Posts Tagged ‘ Thuy District ’

Lie of the land 

January 18, 2012
Lie of the land 

  After decades spent on reclaiming wasteland, farmers reacted violently to authorities seeking to revoke land Police officials and soldiers checking for mine at on the farmland of Doan Van Vuon in Hai Phong City’s Tien Lang District. Vuon’s relatives reportedly set mines and shot at police officials and soldiers revoking their farmland under a [...]

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Seeing the forest and the trees 

April 9, 2011
Seeing the forest and the trees 

The lộc vừng trees in Phu Tho Village in Quang Binh Province’s Le Thuy District One lộc vừng (Indian Oak or Barringtonia acutangula) tree is an arresting sight, whether it is in bloom with its scarlet, powder-puff flowers, laden with fruit or just standing tall with big green leaves and its huge knotted trunk. But [...]

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Drifting soul in canals and orchards in Binh Thuy

June 4, 2009
Drifting soul in canals and orchards in Binh Thuy

LookAtVietnam – Binh Thuy, a newly-established district of Can Tho city, is enticing tourists with its primitive landscapes, canals, orchards and ancient pagodas and houses. Foreign tourists take a boat trip on a canal in Binh Thuy district, Can Tho city.Binh Thuy district is home to national relics such as Nam Nha Pagoda, Hoi Linh [...]

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General Giap goes home

May 7, 2009
General Giap goes home

General Vo Nguyen Giap during a visit to his hometown in Quang Binh Province’s Le Thuy District in 1992 It has been a full 55 years since General Vo Nguyen Giap , now 98, masterminded the historic defeat of the French colonial forces in the Dien Bien Phu battle. As the nation fetes its glorious [...]

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Warnings out for Storm Chan-hom

May 5, 2009
Warnings out for Storm Chan-hom

LookAtVietnam – Authorities in southern coastal localities must warn offshore boats or the year’s first storm and which direction it was moving, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said yesterday. Rain associated with it has already damaged thousands of ha of paddy fields in central Viet Nam. (Photo: VNN)Hai was chairing a special meeting of [...]

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Bird flu outbreaks in five provinces

February 10, 2009
Bird flu outbreaks in five provinces

VietNamNet Bridge – Bird flu has struck the northern border province of Quang Ninh, bringing the number of affected provinces nationwide to five, according to the Animal Health Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.From January 26 to February 7, the avian flu virus was discovered in flocks of fowl raised by 9 [...]

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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...