Quang Binh

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4kg of gold seized at Vietnam-Laos border gate

On July, the border guard commander of Quang Binh said that local border guards seized 4kg of gold that was illegally transported from Laos to Vietnam via the Cha Lo border gate in Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh.

Phong Nha Ke Bang slogan and logo contest launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – A contest to find the best logo and slogan advertising Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has just been launched till the end of this month.

Twelve imprisoned for chopping priceless Sua trees

VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court in Bo Trach District in the north central province of Quang Binh on June 5 opened trial court for 12 of the accused for illegally logging three Sua trees in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Quang Binh caves: A bedrock of tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – The grandiose and mysterious caves of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park have become a tourist trap for Quang Binh Province, attracting over four million visitors in the past decade.

New cave larger than world’s largest cave discovered

 The newly discovered cave is two kilometer long. It is seven kilometer shorter and 30-50m wider than the 200m high and 150m wide Son Doong Cave.

CCTV cameras to monitor civil servants in Quang Binh Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Binh has announced that henceforth the workings of civil servants will be monitored on CCTV camera to avoid them from wasting time lingering in coffee shops.

Quang Binh: Father and son rumored to find $5 million of eaglewood

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is rumored that Mr. Tr and his son are lucky to find aloes worth VND100 billion or $5 million in the core zone of the National Park of Phong Nha - Ke Bang.

National park land used as collateral for forest protection project funding

 VietNamNet Bridge – It has recently become public that the director of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park used the park as collateral for a loan to develop a forest protection project.

Quang Binh: Wild elephant body detected without head and four feet

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of April 4, Mr. Dinh Nhan - Chair of Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province, confirmed the death of an adult elephant in the forest of the Minh Hoa forest farm.

Two suspects arrested for killing five woodmen

In the afternoon of April 2, the border guards and police forces of Quang Binh Province arrested the first two suspects in the murder of five Quang Binh-native woodmen on the Vietnam-Laos border last week.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/4

  Drug trafficking detected in Quang Binh; HCM City launches campaign “For the poor 2013”; New road-worthy certificates welcomed; Donors contribute VND460 bn to northwestern region

Trial tours in world's largest cave to begin

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of the central province of Quang Binh has approved an experimental adventure tour to Son Doong Cave suggested by Howard Limbert,

Handyman's invention breaks new ground

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most farmers are content with bumper crops, but for 43-year-old Dang Thanh Lam, inventing agricultural machines is just as rewarding.

Five woodmen shot to death at Vietnam-Laos border

VietNamNet Bridge - A group of woodmen were found dead at the forest in the border between Vietnam’s Quang Binh province and Laos’ Xavanakhet province.

Dying overseas because of aloeswood

In Quang Binh, there are two villages where men often go to neighboring countries to find aloeswood. The death of dozens of people overseas cannot prevent local men from purchasing the dream of changing their lives by aloeswood.

Visiting Quang Binh, meeting with the naval soldiers of Gac Ma battle

On Mar 14, 1988 a fierce sea battle took place between Vietnamese soldiers and Chinese troops around Co Lin, Len Dao and Gac Ma, which are part of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

Spring colors cover the entire country

VietNamNet Bridge - Apricot, peach, flowers, ornamental plants ... are coming to town these days, bringing the New Year to all over the country.

Family in Quang Binh Province born with abnormal feet

 VietNamNet Bridge – A woman in the central province of Quang Binh has two children who were born with deformity on their feet, each having extra toes, which compels them to walk barefoot even in winter.

Digging a foundation, discovering ancient tomb of a “princess”

VietNamNet Bridge - A family in the central province of Quang Binh while digging a foundation, discovered an ancient tomb with a stone stele engraved with five ancient Chinese characters, translated as "Princess Ly Kieu Oanh."