Tag: provinces
Relief for flood-hit provinces
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to provide relief of VND80 billion (US$4.7 million), as well as 6,600 tons of husked rice and 500 tons of seed rice to eight flood-stricken provinces. The relief will assist people to plant new crops, clean up flood damage and repair essential infrastructure like schools, medical centers, irrigation and... Read more
Central provinces ask airline for direct services to HCMC, Hanoi
Leaders of the central provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Gia Lai and Kon Tum Sunday signed an agreement to ask Vietnam Airlines (VNA) for a HCMC-Phu Cat-Hanoi direct route. The four provinces requested VNA to upgrade the facilities at Phu Cat Airport in Binh Dinh Province for Airbus planes A320 and A321 to operate three flights a week, beginning before Lunar... Read more
Festival to mark southeastern province’s freedom anniversary
VietNamNet Bridge - The 34th anniversary of Phuoc Long Town winning its freedom from the U.S.-controlled Vietnamese government will be celebrated with a three-day festival in January in the province of Binh Phuoc. A “Phuoc Long Victory 2009″ festival organizer briefing the media on December 18. VietNamNet Bridge - The 34th anniversary of Phuoc... Read more
Hi-tech zones opened in 18 provinces
VietNamNet Bridge – Though hi-tech agricultural industrial zones have been set up in 18 provinces and cities, local authorities are confused in developing these zones, said the Chief of the Local Science and Technology Department (Ministry of Science and Technology) at a recent workshop in HCM City. Scientific research at the HCM City Hi-tech Park. According... Read more
Provinces make little headway in business facilitation
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment Thursday. This year it has taken an average of 12.5 days for a company to obtain a business license, compared to 15 days last year, the Provincial Competitiveness Index research team said. Vietnamese provinces have made some improvements in economic governance, but in... Read more
Illegal trading in fireworks booms in border provinces
VietNamNet Bridge – More smuggled fireworks are becoming available in northern border Lang Son Province as tet, the lunar New Year, approaches, despite the efforts of police, border guards and customs officials to stop their arrival. Police confiscate 371kg of smuggled fireworks in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son.“You can buy any amount... Read more
New tropical low threatens provinces on central coast
VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Thursday sent an urgent message to relevant ministries to take steps to overcome the aftermaths of recent flooding and prepare for a new downpour expected to hit the central and Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) provinces. VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Thursday sent an urgent message to relevant... Read more
Toll rises as heavy rain continues in central provinces
The death toll from the floods washing through central provinces rose to 11 Thursday as the heavy rain that began on Monday continued, triggering flashfloods and landslides and inundating several localities. Binh Dinh Province was the worst hit with seven dead, six injured, 116 homes destroyed and more than 10,000... Read more
Unpredictable weather floods central provinces, man missing
Rescuers search for a local man, Tran Dinh Vinh, in Tra Khuc River in Quang Ngai Province. Vinh from Quang Ngai Town was swept away by flood waters while he was collecting firewood. Rescuers are searching for a Quang Ngai man swept away by rising waters as torrential rain during the last two days in four central provinces has... Read more
Coastal provinces protect tourists from tropical storm
VietNamNet Bridge – Three coastal provinces Baria-Vung Tau, Binh Thuan and Khanh Hoa, were taking precautions to protect tourists at seaside resorts from the impacts of tropical storm Noul, which was forecasted to batter the localities overnight. Binh Thuan Province on Monday asked all seaside resorts to protect tourists, and such resorts have warned tourists... Read more