Border guards, both in Quang Binh and at the Cha Lo international border gate, noticed a suspicious man on the passenger bus from Vientiane heading to Dong Hoi, Quang Binh on November 8. The man was identified as Nguyen Duc Nam, born in 1996 in Quang Binh. He was caught red-handed while attempting to transport the drugs from Laos to Vietnam. Local police seized a hidden nylon bag containing 122 methamphetamine pills and other contraband. Nam admitted he purchased the drugs in Bolykhamxay province, Laos and attempted to bring to Vietnam to sell. The case is still under further investigation. … [Read more...] about Over 120 meth pills seized on bus by Quang Binh police
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Quang Binh to pilot local ethnic minority culture tours
Authorities of the central province of Quang Binh People’s Committee have agreed on opening a pilot tour for exploring the culture of a local ethnic minority group. The tour will be conducted for six months, starting from December 1 this year. Visitors can choose the one or two-day trip of the tour. A family from Van Kieu ethnic minority group The service will bring travellers to historical sites and caves in Quang Ninh and Le Thuy districts, including the cave where the legendary Vo Nguyen Giap came to in the American war. Visitors will have a chance to visit the villages of Van Kieu ethnic minority group to understand more about their culture. The new tour is expected to diversify Quang Binh’s tourism products as well as help to preserve Van Kieu ethnic minority group’s traditions and culture. Quang Binh Province also recently piloted a tour to explore Vom and Gieng Vooc caves at Quang Binh’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Quang Binh has a 116.04-km … [Read more...] about Quang Binh to pilot local ethnic minority culture tours
Modern waste treatment plant to be built in Quang Binh province
The ceremony to start the construction of the waste treatment factory in Quang Trach district of Quang Binh province (Photo: qbtv.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Work has begun on a waste treatment factory worth more than 35 million USD in Quang Trach district, the central province of Quang Binh. The Mien Trung Green Environment Co. Ltd plant will be equipped with advanced equipment from the Republic of Korea, according to Quang Trach People’s Committee. It is scheduled to become operational in June 2019 and be able to treat 200 tonnes of daily waste a day collected from across Quang Trach district and nearby Ba Don township. This is the second waste treatment factory with modern technology in Quang Binh province, and it is hoped to ease pollution at local landfill sites.-VNA … [Read more...] about Modern waste treatment plant to be built in Quang Binh province
Second modern waste treatment plant built in Quang Binh
The plant which is equipped with an array of modern machines and facilities from the Republic of Korea will have a treatment capacity of 200 tons of household garbage per day. When it becomes operational in June 2019 it will collect and treat garbage for around 200,000 local people in 28 communes and six wards across Quang Trach district and Ba Don town. The facility will be the second modern plant built in Quang Binh province, which helps to resolve pollution issues at dumping grounds in the locality. … [Read more...] about Second modern waste treatment plant built in Quang Binh
Quang Binh offers new tours to explore Vom, Gieng Vooc caves
Vom and Gieng Vooc caves own stunning limestone stalactite systems (Phto: baoquangbinh.vn) Quang Binh (VNA) – The central province of Quang Binh on October 24 introduced its new tourism product of exploring Vom and Gieng Vooc caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Addressing the launching ceremony, Viet Hung, Director of Viet Hung Trading and Tourism JSC – the provider of the product, said the company has prepared tour guides and equipment to serve tourists. Tourists can choose a one-day or two-day tour, crossing streams and camping overnight in the forest and exploring stunning caves with diverse fauna and flora species. Vom cave is about 4km from the Ho Chi Minh Highway, and features a large entrance and cave. Inside the cave is a sinkhole and an underground stream which runs to the Chay River. Gieng Vooc Cave is 400 metres long, with streams and four lakes within it. Although the cave is short, it features beautiful and spectacular stalactites. Quang Binh has a … [Read more...] about Quang Binh offers new tours to explore Vom, Gieng Vooc caves