Posts Tagged ‘ Northern mountainous ’

Nung girl wins 2nd Miss Ethnic Vietnam contest 

December 14, 2011
Nung girl wins 2nd Miss Ethnic Vietnam contest 

Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2011 Trieu Thi Ha of Nung ethnic community from the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. Trieu Thi Ha of the Nung ethnic community from the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang defeated 59 other contestants to win the Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2011 crown on Saturday. Ha, a 19-year-old student of Thai Nguyen University [...]

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Mountain spirits 

April 3, 2011
Mountain spirits 

Visitors enjoy cần wine at a Muong residence The northern mountainous region of Vietnam has garnered praise aplenty for its sometimes rugged, and sometimes lush natural beauty. Among the other attractions it has is a none-too-closely guarded secret – homemade wines – for it is in the hospitable nature of the region’s residents to welcome [...]

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Music instruments from ethnic minorities exhibited

January 30, 2010
Music instruments from ethnic minorities exhibited

LookAtVietnam – An exhibition of traditional music instruments from Vietnamese ethnic groups opened in Hanoi on January 29. According to Tu Manh Luong, director of the Vietnam Exhibition Centre, the exhibition is part of activities to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the 1,000th anniversary of  Thang Long-Hanoi. This [...]

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Three dead as truck veers off northern mountainous road

January 12, 2010

All three people travelling in a truck were killed Monday morning when it plunged more than 150 meters into a ravine in the northern mountainous Ha Giang Province. The dead have been identified as truck owner Pham Van Thai, 32, driver Tran Van Trung, 27, and Pham Van Thanh, 29, all natives of Vinh Phuc [...]

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Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks

November 20, 2009
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks

According to the Veterinary Agency, the foot-and-mouth epidemic is spreading in many provinces.  The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is the latest locality where the disease was detected on November 18, with over 400 ailing cows, buffaloes and pigs. The pandemic is also reported recently in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, with 35 [...]

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Koppu to make downpour in VN’s northern mountainous region

September 16, 2009
Koppu to make downpour in VN’s northern mountainous region

LookAtVietnam – Koppu, the 8th storm of the year in the East Sea has entered China but it will cause downpours in the northeastern and the northern mountainous region of Vietnam.  According to the National Hydrometeorology Forecast Centre, the storm moved into China’s Guangdo province on September 15 and begun to weaken. At noon September [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 13/9

September 13, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 13/9

Prime Minister inspects hydro-power projects in Son La; Singaporean minister of defence concludes visit to Vietnam; Vietnam calls on Int’l community to support Haiti; Vietnam calls for reconciliation, dialogue in Liberia Prime Minister inspects hydro-power projects in Son La  PM Nguyen Tan Dung paid a visit to the northern mountainous province of Son La on September 12 to inspect the [...]

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Hi-tech applied to growing cannabis

August 18, 2009
Hi-tech applied to growing cannabis

Opium is still being grown in 12 northern mountainous provinces while cannabis is growing in many provinces and cities, according to a seminar on August 14. Cannabis is often grown indoor.LookAtVietnam – Opium is still being grown in 12 northern mountainous provinces while cannabis is growing in many provinces and cities, particularly in the Central [...]

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Band offers free CDs to fans

July 30, 2009
Band offers free CDs to fans

LookAtVietnam – Five-member rock band Ngu Cung (Pentatonic) has surprised fans with the news that 2,000 of their recently released CD will be distributed free of charge. Selfless: Rock band Ngu Cung.They dedicated their first-ever album 360,000 Days to Vietnamese rock fans and wanted to do their part to contribute a “quality product” to the [...]

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Flash floods threaten northern Vietnam

July 20, 2009
Flash floods threaten northern Vietnam

Storm No. 5, or Molave, weakened to become a tropical depression on July 19, causing downpours in many northern provinces of Vietnam like Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang. Hanoi is flooded after downpours on July 20. Within three hours last night and in early morning July 20, Hanoi suffered from a huge rainfall, nearly [...]

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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...