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More localities temporarily close tourist sites to prevent COVID-19 spread

All tourist sites in the central province of Quang Tri will be temporarily closed to visitors from March 18 as part of the local effort to prevent the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from spreading.

Quang Tri’s women raise funds for the poor from scrap collection

More than 2,100 women in the central province of Quang Tri have teamed up to collect scrap metal and plastic to raise funds for disadvantaged women and children.

Teacher spends young days on supporting poor people

Poor residents in remote areas in western Quang Tri Province consider teacher Ly Chi Thanh as part of their families thanks to his volunteer work.

T&T Group aims to build US$4.4 billion LNG-fired power plant

Vietnamese firm T&T Group has sought the green light from authorities in the north-central province of Quang Tri to build a US$4.4 billion power plant that uses liquefied natural gas (LNG).

 

Wild animals die while waiting for investigations in Quang Tri

The Quang Tri Province People's Committee have urged the local Department of Customs to quickly release the wild animals which are dying after being kept for half a month here.

 

Quang Tri police save nine trafficked pangolins

Police of Cam Lo district in the central province of Quang Tri have seized nine Sunda pangolins while the endangered animals were being trafficked in the locality.

Grandmothers go back to school

Pi Hoa, 67, is the oldest student at an adult literacy class in a poor remote village in the central province of Quang Tri.

Vietnam's province calls for more support from RoK for the disabled

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s non-governmental organisation Medipeace held a forum on November 11 to seek ways to enhance the Vietnam-RoK cooperation in supporting the disabled in the central province of Quang Tri.

Five die in traffic accidents in Quang Tri, Quang Ngai

Four people died and two others were seriously injured in an accident early on Sunday morning in the central province of Quang Tri.

Arieu Ping, the reburial festival of the Pa Ko

For the Pa Ko ethnic people, taking care of ancestral tombs is not a family’s private affair, but the responsibility of the whole village.

Doctor spends his life helping remote villagers in Quang Tri

Trinh Duc Thien, 51, of A Vao Commune – a remote and underprivileged area in DaKrong District, the central province of Quang Tri – is taking care of medicinal plants in a garden he grows to treat local residents.

Quang Tri border guards capture wanted Chinese suspect

A wanted Chinese suspect was arrested by border guards at the Lao Bao international border gate in the central province of Quang Tri on September 6.

1,500 pieces of unexploded ordnance found in Quang Tri

Around 1,500 pieces of unexploded ordnance have been discovered on a hill in the central province of Quang Tri by the UK’s Mines Advisory Group.

 

Central Vietnam faces severe water shortages

The rivers and lakes in Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Tri provinces are drying up in the on-going drought.

Special national relic site: Vinh Moc Tunnels and Vinh Linh trench

Vinh Moc Tunnels is a unique work in Quang Tri province and a historical and cultural relic site with great historical and educational values, a symbol of immortal patriotism, strong will.

Quang Tri’s Vinh Phuoc River on the verge of drying up

Water levels of Vinh Phuoc River in central province of Quang Tri has reached the lowest in 15 years, threatening water supply for 30,000 households in Dong Ha City and neighbouring areas.

Valuable anti-diabetic compounds found in Quang Tri organic white rice

Two chemical compounds, Momilactone A and Momilactone B (MA and MB), have been found in white rice grown in Quang Tri.

 

Van Kieu-Pa Ko revive traditional broacade weaving

Brocade weaving, an age-old craft of the Van Kieu – PaCo in the central province of Quang Tri, has faded into obscurity due to the commercial production of modern fashion.

 

Ten thousand families in Quang Tri lack daily water due to drought

About 10,000 families in the central province of Quang Tri are in a shortage of water for daily use due to a prolonged drought, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 

Exchange programme promotes Vietnam-Laos friendship

The Vietnam-Laos friendship exchange programme 2019 took place in Lao Bao town, Huong Hoa district, the central province of Quang Tri on July 30.