain in Quan Ba District rises gracefully from terraced rice fiel. The perfectly shaped twin peaks rise out of a patchwork of paddy fields, symbolizing Mother Nature’s bountiful gifts to the residents of Quan Ba District in the [...]

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Road builders arrested following fatal accident 

April 9, 2011
Road builders arrested following fatal accident 

  Authorities determined to halt sloppy road construction send a strong message to road builders The road construction site along National Road 51 connecting Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Dong Nai provinces. Police in Dong Nai Province’s Long Thanh District have arrested two officials of Licogi 9.2, the road construction company, for careless construction practices which [...]

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Beautiful and sacred 

November 29, 2010
Beautiful and sacred 

   The stilt house, opposite Ong Pagoda, is a perfect place to enjoy views of a stunning landscape in the Bat Canh mountain range It is a unique and beautiful place where natural beauty is further enhanced by an atmosphere of sanctity a place that lends itself to ruminations about the deeper significances of life. [...]

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Flowers on the water

February 8, 2010
Flowers on the water

Dong Thap Province’s 100-year-old flower village offers travelers history, horticultural wonders, and peace and quiet Farmers in Sa Dec Flower Village take care of their daisies. Driving into Sa Dec, you can see what looks like endless rows of potted flowers on wooden racks nearby the rice fields.As the Tet (Lunar New Year) draws closer, [...]

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Cops on the hunt for dodgy buses

October 15, 2009
Cops on the hunt for dodgy buses

Police will be pulling over bus drivers across the nation as part of a Ministry of Public Security inspection of bus safety. The overturned bus at the roadside of the National Road 12 in Dien Bien Province. One passenger was killed in the accident.Some 5,500 others have been seriously injured in the accidents, a prime [...]

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Cops on the hunt for dodgy buses

October 15, 2009
Cops on the hunt for dodgy buses

The overturned bus at the roadside of the National Road 12 in Dien Bien Province. One passenger was killed in the accident. Police will be pulling over bus drivers across the nation as part of a Ministry of Public Security inspection of bus safety prompted by soaring traffic accident death rates – 8,200 this year. [...]

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Exploring the Central Highlands

September 16, 2009
Exploring the Central Highlands

LookAtVietnam – Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands is famous for its splendid scenery, magnificent waterfalls, poetic lakes and endless forests and mountains. A view of Phu Cuong lake in Gia Lai province. — Photo: Guide book published by VietbookThe most impressive poetic scenes of the province that are recommended for a visit are [...]

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Crucial road project to get goods moving

August 16, 2009
Crucial road project to get goods moving

The expanded road will facilitate the flow of goods into Cai Mep-Thi Vai port.LookAtVietnam – The expansion of a major arterial road is expected to ease the flow of goods in the southern region.  The expansion of National Road 51, which broke ground last week, will provide access to the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex [...]

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Ministers rebuked for slow construction, video game rules

August 15, 2009
Ministers rebuked for slow construction, video game rules

Workers paving a section of the National Road 32 in Hanoi. National Assembly representatives blasted two ministers at a Standing Committee meeting Friday for poor management of construction projects and online gaming regulations. Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung and Minister of Information and Communications Le Doan Hop, took the floor Friday to answer questions.Minister [...]

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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...