The central province of Nghe An will spend VND19 billion (US$818,000) on elephant conservation by 2025, a conference heard on Monday.

The central province of Nghe An has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to provide financial support of VND75 billion (USD3.26 million) amid the on-going severe drought.

The Con Cuong district People’s Court in Nghe An has sentenced five local poachers to a total of 13 years and six months in prison for violating regulations on protection of endangered, precious and rare animals.

In front of the Na Ngoi Border Station in Ky Son District, the central province of Nghe An, sits a simple wooden wardrobe filled with used clothing.

A whirlwind ripped the roofs from 50 houses in Nghe An Province, reported online newspaper vov.vn.

Many displaced by the Ban Ve hydroelectric power project in the central province of Nghe An have for years abandoned the resettlement homes built for them and returned to their old land.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shan tea, a type of wild tea tree grown by ethnic minorities, has been well known in the mountainous provinces in the north of Vietnam for many years.

In a rather rare public embarrassment, a number of restaurants in a district of central Nghe An Province are accusing the authorities of skipping the bill after they hosted guests at the eateries.

Thousands of employees of a garment company in central Nghe An Province on Tuesday afternoon went on strike after discovering the company had cut their housing, petrol and hazardous working condition allowances.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least seven out of 700 drivers in the central province of Nghe An tested positive for drugs, according to a report by the Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One person has died after inhaling noxious fumes from a coal stove, doctors at a hospital in Nghe An Province have said.

Anyone who has enjoyed canh lá lằng, a unique dish of Nghe An people, particularly locals in Quynh Luu District, is struck by its bitter, acrid taste at first bite, before a sweet flavour hits your throat.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A flash flood triggered by heavy downpours has submerged schools in Yen Tinh Commune, Tuong Duong District in the central province of Nghe An.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After days of heavy rain and flooding, serious erosion was discovered near Nam Mo Hydropower Plant in Nghe An Province, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

Piles of trash have been washed up on large stretches of two beaches in Quang Ninh Province in the north and Nghe An in the central region, disappointing tourists and preventing vessels from reaching shore.

Having reached the milestone age of 100, Dang Van Viet still impresses with his gentle voice and vivid memories. His face is full or pride recalling the years he spent fighting the resistance war against French colonialists.

The 200km route from Que Phong to Ky Son districts is regarded as the most beautiful route in Nghe An. The drive takes one past scenic mountainscapes, refreshing rice terrace fields and colourful flower forests. 

 The border guard force of central Quang Tri province on August 28 arrested a Lao man carrying 65.800 methamphetamine pills from Laos to Vietnam.

Le Tan Dung, deputy minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, tells Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper that the Government will take tough measures against those who abuse the country’s humanitarian law on war invalids.

 VietNamNet Bridge – We took a trip to Vac Village in the western part of the central province of Nghe An. On Google Map, Vac Village is just a small dot that appears very far away.