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Quang Binh keeps losing forest rangers due to low pay

Many forest rangers in the central province of Quang Binh have quit due to low pay and increased danger.

Ethnic-minority groups face child, incestuous marriages

Both child marriages and incestuous marriages among ethnic minority groups have been a long-term problem for local administrations in Nghe An and Quang Binh, although they have taken measures to curb them over the years.

Quang Binh busts biggest liquor smuggling case

More than 3,100 bottles of liquor have been seized in the largest smuggling bust in the central province of Quang Binh, Vietnam News Agency reported on Sunday.

PM approves rice aid for flood-hit residents

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to provide 2,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as food aid to residents in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh who suffered from serious flooding.

 

Quang Binh struggles with water shortage

Water shortages over the past three months have devastated residents of drought-plagued localities in central Quang Binh Province.

Two Quang Binh festivals granted national heritage titles

The Ma Coong ethnic minority group’s drum beating festival and traditional boat racing on Kien Giang River in Quang Binh have been recognised as national intangible cultural heritages by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 

People along Gianh River live in fear of landslides

Thousands of households along Gianh River in the central province of Quang Binh are at risk of harms by landslides as the situation is getting worse in recent times.

Quang Binh residents oppose titanium mining

Residents in Le Thuy District, central Quang Binh Province, have become concerned about environment pollution caused by titanium exploitation.

Three children drown in Quang Binh

Three children aged five to seven were found dead on Tuesday afternoon in a local river in the central province of Quang Binh.

Lao drug ringleader arrested

A Lao national carrying more than 24,000 tablets of synthetic narcotics was recently arrested at the Cha Lo International Border Gate in the central province of Quang Binh, according to the provincial Border Guard High Command.

Quang Binh cave festival features endless mystery

With the theme “Quang Binh – Endless mystery”, the Quang Binh cave festival 2019 will run from July 20 to August 20 with numerous exciting activities and events. Join us to find out more.

Going to school against all the odds

Ho Thi Phuong has a lot more responsibilities on her small shoulders than any 15-year-old should. The ninth grader raises her three siblings alone, without help from her mother or father.

Quang Binh, Google partner to promote local tourism

The Tourism Department of central Quang Binh province announced on June 25 that it is working with Google to launch a campaign popularising regional travel destinations on YouTube and Google Arts & Culture platform.

Climate change: Quang Binh faces severe drought

In Quang Binh province, dozens of local reservoirs are running out of water which puts the summer-fall rice crop of 2018-2019 at risk.

 

Five young victims drown

Five young girls were found dead in a local river in the central province of Quang Bình in a single day. The five victims drowned in two separate incidents on Thursday.

Poachers under investigation into national park’s deforestation

Police in Bo Trach District in central Quang Binh Province have started legal proceedings against six more people involved in a deforestation case at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Serious case of illegal logging found in Quang Binh

 VietNamNet Bridge – The forest protection sub-department in the central province of Quang Binh has confirmed a serious case of deforestation which occurred in Quang Ninh District recently.

Ta Vong, a village in the clouds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Far into a forest, the roofs of Ta Vong Village are hidden in the clouds.

Vo Nguyen Giap Cave to open this year

 VietNamNet Bridge – The historic Vo Nguyen Giap Cave in the central province of Quang Binh will start welcoming visitors in 2019.

Try a duck massage in Quang Binh Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Duck Stop Farm in Quang Binh Province near the famous Phong Nha – Ke Bang Cave offers visitors an unusual experience: a free "massage" given by ducks that eat out of their hands.