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Price plunge dashes rubber farmers’ ‘white gold’ dream

Tens of thousands of hectares of rubber in Quang Nam province have been abandoned by local farmers who plan to chop down the rubber trees to cultivate other crops.

Deputy PM requests action against illegal sand mining

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked the People’s Committee of central Quang Nam Province to take tough action against illegal sand mining, which has become common in the province.

Quang Nam seeks to save Cua Dai Beach from erosion

The appearance of a 15ha sandbank, 1.8km off the Cua Dai Beach since early this year offers a chance to research changing riverhead flows and sand sedimentation at lower lands, according to experts.

 

Netherlands supports Vietnam to prevent coastal erosion

Dutch experts suggested constructing artificial islands off Hoi An coast in the central province of Quang Nam to shield it from strong waves, helping reduce coastal erosion and creating new tourist attractions in the locality.

 

Central province to investigate forged document

The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Nam is investigating a forged document circulating on social media that purported to show the provincial chairman’s signature on a form approving hotel, resort ...

Doctor breaths life into hospital

 VietNamNet Bridge – Patient care at Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital in central Quang Nam Province has improved greatly.

Gardeners see profits in ‘green’ produce

A group of 16 farmers in Tien Ha Commune in the mountainous Tien Phuoc district of Quang Nam Province have joined together in a ‘green herb’ co-operative – a model that helps promote production chains of farm produce and herbs

Charity golf event to tee off in Quang Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A charity golf tournament – named “Fatherland affection and gratitude” – is scheduled to tee off at Vinpearl Golf Nam Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam on February 23.

Too good to be true

In an unbelievable but true story, a 28-year-old man residing in central Quang Nam’s Hoi An managed to steal 430 taels of gold – worth over VND10 billion – from a jewellery shop over the past six years without being noticed.

Community volunteer to guard endangered langurs

A farming community in the central province of Quang Nam has been volunteering to protect a critically endangered troupe of gray-shanked douc langurs (pygathrix cinerea) that have made the area their home.

Rare trees cut down in nature reserve

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rare tree species have been found chopped down in a Vietnamese nature reserve, but authorities are denying any deforestation occurred.

Quang Nam brand really is as smooth as silk

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Intellectual Property Agency of Viet Nam, under the ministry of science and technology, in co-operation with Korean Intellectual property office (KIPO) and Korean Invention promotion association (KIPA), 

Technology expert goes back to his roots

 VietNamNet Bridge – After years researching the nutritional value of cassava, Duong Ngoc Anh from Quang Nam Province has revolutionised the instant noodle market in Vietnam by making the easy treat from the common root. 

11 stranded fishermen safety taken to the mainland

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eleven men onboard a fishing vessel were rescued on Sunday morning in the coastal central province of Quang Nam’s Tam Giang Commune.

Precious trees recognised as heritage

The Viet Nam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment has recognised a group of 400 Po Mu trees in the forest of mountainous Tay Giang District in Quang Nam Province as Heritage Trees.

Four quakes hit the mountainous districts of Quang Nam

Four earthquakes, measuring from 2.7 to 3.5 on the Richter scale, hit Bac Tra My and Nam Tra My districts in the central province of Quang Nam on Thursday morning (July 26), but no damage or casualties were reported.

Six Chinese-Taiwan citizens detained for swindling

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the central province of Quang Nam have detained six Taiwanese citizens on suspicion of fraud and asset appropriation,

Quang Nam: resorts ‘swallow’ forests, ‘block’ sea

VietNamNet Bridge - In the central province of Quang Nam, protective forests have been cleared to make room for resorts, while tourism projects have blocked the way to beaches.

Illegal logging found in Quang Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – An illegal logging site has been found in part of the Kon River protected forest – the fourth recorded case of logging violations in the central province since January.

Korean artists resumes mural project in fishing commune

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten Korean artists have resumed painting a mural in the coastal Tam Thanh Commune in Tam Ky City of Quang Nam Province.