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/ February 18, 2021

Bougainvillea in full bloom: A must-see in Vietnam’s coastal Phan Thiet City

Bougainvillea are one of the top choices of ornamental plants in tropical Vietnam, with some localities growing these beautiful flowers until they reach astounding sizes. Visitors to the south-central city of Phan Thiet during Tet, which is Vietnam's Lunar New Year due on February 12 this year, were wowed by the blooming bougainvillea in almost every corner of the coastal destination. Aside from planting bougainvillea for home decorations, Phan Thiet residents also grow the plants until they are large enough to be used as shade or for public landscaping. Bougainvillea are grown on local streets, at coffee shops, and especially around resorts in the tourism wards of Mui Ne and Ham Tien thanks to their ability to tolerate the dry weather which abounds in the tropical coastal city. Normally, the flowers are in full bloom across Phan Thiet from around February to April and can be found in red, pink, orange, and white, with pink being the most popular. People play chess in the shade of a giant blooming bougainvillea shrub at a coffee shop near Phan Thiet Harbor in Hung Long District along the Ca Ty River in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam in early February 2021. Photo: Son Lam / Tuoi Tre News Bougainvillea flowers in pink and white along a coastal road in Ham Tien Ward, Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam Photo: Son Lam / Tuoi Tre News A coffee shop in Mui Ne names itself ‘hoa giay,' the Vietnamese word for bougainvillea. Photo: Son Lam / Tuoi Tre News Bougainvillea flowers in Phan Thiet can be found in red, pink, orange and white, with pink being the most popular. Photo: Son Lam / Tuoi Tre News A close-up of bougainvillea flowers at a resort in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Dong Nguyen / Tuoi Tre News Blossoming bougainvillea flowers on a street in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam in early February 2021. Photo: Son Lam / …

/ February 7, 2017

Vietnam’s first Winter Games team trains on… sand

Vietnam officials under fire for taking coaches' places in Rio Olympics Shooter secures Vietnam's first Olympic gold medal Vietnam shooter makes history with second Olympic medal Vietnam will parcipitate at the Asian Winter Games for the first time ever later this month, according to Vietnam's General Department of Sports and Physical Training. The country will send six athletes to one of the biggest sporting events in Asia to compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding, said Mai Ba Hung, a senior sports official in Ho Chi Minh City who will lead the Vietnamese team to the eighth Asian Winter Games in Japan. Athletes from 32 Asian countries and territories will compete for medals in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, figure skating, short-track speed skating, speed skating, hockey, curling and the biathlon. It's worth noting that to get themselves ready for the Games, Vietnamese snowboarders and skiers have been training for the past three months on the sand dunes that surround the beach resort town of Mui Ne in the southern province of Binh Thuan. The 2017 Asian Winter Games will be held in Japan’s Sapporo and Obihiro from February 19 to 26. Related News: > Vietnam officials under fire for taking coaches' places in Rio Olympics > Shooter secures Vietnam's first Olympic gold medal …

/ June 26, 2019

Child sex assault case against ex-prosecutor dismissed for further investigation

A court in HCM City has decided to adjourn a hearing regarding child sex allegations against a former prosecutor pending further investigation. VN child protection association pursues elevator sexual assault case Nguyen Huu Linh after the hearing. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Chung The People's Court of District 4 yesterday opened the first-instance hearing in the case of Nguyen Huu Linh, 61, former deputy head of Da Nang's People’s Procuracy, accused of sexually assaulting a person under 16. After a two-hour closed hearing, the panel decided to return the file for further investigation to clarify the evidence against Linh. According to the indictment, the incident occurred on the evening of April 1 in the elevator of the Galaxy 9 apartment building in District 4 where Linh was visiting his son and the girl in question was returning home to the 10th floor. There were only two of them in the elevator and Linh is alleged to have suddenly grabbed the girl and started kissing her despite her resistance. The girl was only able to escape when the elevator opened. The assault was recorded by a security camera. The girl told her parents about the incident and her family asked to see the elevator camera footage, which showed Linh had behaved inappropriately. Linh has met the girl’s family to apologise for his actions. But a video clip of the scene appeared on the internet the next day and aroused public anger. On April 21, HCM City’s District 4 Police started legal proceedings against Linh. District 4 People's Procuratorate on May 22 completed the indictment and transferred it to the court. VNS …