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Ha Long celebrates 20 years of World Heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge – An art show in Ha Long City has gathered more than 300 amateur and professional artists born in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Quang Ninh’s town flooded after dam breaks

 VietNamNet Bridge – A dam in Dam Ha district of the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh was broken this morning after one-day long heavy rains, submerging hundreds of houses.

Powerful Kalmaegi to strike northern coast in hours

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical storm Kalmaegi, packing winds of up to 133 km per hour, is expected to bring heavy rains of 100 to 300mm in the northern region tonight.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/9

 Quang Ninh highway work starts;  Trade surplus forecast on export growth; Trade deal to widen access to EU

Cash flows to Quang Ninh as investors see great opportunities in near future

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investors, both foreign and domestic, have been flocking to the northeastern province of Quang Ninh province as it is expected to be an international urban area by 2050.

12 youth asphyxiated at karaoke parlour, 6 dead

 Six young men are dead and six others, including a woman, are in critical condition in hospital after a tragic accident on September 8 at a karaoke parlour in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Toxic oil to be sent to treatment plant

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 7,000 litres of toxic polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformer oil that has been stored in a warehouse at Quang Ninh's Cai Lan Port since 2007 will be removed this week.

Vietnam’s largest film studio approved to be built in Quang Ninh

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee recently approved an ancient Vietnamese themed film studio construction project in the Yen Tu historical site in Uong Bi City.

International music festival to be held in Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A music festival that began in Russia in 1993 will be held in Ha Noi and northern coastal city of Quang Ninh between October 8 and 12.

Airport to be built in Quang Ninh Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the construction of an international airport in Van Don District in Quang Ninh province, at a cost of VND5 trillion ($238 million).

Bitexco offers to run major bays

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bitexco Group has proposed a plan to the Quang Ninh People's Committee to manage tourism activities in the Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay for 50 years.

Travel News

Luxury eco-tourism site to be established in Quang Ninh; Red River tour of pagodas covers three provinces; Quang Ninh opens tours to new tourism destinations; Tourism sector makes effort to achieve strong growth

Summer on Ngoc Vung Island

 VietNamNet Bridge - After riding for more than two hours on the boat from the port of Van Don, you reach Ngoc Vung to experience days of fun on the unspoiled island.

Quang Ninh’s residents cautioned not to sell precious natural assets to Chinese

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Quang Ninh Province have issued an edict forbidding the practices of collecting, trading and conveying plant varieties listed as rare and precious.

Court confirms 29 death sentences

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People's Court in the northern province of Quang Ninh yesterday refused to revoke death sentences given to 29 people involved in the biggest drug trafficking case in Viet Nam.

Ha Long night market to be removed for blocking view

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of Ha Long City has begun removing the night market, as it was blocking the view of Ha Long Bay in north-eastern Quang Ninh Province.

Highway contractors suspended

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has suspended the designers, supervisors and constructors of a project to upgrade the section of National Highway No18 connecting Uong Bi City and Ha Long City in Quang Ninh Province.

Chinese tourists resume visits to Vietnam despite tensions

 Vietnam ensures the security and safety of foreign tourists visiting the country, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan said yesterday.

Cracks, subsidence plagues newly inaugurated highway

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 30-kilometre section of National Highway 18 running through northern Quang Ninh Province has been downgraded due to cracks and subsidence on the road only two weeks after its inauguration.

Quang Ninh: 28-month-old boy loses arm to bear

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Monday, a baby boy in Ha Long was bitten by a bear and lost an arm.