Tag: regions
Global project helps protect vast swathe of central region’s forest
VietNamNet Bridge – A highly diverse and ecologically important forest area stretching from Hue to the Laos border has been protected thanks to a 4.5-year project. Thua Thien-Hue Province’s Bach Ma National Park has been extended to increase wildlife protection.The “Green Corridor” project, with funding of US$2.57 million from the World... Read more
Central, southern regions lack doctors
VietNamNet Bridge – Health officials from the Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) and southern provinces complained about a huge shortage of doctors and health workers at a meeting held yesterday by the Health Ministry. A doctor performs an ultrasound on a pregnant woman in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. This region and the south of the country are... Read more
Floods claim 79 lives in northern, central regions
VietNamNet Bridge – As of 5:00 a.m. on Nov. 5, 79 people across northern and central Vietnam had been killed or reported missing as a result of floods triggered by torrential rains over the last few days, the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control reported. The capital city of Hanoi was hardest-hit with 22 deaths. (Photo: VNN)The capital... Read more
Region’s top golfers to tee off at Viet Nam’s biggest golf tourney
VietNamNet Bridge – The Mercedes-Benz Tour is coming back to Viet Nam along with some of the most famous golfers in the ASEAN region, all competing at Ha Noi’s Van Tri Golf Club from November 20 to 23. All thumbs: Top Vietnamese golfer Huynh Van Son (centre) poses with Mercedes-Benz Masters Viet Nam organisers. Son will compete against the region’s... Read more
Road to school bumpy in mountainous regions
VietNamNet Bridge – The path that teachers in mountainous areas have to travel to bring their students to school proves to be very bumpy. The road to school is bumpyThe story about teachers buying candies to lure students to classes seems to be strange to lowlanders, but it is all too familiar to highlanders. Coloured candies are always found... Read more