Quang Tri

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Hien Luong Bridge- a span of reunification

 VietNamNet Bridge – During the war, Hien Luong Bridge on Ben Hai River divided north and South Vietnam. Many Vietnamese people laid down their lives in there to fight for national independence and freedom.

Quang Tri to purchase hydrofoil for island travel

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in central Quang Tri Province have agreed to purchase a hydrofoil for commuting to Con Co Island, in an attempt to boost ocean and island tourism. 

War-time tunnel unearthed

A war-time tunnel has been discovered in a garden in Binh Giang Commune in the central province of Quang Nam's Thang Binh District.

Rail service to resume on north-south line

 VietNamNet Bridge – All obstructions caused by the train-truck collision on the north-south railway line in the central Quang Tri Province have been removed, clearing the line for rail traffic.

Quang Tri residents at risk from contaminated water

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities in the central Quang Tri Province have made a list of 52 areas that are heavily contaminated with pesticides leaking from unused warehouses.

Red tape prevents release of smuggled rare animals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several rare mammals and reptiles are facing death because of conflicting work mechanisms of the agencies responsible for releasing the animals into the environment.

Con Co Island – a floating green pearl

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located not far from the coast of Quang Tri Province, the small island of Con Co has its own long and interesting history.

Deputy PM urges speed on one-stop border shop

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday, Nov 13, told authorities in the central province of Quang Tri to speed up work on an one-stop-shop model at the border gate with Laos.

Lack of swim classes proves dangerous

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was on a scorchingly hot day in May when five children bathing in the river of Cua Viet Town in Quang Tri Province drowned.

1,000-pound bomb safely detonated in Quang Tri

 Exploded Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams from Peace Trees Viet Nam (PTVN) detonated and removed a 1,000-pound (450kg) bomb in the central Quang Tri Province yesterday.

Pictures: Foreign tourists destroy bombs in Quang Tri

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eleven tourists from Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom witnessed a landmine destruction mission in Cam Lo district of the central province of Quang Tri.

$2.26 billion thermal power plant projected in Central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Quang Tri province and the Thai International Power Company (Egati) have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a thermal power plant with a total investment of $2.26 billion in Hai Lang District.

Regions prepare for season of harsh weather conditions

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central region's farms and households are facing a severe water shortage because of prolonged heat spells and a lack of rain.

Bourbon Street Jazz Festival slated for end-May

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2nd Annual Arts For Mobility “Bourbon Street Jazz Festival” will take place from 4 p.m. till late on Saturday, May 31 at Cargo Bar in HCMC’s District 4.

Quang Tri: Three infants die from injections of poison

VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Tri police on Thursday held a press conference to announce the results of their investigation into the deaths of three infants last July. Previously, the deaths was suspected of being caused by hepatitis B vaccine.

Hai Duong to host national boat racing tournament

The National Traditional Boat Boating Tournament will kick off on May 5, on the Con Son Lake of the Con Son-Kiep Bac Tourism Site in Chi Linh Commune, Hai Duong Province.

Creeping down to Vinh Moc Tunnel

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Tri is rightly thought of as somewhere which has horrific war memories from a time when the province was a bloody battlefield during the revolution wars.

Five harshest lands in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – They are the areas with severe weather and soil conditions where it’s very hard for people survive and live.

Vietnam calls for international assistance in UXO removal

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese government and international partners will mobilise all resources to overcome the consequences of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war,

Sport offers new hope to disabled

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Quang Tri is home to about 80 per cent of the country's physically disabled people, but its sports programme has been a "magical wand" changing the lives of those with disabilities for the better