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The ancient pagoda of Phuoc Kien, known as King Lotus Pagoda in Chau Thanh district in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has attracted tourists due to unique giant lotus leaves.
 Tourists flock to Phuoc Kien pagoda in Hoa Tan commune, Chau Thanh district in September and October to enjoy giant lotus leaves. Tiếp tục đọc “King Lotus Pagoda, top destination in western region” |
The Prime Minister has approved a project to preserve ancient red pine trees at the Yen Tu National Forest in Uong Bi city of the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The ancient red pine trees at the Yen Tu National Forest in Quang Ninh province (Photo: http://www.laodong.vn)
The project will be implemented at a cost of about 26.26 billion VND (1.16 million USD) in 2017-2021.
The funding will be used to care for the 237 living red pine trees, upgrade infrastructure of existing nursery gardens, cultivate seedlings of the species and collect red pine trees that grow in the wild. Tiếp tục đọc “New project to preserve ancient red pine trees in Quang Ninh”
Local people in Quang Nam Province have gathered again and demanded to relocate the Vietnam-France Steel Plant due to pollution.
Locals camp out the at the factory
The locals in Dien Nam Dong Ward, Dien Ban Town have put up tents and blocked the entrance to the plant for the past three months. Old people stay out during the day and young people sleep in the tents at night. They are determined to shut down the plant in the area.
According to the locals, since the factory went into operation five years ago, it has caused air and noise pollution. The local authorities promised to work out a solution but nothing has been done and the plant is still in operation. Tiếp tục đọc “Local protest against steel plant”
vietnamnet Last update 14:16 | 04/10/2017
The government has announced plans to build an expressway connecting Vietnam’s two northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Son La, at an estimated cost of VND50.27 trillion (US$2.2 billion).
The new road, which will extend the Hanoi-Hoa Binh Expressway, is expected to boost the socio-economic development in Son La province and other provinces in the north western region.
Once complete, the expressway will help to form an uninterrupted corridor between the north western region and the Northern Key Economic Region, the north eastern provinces and Lach Huyen Port. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam plans to build Hoa Binh-Son La Expressway for US$2.2 billion”
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| A person walks through an inundated section of Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh Street in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District. — VNA/VNS Mạnh Linh |
The rains in fact has occured since the last day of September and flooded around 40 streets, badly affecting traffic across the city. Tiếp tục đọc “HCM City needs modern drainage: experts”
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Quản lý giá biệt dược: Làm gì để thị trường thuốc không “nhảy múa”?”
Những cửa hàng thuốc tư nhân san sát nhau trên tuyến phố Quán Sứ (Hà Nội). (Ảnh: TTVN/Vietnam+)Tổng kết công tác khám chữa bệnh của Bộ Y tế trong năm 2015 cho thấy, các chỉ tiêu tổng hợp như số lần khám bệnh, số bệnh nhân nội trú, ngoại trú, số ngày điều trị nội, ngoại trú, số phẫu thuật, thủ thuật, chẩn đoán, xét nghiệm… đều tăng so với năm 2014, đạt bình quân 2,34 lượt khám/người/năm.
Như vậy, trong năm qua, mỗi người dân đạt bình quân có hơn 2 lần tới các cơ sở y tế khám chữa bệnh. Và mỗi năm, lượng thuốc được tiêu thụ trong khám chữa bệnh không hề nhỏ. Tiếp tục đọc “Quản lý giá biệt dược: Làm gì để thị trường thuốc không “nhảy múa”?” – 5 kỳ”
 Nội bộ nhà đầu tư Dự án BOT Pháp Vân – Cầu Giẽ đang tố cáo sự thiếu minh bạch trong quá trình thu phí hoàn vốn dù mới vận hành được nửa năm. Ảnh: A.M |
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Biến dạng tại dự án BOT giao thông (kỳ 1)
Hàng trăm ngàn tỷ đồng được huy động, “trùng điệp” nhà thầu chuyển thành nhà đầu tư, hàng chục trạm thu phí BOT xuất hiện đồng loạt là những gì dễ nhận thấy nhất trên các quốc lộ huyết mạch trong 5 năm trở lại đây. Tiếp tục đọc “Biến dạng tại dự án BOT giao thông – 5 kỳ”
KUALA LUMPUR: Two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pleaded not guilty to murder charges in a Malaysian court on Monday (Oct 2).
Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese, are charged with assassinating Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical poison banned by the United Nations, at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport on Feb 13. Tiếp tục đọc “2 women plead not guilty to killing Kim Jong Nam”
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Di dân tự do vẫn nóng ở Tây Nguyên – Kỳ 1: Làng lập, rừng mất
TTO – Đến thời điểm này, vấn đề người di cư tự do vẫn đè nặng lên các tỉnh Tây Nguyên với nhiều áp lực từ nạn phá rừng và các vấn đề xã hội.
Loại thuốc diệt cây cỏ cực độc được người di cư tự do dùng để “diệt rừng” – Ảnh: THÁI LỘC
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| Bui Dac Thang, director of the Dong Thap Muoi Herbal Medicine Research, Conservation and Development Center, poses with a ‘bach dan chanh’ (Corymbia citriodora, commonly known as lemon-scented gum), which is rich in oil essences. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
Two Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper journalists recently paid a visit to the Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) Herbal Medicine Research, Conservation and Development Center, approximately 50km from Tan An Town.
The center’s ‘father,’ Pharmacist Nguyen Van Be, passed away in September 2016, leaving behind an unfinished effort to build it into an eco-tourism site and herbal medicine conservation hub. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese researchers work hard to conserve cajuput genes”
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| Participation: A tourist learns to make a rice painting under the guidance of Đăng. — Photo Courtesy of Hồng Điệp |
Viet Nam News by Phạm Thị Hồng Điệp
Kon Tum City, the capital of Kon Tum Province bordering Laos and Cambodia, is recognised for a massive assembly of ethnic groups and their distinctive cultures.
Part of its long history in Central Highlands culture are rice paintings. The best place to witness these paintings is at Hồ Village, located at Bắc Kạn Street, Kon Tum City. The village offers visitors a visual feast in art works. Tiếp tục đọc “Rice paintings in Kon Tum highlight Central Highlands”
Ngày 29/9/2017, Cơ quan Cảnh sát điều tra Công an thành phố Buôn Ma Thuột cho biết cơ quan này đã ban hành các quyết định đình chỉ điều tra vụ án, quyết định đình chỉ điều tra bị can đối với Đỗ Quang Thiện, cậu học trò từng gây xôn xao dư luận năm 2015, mà báo Tiền Phong đã đăng loạt bài phân tích khả năng bị tù oan và những góc khuất cần được xem xét làm rõ, trong chuỗi phóng sự điều tra “Kỳ án áp giải học sinh giữa sân trường”.
Streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter are full of colours as the Mid-autumn Festival nears.
 Hang Ma, Hang Luoc, Hang Khoai and Hang Ruoi streets are crowded from the morning to the mid-night. Tiếp tục đọc “Hanoi’s Old Quarter before the Mid-autumn Festival” |
A green tea island in Thanh Chuong District, central Nghe An province has recently become a destination attracting a large number of visitors.
“Green tea islets” are located alternately in Cau Cau dam in Thanh Thinh and Thanh An communes in the district. Visitors can get a sightseeing boat tour to have the best view of the attraction and take pictures.
Every tea islet covering an area of more than one hectare gives people a pure fresh atmosphere. When the boat arrive in the island, tourists can contemplate green tea gardens and enjoy tea in leaf huts.
Additionally, travelers can visit other beautiful landscapes, such as Coi Falls, Lua Falls, Dong Danh dam in neighboring areas.
Some photos of the green tea island:
  Tiếp tục đọc “Green tea island in Nghe An lures visitors” |
The villagers in Yen Bai Province are risking their lives to cross the stream every day as the local bridges have been abandoned unfinished for years.
In order to go to Phong Du Thuong Commune’s centre, the local people have to use a raft to cross a large stream even when it rains or there are storms.
Temporary bridges built by the locals themselves in the commune were destroyed in a flash flood in August so the pupils had to stay home because of high tides. Various places in the commune become islands when there are heavy rains.
Lo Van Manh, chairman of Phong Du Thuong Commune People’s Committee, said, “I’m used to this bumpy road and know every pothole. But I really feel for the children, they walk in the mud to go to school and they are dirty all over.”
The old bridges in Village 3 and 6 were temporarily built by the locals so their quality left much to be desired and often swept away by the floods. The bridges were often swept away six times a year. Tiếp tục đọc “Villagers risk lives crossing stream after bridges swept away”
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