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Indian experts helping restore core area of My Son Sanctuary

Vietnamese and Indian experts on April 28 began restoration of a complex of towers considered the core area of the world cultural heritage site the My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam.

Herd of elephants spotted in Quang Nam forest

A herd of eight elephants have been seen in the central province of Quang Nam.

Organic rice zone emerged in central Vietnam

Farmers and businesses in rural communes of Dien Ban Town in the central province of Quang Nam have been working to develop low-yield rice fields as the first ever sustainable source of organic rice in central Vietnam since 2017.

Nearly $11 million for Hoi An conservation

Authorities of the central province of Quang Nam recently approved to earmark VND253 billion ($10.91 million) for a Hoi An ancient town conservation project in the 2020-2025, with orientation to 2030.

Six bodies found after boat capsizes in Quang Nam

Local rescue forces in the central province of Quang Nam have found six bodies after a boat capsized on the Vu Gia River at 11pm on Tuesday.

Ethnic minority man blazes trail for his community

At the age of 34, Alăng Thớ became the first Co Tu ethnic minority person in Vietnam to gain a PhD degree when he graduated in December 2019.

Cultural preservation of time-honoured coastal villages

For centuries, the customs and practices of fishermen have denoted the traditional cultural characteristics of coastal regions. 

Lao nationals in Quang Nam granted Vietnamese citizenship

In late 2019, 20 Lao people living in the Tay Giang and Nam Giang border district of Quang Nam province were granted Vietnamese citizenship.

Quang Nam launches separate taxis for Chinese-speaking people

Quang Nam Province People's Committee has just asked the local Department of Transport to establish a separate taxi fleet to serve Chinese-speaking customers.

 

WWF-Vietnam, GreenViet work to protect endangered primates

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Vietnam and the Centre of Biodiversity Conservation, GreenViet, will work together on a project to protect the gray-shanked douc langurs in the central province’s Nui Thanh District in 2020.

Co Tu ritual pays gratitude to forest

Expressing gratitude to the forests is an original tradition of the Co Tu in Tay Giang district, Quang Nam province.

Car suddenly explodes in Quang Nam, killing two

A car suddenly exploded when it was running through the central province of Quang Nam, killing two people. 

 

Drastic measures taken for prevention of coronavirus

Nine people have been taken into quarantine and put under observation in Da Nang after being detected with a slight fever. The nine were among a total of 8,300 tested at the international airport and seaports. 

Defunct palace and Vietnamese writing school to be rebuilt

The central province has commenced construction on a memorial park in honour of the Thanh Chiem Palace – the first school of Vietnamese romanised script – in Dien Ban Town.

Roots of modern writing system emerge

The defunct Thanh Chiem Palace (1602-1883) is seen as a cradle of romanised Vietnamese script, and the place was linked with Portuguese missionary Francisco de Pina (1585-1625) – the founder of the modern writing system of the Vietnamese language

R’dao custom of the Co Tu

The Co Tu ethnic minority people live mainly in the mountainous regions of Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue provinces and in the western end of Da Nang city in central Vietnam.

A man who lives for others

Looking at his house that was built a year ago, Tran Van Phuoc smiles happily. He had never dreamed of owning a house as nice as this one.

British tourist goes missing in Quang Nam beach

A British tourist has gone missing while swimming off the coast in the central province of Quang Nam on Sunday.

Quang Nam: Disrepair costs mural fishing village tourists

Tam Thanh Commune in the central province of Quang Nam, which was expected to become a popular tourist site thanks to a mural project, has lost its attractions as local people have failed to preserve the paintings.

Fruit farms offer rural life experience

Sitting on the banks of the Thu Bon River, Dai Binh Village used to be known for its bumper fruit harvests in the central province of Quang Nam, but now it has been transformed into a sustainable community-based farm tourism destination.