Quang Nam

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Quang Ninh: village tourism lures international tourists

 Numerous foreign tourists flock daily to a cultural tourism village in Dong Trieu district, northern Quang Ninh province, to discover the unique cultural identity of the local villagers.

Besra's gold export licence renewed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Besra has been granted a renewal of its licence to export gold from Viet Nam, a source from the company confirmed to Viet Nam News.

Cham Island sees coral reef revival

 VietNamNet Bridge – A small colony of young coral reef is growing back on the coastal area of Tam Hiep Islet in Cham Island, 18km off the coast of Hoi An City, the central province of Quang Nam.

Nghe An thrash Quang Nam, claim top spot at V-League

 VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An crushed newly promoted Quang Nam 6-1 at home in the second round of the V-League 2014 on January 19, to take over as top team, based upon their goal difference.

Quang Nam province: local authorities yielding to gold miners

 VietNamNet Bridge – The great efforts by the Quang Nam authorities to stop the illegal gold mining have just brought modest effects. More gold diggers have died, while the environment has got seriously polluted.

Two earthquakes occur in Quang Nam and Son La

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Geophysics said that at 10.19am on January 12 there was a 2.6-magnitude earthquake in the area of Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant in the central province of Quang Nam.

Rangers determined to protect forest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forest rangers at the Phu Ninh Protected Forest in the central province of Quang Nam take pride in the vast lush forests they have devoted their lives to protecting.

Gold JV reopens after talks with suppliers, authorities

 VietNamNet Bridge – A joint venture gold company in central Quang Nam Province's Phuoc Son District resumed operations over the weekend.

Ancient Vietnamese houses set new national records

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new record was set in the history of vintage buildings, when two ancient houses and a lake were recently recognised by the Viet Nam Book of Records (VietKings).

Shrimp ponds devastate breakwater forests in Quang Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The coastal pine trees which have been existing for many years in Quang Nam--to protect the houses and villages, have been chopped down to give place to shrimp ponds.

Build-up of flood silt blocks Hoi An estuary

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of boats in the central province of Quang Nam could not enter or leave Cua Dai estuary in Hoi An in recent days because of a buildup of silt in the waterway.

Carpenter owns “museum” of old homes

 VietNamNet Bridge – A man in central Quang Nam Province has spent the last 20 years collecting and preserving old and unique houses from across the country, gathering them on his land.  

War-time friendship rekindled in Quang Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ron Beman, an American war veteran returned to Viet Nam last year to search for a Vietnamese girl in Nui Thanh District in Quang Nam Province. His main "key" was a 47-year-old black and white photo.

Ecotourism catches on in fishing village

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the fishing trade declines, rural dwellers are turning to ecotourism as a means of preserving their traditional livelihood -- as well as the rapidly disappearing coconut wetlands.

Golden sands of Sa Huynh offer guests diverse break from city life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stretching for 6km along National Highway No 1, far from the noisy city, Sa Huynh offers a quiet escape along the central coast.

Gold pit collapses, burying four gold miners

 VietNamNet Bridge – While digging into the mountain near the An Diem 2 reservoir in Quang Nam province to mine gold, the pit suddenly collapsed, burying four people.

Showpiece casino lacking investors

VinaCapital has failed to find a partner for jointly developing a $4 billion casino integrated resort project in central province of Quang Nam, overshooting their own deadline to secure a partner in the third quarter of this year.

Japanese bio-cafe offers green alternative to tourist dining

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three years ago, Usuda Raiko from Japan's Kawazaki City opened her own cafe and settled down for a peaceful life in Hoi An City.

Former accountant sentenced two years in jail for embezzling $200

When the sixth trial sentenced Ngo Thi Thi, who is the former chief accountant of the Mountainous and Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee of Quang Nam Province, to two years in jail for embezzling VND4 million ($200), many people burst out laughing.

Wine made from Ta-vat trees in Quang Nam

Without brewing or fermentation, the wine extracted from the fruits of ta vat trees in Quang Nam province has sweet and slightly bitter taste, spicy and tingling on the tongue-- which fascinates anyone who has an opportunity to taste.