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Coming to Ha Giang in the buckwheat flower season

 VietNamNet Bridge – This time, the roads to Lung Cu, Ha Giang province, are covered by buckwheat flowers. Tourists are flocking to Ha Giang to see and take pictures of buckwheat blossoms.

The “gamble” of the miners in Ha Giang

A lot of big investors rushed to Ha Giang province to exploit minerals. Many of them have become moneyless as they injected money in empty holes under the earth, while the local land has become deserted.

Prehistoric cave drawings found in Ha Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some cave paintings, believed to have prehistoric origin, have recently been found on the walls of Kho My Cave, Quan Ba District in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Trek to Heaven’s Gate to admire Double Mountain

VietNamNet Bridge – Tam Son Commune in Quan Ba District in the northwest province of Ha Giang is endowed with wild scenery and an endless range of stunning limestone mountains.

Special fairs in Ha Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Giang has many fairs and you can visit such fairs every day. Going to fairs is very exciting because fairs are the vivid and sharpest images of the daily lives of people in Ha Giang.

Conquering the Happiness road in the rock plateau

 VietNamNet Bridge – To see the spectacular scenery and beautiful life on this stretch of road, tourists have to pass the towering passes like Bac Sum and Cong Troi to Lung Cu.

Ha Giang: Sappers clear explosives in the peace time

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Corps of Engineers of the Ha Giang Province Military Command is tasked to clear explosives in the province. The unit is working in some villages of Xin Man commune, Xin Man district.

Culture festival dedicated to Mong ethnic pan-pipe

 VietNamNet Bridge – A festival dedicating to the pan-pipe playing of the Mong ethnic group will take place in Dong Van Karst Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang this month.

Age-old problem poses costly conundrum

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Heritage houses are vital for attracting tourists and preserving traditional culture for future generations, but their inhabitants are bound by red tape and often forced to live in squalid conditions.

Treasured heritage homes left to decay

 VietNamNet Bridge –A provincial People's Committee representative has condemned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism for failing to address decaying houses in Ha Giang's Old Quarter.

Weapons smugglers get 21 years

VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court of northern Ha Giang Province on Wednesday, July 24, sentenced nine men to a total of 21 years' imprisonment for illegally storing, transporting and trafficking weapons.

Heavy rain causes deadly landslides

VietNamNet Bridge – At least one child and two other people were missing in Dien Bien and Thai Nguyen provinces after flashfloods and landslide ravaged northern mountainous areas over the weekend due to heavy rains.

Antique homes: Honour or horror?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many residents living under the so-called "ancient roofs", in the northern province of Ha Giang's Dong Van old quarter, are having to put up with poor living conditions while their houses crumble.

The bright spark who was born to succeed

VietNamNet Bridge – The son of a high-flying electricity director, Nguyen Phuc Cuong was born to work in the power industry. But despite his dad's connections, it is the 30-year-old's hard work that has propelled him to US success

Human casualties reported after heavy rain in North

 Two persons died and one injured due to lightning strikes after torrential rainfall in the northern mountainous region, in the last three days.

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

More than 20 people suspected of having A/H1N1 quarantined

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-three people suspected to have the A/H1N1 virus in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang's Ha Giang City have been quarantined for treatment and close surveillance.

Dong Van park boasts geological marvels

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists and culture managers discussed a master plan for Dong Van Geopark at a workshop in Quan Ba District last week.

Backpacking: You can go your own way

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Hai Anh, 24, carefully checks his sleeping bags, medicine kit and backpack once more in preparation for a weekend journey to the northernmost province of Ha Giang with some friends.

The beautiful pictures of Ha Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge - The unspoiled, idyllic beauty of the nature and human of Ha Giang in this season are depicted in the following pictures.