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Two bombs discovered after flood

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two bombs of about 500kg each were discovered exposed on the riverbank after floodwaters receded in the central province of Quang Tri.

Several die in eighth tropical storm of year

 VietNamNet Bridge – This year's eighth tropical storm has killed at least three people, left one missing, one injured, and seven farmers isolated after bringing torrential rains to central and central highland regions.

Fidel Castro's visit to VN battlefield recalled

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday attended a meeting commemorating the 40th anniversary of the inaugural visit of former Cuban President Fidel Castro to the battlefield in Quang Tri Province.

Vietnam likely to face extreme weather

A recent conference on high resolution weather forecast in Hanoi has warned Vietnam is facing higher temperatures, lower summer rainfall totals, stronger storms, and rising sea levels from now until 2050.

Indochinese countries and Myanmar troupes join art fest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Troupes from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Viet Nam will participate in a week-long arts festival in the central province of Quang Tri from yesterday, Aug 12,

WHO to assist in investigation of vaccine deaths

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has sent samples of the fatal vaccine that killed three newborn babies in Huong Hoa District in the central province of Quang Tri to the World Health Organization (WHO) for testing.

Quang Tri suspends Hepatitis B vaccinations after three babies die

The Department of Health of Quang Tri Province has asked clinics and health stations to stop using the hepatitis B vaccine that is in the same batch with the vaccine related to the death of three infants in Huong Hoa district.

Orchid harvesting a perilous pursuit

VietNamNet Bridge – Orchids from deep in the forest have a beauty which ranks high in the minds of pot plant buyers and enthusiasts, creating a source of income for those living in mountain and forest areas.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 10/7

 Heavy rain create havoc in Ha Giang; German journalist’s charity visit to central Vietnam; Poor people receive free health services; Vietnamese contestants show off World Skills

Con Co Reserve – basis for marine resources

VietNamNet Bridge – The establishment of Con Co Island Marine Reserve is a basis for central Quang Tri Province to manage its marine resources and environment in a collective, unified and effective way.

Savvy student swaps academia for anchovies

 VietNamNet Bridge – After gaining an MA in "Green growth and sustainable development" at South Australia's University of Adelaide, Dao Thi Hang, 28, was offered a prestigious PhD scholarship.

Fungi growing helps explosion victims

 Bich Giang villager Nguyen Hinh is waiting for his first batch of wood-ear fungi, hoping that it will provide a stable income for his family.

Brave bikers gear up for challenge

VietNamNet Bridge –A group of 10 foreigners are riding Honda 67 bikes from Ha Noi to HCM City, following the former Ho Chi Minh Trail, to raise funds for improvements in healthcare for childbearing women and premature babies in the central region.

A ton of rotten animal organs seized on the way to HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Some 25 boxes containing about 1.3 tons of rotten animal organs on a high quality bus was detected by the police of the central province of Quang Tri on the early morning of April 21.

Exhibition to commemorate fallen soldiers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery in the central province of Quang Tri will hold its first art exhibition this weekend.

Third suspect in the murder of five woodmen arrested

At 14.30 on April 4, the border guard forces of Quang Tri province in coordination with the police of Xavanakhet province of Laos arrested the third suspect in the massacre of five Vietnamese woodmen on March 23.

Two suspects arrested for killing five woodmen

In the afternoon of April 2, the border guards and police forces of Quang Binh Province arrested the first two suspects in the murder of five Quang Binh-native woodmen on the Vietnam-Laos border last week.

Raging river stops kids going to school

 VietNamNet Bridge – For years, people living in the isolated Khe Muong Hamlet in the central province of Quang Tri's Hai Lang District have yearned for a bridge.

Two US cluster bombs removed in Quang Tri

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Exploded Ordnance Disposal teams from Peace Trees Viet Nam have removed two cluster bombs in the central province of Quang Tri Province,

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 4/3

 Thua Thien-Hue urged to utilise strategic location; President pays working visit to Quang Tri; VN, Laos defence ministries ink 2013 plan; Vietnam attaches importance to ties with Serbia