Posts Tagged ‘ 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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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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On a high 

September 23, 2011
On a high 

  Spurned in two previous attempts, I used some cheap psychology to conquer a unique mountain After reaching the top of Da Bia Mountain, some lie down exhausted while others try to decipher the words on rocks believed to be etched by King Le Thanh Tong in 1471 For local residents, it has always been [...]

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Here to stay 

September 9, 2011
Here to stay 

  Vietnam has to get very tough or the flood of illegal Chinese workers will continue Chinese workers at a construction site in the south-central province of Phu Yen. Thousands of illegal workers will continue taking jobs from Vietnamese workers if the Vietnamese government does not take action now, analysts say. There will be no [...]

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Blaze rages in central Vietnam forest 

July 19, 2011
Blaze rages in central Vietnam forest 

A local battles flames in Phu Yen Province. A massive volunteer firefighting force in the central province of Phu Yen has been battling a woodland blaze that has already consumed 100 hectares of woodland, in the last few days. The fire broke out Friday evening in Phu Hoa District’s Suoi Lanh Forest. More than 400 people rushed into the 700-hectare [...]

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Thanh Nien launches program to support young fishermen 

June 23, 2011
Thanh Nien launches program to support young fishermen 

Fishermen from Phu Yen Province prepare for an offshore fishing trip. Thanh Nien Newspaper is currently accepting donations from individuals and organizations to help fund the following program: On Thursday, Thanh Nien newspaper launched an extensive charity program to help support Vietnam’s brave coastal fishermen and their families. The program will provide fishing and communication [...]

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Maritime experts cry foul on China 

June 4, 2011
Maritime experts cry foul on China 

  International experts condemn China for disrupting Vietnam’s legal marine activities and urged the country to be better prepared for the next encounter Fishermen unloading tunas in the central province of Binh Thuan. On Sunday, Vietnam condemned China for increasing regional tensions and said it would do everything necessary to protect its territorial integrity after [...]

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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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Vietnam condemns China for East Sea aggression 

June 1, 2011
Vietnam condemns China for East Sea aggression 

   A Chinese boat illegally fishing in Vietnamese waters in a photo taken on board a Vietnamese naval ship. In the past two weeks, Vietnamese fishermen have reported a rash of violent Chinese intrusions into Vietnamese waters. Some fear  the incursions are part of a Chinese plot to take the East Sea by force. Nguyen [...]

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Without a pool to learn in 

May 27, 2011
Without a pool to learn in 

  Drowning deaths persist amid a lack of swimming courses  A mother taking her child to school on a homemade raft in the south-central province of Phu Yen Last February, Nguyen Van Ro stepped into the hold of his boat as it floated down the So Thuong River in the south-central province of Phu Yen. [...]

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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...