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Nghe An fishermen catch 800kg whale shark

 VietNamNet Bridge – A whale shark of 4.2 m long, weighing 780kg, was caught in the net of fishermen from Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province on August 15, about 145 nautical miles from the shore of the Tonkin Gulf.

Two Vietnamese injured in car accident in Laos

 Hitting a rock on the road, a Lao tourist car carrying 15 people, including two Vietnamese, lost control and plunged into an abyss. Two people died and 10 others were injured.

Nghe An fisherman catches 400kg ocean sunfish

 VietNamNet Bridge - While fishing in the Gulf of Tonkin, a Nghe An fisherman caught an ocean sunfish weighing 400 kg. Knowing that this is a rare fish, he handed over the fish to the Museum of Nature.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 15/7

 Top Sri Lankan politician visits Viet Nam for talks; Deputy PM cuts ribbon to inaugurate temple honouring young volunteers; Deputy PM: Favourable conditions for Japanese investors

Former ‘gangster' fights to save wildlife

 VietNamNet Bridge – People call Phan Trong Luong, 40, a "Big Brother" and it's true: he does rule the roost over his 100ha of chestnut forests and 800ha reservoir, and he has been in jail for beating up poachers and gambling.

Resort lures travellers to a land of myths, mermaids and mountains

 VietNamNet Bridge – After travelling along a winding road that wraps its way around Mo Da Mountain in the central province of Nghe An, it feels amazing to feast our eyes on the clear sky, blue sea and green trees lining Bai Lu Beach.

15-year-old boy saves 5 kids from drowning

VietNamNet Bridge - Swimming across the river to round up buffaloes, five little girls became exhausted midstream when they swam back. Hearing the shouts, a 15-year-old boy jumped into the water to save the five kids.

Nghe An: Digging a well, discovering giant fossil bones

While digging a well, Mr. Toan and workers unexpectedly unearthed three big pieces of fossil bones. Many curious people came to Toan’s house to see the giant bones. They believed that these are dinosaur bones.

Da Nang beat Nghe An in thriller

VietNamNet Bridge – Argentinean Gaston Merlo scored a crucial goal to help hosts SHB Da Nang fight back to win against Song Lam Nghe 3-2 in V-League at Chi Lang Stadium yesterday, May 27.

Nguyen Xuan Duong elected as Chairman of Nghe An

 VietNamNet Bridge – On May 15, at an extraordinary meeting, the People’s Council of Nghe An Province elected Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duong, the province’s Deputy Party Secretary and Deputy Chairman as the Chairman in the 2011-2016 term.

Exclusive pictures of the almost extinct tribe in Nghe An

The Dan Lai people live in the Pu Mat National Park, in Con Cuong District, Nghe An Province. This is one of the tribes with the smallest population in Vietnam – over 3,000 people.

District deputy chairwoman criticized for drunkenness at work

"I do not like drinking because drinking only bring about diseases. But in this position, receiving guests is also business," explained Mrs. Cut Thi Nguyen, deputy chair of Ky Son district, Nghe An province.

Teenager drowns after saving pupils

Exhausted after pulling five students to the riverbank safely, a 19-year-old boy drowned in the Lam River in central Nghe An Province on Tuesday.

VietNamNet’s reporter wins award for wildlife protection

VietNamNet Bridge - On the evening of April 22, the awards ceremony of dedication to protect wildlife was held at the Hilton Hanoi Hotel. VietNamNet’s reporter Duy Tuan won the "Excellent Journalist" award.

Nghe An: Wild elephant kills human

VietNamNet Bridge – Working on the field, Mr. May confronted a heard of wild elephants. He ran away, but could not escape from the furious animals.

Nghe An gets rid of illegal gold miners

Nearly 1,000 illegal gold exploiters have been expelled from the central province of Nghe An's Que Phong District in a crackdown by local police.

One more Vietnamese worker died in Angola

A Vietnamese worker was reported to have died in Angola on April 12. This is the third Vietnamese worker who died in this country in the last few months. All of them came from the central province of Nghe An.

Vinh scores Nghe An penalty win

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Cong Vinh was successful in a penalty shootout to send Song Lam Nghe An back to the top of V-League after yesterday's fifth round.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 5/4

 Self combusting furniture leaves authorities in Nghe An Province puzzled; HCM City to raise $3.8m for Fund for the Poor; Huge heroin haul uncovered in Hoa Binh

Collector has treasure chest of old cash

 VietNamNet Bridge – A man in Nghe An Province has spent his whole life collecting and preserving ancient money to protects its historical and cultural value for the future.