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Tours of villages attract foreign tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – An increasing number of foreign tourists are enjoying the hospitality and traditional Vietnamese culture in Yen Duc commune, Dong Trieu district, Quang Ninh province.

Business community and Van Don Special Economic Zone

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Quang Ninh recently made a proposal for the construction of the Van Don Special Economic Zone to submit it to the Party Central Committee to consider for a pilot deployment.

How to find $12 billion to build Van Don SEZ?

The Quang Ninh provincial authorities have vowed to develop the Van Don Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the locality. But they still don’t know how to find the $12 billion worth of capital needed to build the SEZ.

Quang Ninh to establish VN's first special economic zone

VietNamNet Bridge – A conference on special economic zones will be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh this week to prepare for the development of the model in Vietnam.

Hanoi mulls fate of rundown tourism booths

These are the two options contained in a proposal that the Ha Noi Department of Culture, Sport, and Tourism has submitted to the municipal administration for dealing with the tourism information booths

Ministry says no to fresh cement projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction has said no new cement projects will come into production in 2015-2016 as authorities have ordered project owners to refrain from building new ones due to the current oversupply,

Quang Ninh: village tourism lures international tourists

 Numerous foreign tourists flock daily to a cultural tourism village in Dong Trieu district, northern Quang Ninh province, to discover the unique cultural identity of the local villagers.

Viet Nam produces diarrhea vaccine

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has become the fourth country in the world and the second in Southeast Asia to produce an anti-diarrhea vaccine for children.

Officials warn cheap alcohol may harm vision

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Tinh, 40, looked around with glassy eyes.
He was suffering more than a normal hangover.

30 drug traffickers get death sentence

 VietNamNet Bridge – Northern Quang Ninh Province's People's Court handed down 30 death penalties to members of a heroin ring for drug trafficking and smuggling on January 20.

Quang Ninh to crack down on illegal bear bile farms

 VietNamNet Bridge – Northern Quang Ninh Province's People's Committee has officially ordered an immediate crackdown on illegal tours to bear farms in Ha Long City – an area well known for its illegal bear bile business.

Brazier fire kills six workers in Quang Ninh

 VietNamNet Bridge - The fire emitted from a coal seam at the Dong Vong mine of the Uong Bi Coal Company in Quang Ninh province on January 15 killed six people.

Quang Ninh campaign calls for bear protection

 VietNamNet Bridge – A communication campaign has been launched in the northern province of Quang Ninh in a bid to raise public awareness about the need to protect bears during the first tourism months of 2014.

Alcohol quick test to be applied during Tet holiday

Thanks to the new alcohol testing technique, the result will be available after 30 seconds, instead of 10 minutes. The technique has been experimentally implemented in Quang Ninh and will be applied on a nation-wide scale from this Tet.

Floating oasis on Vietnam's magical Ha Long Bay

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Long Bay the northeastern province of Quang Ninh Province includes some 1,600 islands and islets, forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars.

Giant statue of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong inaugurated

 VietNamNet Bridge - A ceremony to inaugurate the statue of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong was held at Yen Tu historical site in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Tuesday.

LasVegas Sands eyes Vietnam casino project

 VietNamNet Bridge – During a recent visit to Vietnam, Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO of US-based LasVegas Sands, expressed his group’s interest in an integrated resort in Vietnam.

Wagon overturns, three miners die

 VietNamNet Bridge – The wagon carrying workers in a coal mine in Quang Ninh province suddenly derailed, claiming the lives of three miners of the Vang Danh Coal Company on Sunday, November 24.

Police catch two ships secretly discharging mud into Ha Long Bay

On Thursday afternoon, November 21, the authorities surprised two large vessels in the act of discharging mud into the absolutely protected zone of the Ha Long Bay, the World Natural Heritage.

Hoi An cafe hosts vege sampler

A vegetarian tasting sampling dishes from Viet Nam and abroad will be held at the Green cafe in Hoi An city's Cam Chau Ward this Saturday.