January 3, 2012
People prepare to bury a beached whale in Quang Nam Province in October 2010. The Bac beach in central Vietnam has become a cemetery for more than 500 beached whales. Traditionally, the whale is seen as a holy protector by local fishermen. The beach in Quang Nam Province, which boasts the UNESCO heritage site [...]
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January 2, 2012
Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant in the central province of Quang Nam Further scientific study has confirmed that the operations of a hydropower plant have caused underground explosions and minor earthquakes in the central province of Quang Nam, Saigon Tiep Thi reported Friday. The report quoted conclusions made by the Vietnam Academy of Science Technology as saying that the tremors in [...]
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December 17, 2011
From left" Farhad Hosseininasbardi, Lalia Mostafa and Setoodeh Mohamad Shiraz. Police in the central province of Quang Nam said Thursday three Iranian men who robbed a local filling station early this month are being detained awaiting trial. On Dec 1, Lalia Mostafa, 24, together with Farhad Hosseininasbardi, 27, and Setoodeh Mohamad Shiraz, 28, stopped their [...]
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December 16, 2011
A file photo of gold miners in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam. Twenty-two gold miners in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam were hospitalize Wednesday with symptoms allegedly caused by cyanide poisoning. The workers, all from Phuong Minh Co. Ltd in Phuoc Son District, were admitted to Da Nang Hospital in the city [...]
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December 5, 2011
Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant in the central province of Quang Nam. Initial official surveys have concluded that a hydropower reservoir’s operation has caused continuous tremors that have terrified locals in the northern province of Quang Nam since the end of last year. However, at a meeting with local authorities on Thursday, Tran Tuan Anh, [...]
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November 29, 2011
The Song Tranh 2 hydropower dam is suspected to have triggered off some minor earthquakes in Quang Nam Province. (Photo: Tuoi Tre newspaper) A minor earthquake, the third in a month, shook the central province of Quang Nam Sunday night, local authorities said. Dang Phong, chairman of the Bac Tra My District People’s Committee, told [...]
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November 21, 2011
Song Tranh 2 hydropower dam in central Vietnam A small earthquake with underground explosion sounds in central Vietnam on Wednesday night might have been caused by a local hydropower dam, an expert says. Â The earthquake was recorded in Quang Nam Province at a magnitude of lower than 3.5 on the Richter scale. Â Dr [...]
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October 26, 2011
A picture on news website VTC shows Mazda2 cars at a new factory in Quang Nam Province Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp has announced that the assembly of Mazda2 subcompacts in Vietnam has started at a new factory in central Vietnam. The cars are being built by Vina Mazda Automobile Manufacturing Co., a partner with [...]
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October 22, 2011
A photo taken on October 18 shows houses submerged by flood waters in Tan Hoa District, Quang Binh Province Devastating floods in Vietnam’s central and southern regions have killed at least 59 people and forced thousands of people to flee their homes, the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control reported Wednesday. Seasonal flooding [...]
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October 11, 2011
A boy swims across the Rao Stream in Trong Hoa Commune in the north-central province of Quang Binh. The photos and clips of children from a mountainous commune in the northern province of Quang Binh swimming across a stream with a swift and strong current to get to school grabbed nationwide attention. The story evoked [...]
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