Thua Thien-Hue

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Dams release water, flood several areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven dams and reservoirs in Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue provinces have begun releasing water as the central region experiences torrential downpours.

Inundation continues in Hue’s lowland areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inundation in lowland areas in central Thua Thien-Hue Province continued on Thursday as floodwater from two floods that occurred earlier this week was receding very slowly

Pine forest cut down, local gov't doesn’t notice

Police and forest rangers of Hue City in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue are in co-operation to identify the persons who illegally cut down 3,000sq.m of special-use pine forest last month.

Locals monitor illegal sand mining

Residents of central Thua Thien-Hue Province have set up tents to monitor illegal sand mining since local authorities have failed to stop miners from illegal dredging.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/8

VN’s exports of gems and precious metals drops, Equitisation plans of seven more SOEs receive approval in July, Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam Airlines cooperate in tourism promotion, Mekong Delta set to focus on three national seafood products

Landslides threaten Thua Thien-Hue households

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 500 households living along the banks of the Bo River in central Thua Thien-Hue have been threatened by serious landslides.

Controversial rule

A controversy has erupted over the government of Thua Thien-Hue’s new rule that requires organizations and individuals to register for using the “Bun Bo Hue” brand name and selling the authentic noodle soup of the province no matter

Dispute leaves old gates in ruins

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prolonged controversy and lack of co-ordination in management over the last two decades has left the historic brick-built Hai Van Gate between Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue in ruins.

Police return property worth VND600 million to traveller

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the central Thua Thien-Hue Province on Wednesday (August 19) returned assets worth more than VND600 million (US$27,000) to a traveller from Ha Noi.

Internet festival held in Thua Thien-Hue

VietNamNet Bridge – An internet festival took place in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on July 15 as part of the “Improving Computer Usage and Public Internet Access in Vietnam” project.  

Commune officials caught using fake high school diplomas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three commune officials in central Thua Thien, Hue Province have been caught using fake high school diplomas.

Hue launches golden tourism week

 Hue launches golden tourism week to lure more visitors; Jetstar Pacific opens Ha Noi-Bangkok route; Luxury US cruise ship visits Phu Quoc Island; Vietnam Airlines launches online ticket, hotel reservation package

Central province loses forests and farmland as tourism projects delayed for decade

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmland has been lost, and forests and coastal sand banks have been devastated in Thua Thien-Hue Province because of projects that developers have yet to implement.

Travel News 23/8

 Chinese visitors return to Da Nang; Promotional tours increases; Bac Giang to host sixth festival for ethnic minorities; Viet Nam makes HuffPo list of cheapest tourist destinations; Hue offers heritage site discounts to lure visitors

Limestone mine creates sinkholes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Limestone mining is responsible for sinkholes that are destroying rice fields in Phong Xuan Commune, a senior official in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue said on Tuesday.

Streptoccoccus suis kills 58-year-old man

VietNamNet Bridge – The Preventive Health Centre in central Thua Thien-Hue Province has announced the first human fatality caused by a new case of Streptococcus suis bacteria that affects pigs.

Tourism comes to quiet fishing village

VietNamNet Bridge – Families living near the country's largest lagoon have made a living from fishing for generations. Today, community-based tourism offers them the chance to earn more money and also preserve their resources.

Thua Thien-Hue welcomes nearly 41,000 foreigners during Tet

VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue received about 60,000 tourists, including 41,000 foreigners, during the first three days of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Century-old Dong Ba Market remains true to roots

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite competition from modern supermarkets, Dong Ba Market in Hue City, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, remains as bustling as ever.

One more solar panel project faces ill fate

 VietNamNet Bridge – A sizeable solar panel project in Thua Thien-Hue Province is now facing the possibility of being shelved as the foreign partner has withdrawn from what will become the third such large-scale project in the country facing the axe.