At the meeting with OVs in Hai Phong, Secretary of the Hai Phong municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the Hai Phong municipal People’s Committee Le Van Thanh welcomed and extended best wishes to the OVs. He briefed the OVs on the city’s socio-economic situation and investment in infrastructural facilities, including the Lach Huyen International Port, the Cat Bi International Airport, the Hanoi-Hai Phong Highway and the Quang Ninh-Hai Phong-Thai Binh coastal route, which are expected to strongly stimulate growth in the city. Chairman of the Hai Phong OVs Association Nguyen Manh Cuong expressed his pleasure to return to the city for Tet and promised to make further contributions to building the motherland. At the gathering, the OVs presented nearly VND150 million (US$6,750) to the city’s Association of Agent Orange Victims and School for Blind Children. During the meeting with OVs in Nghe An province, contributions of the OVs to the province and the county were … [Read more...]

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LONG AN (VNS) — A goal each by forward Le Cong Vinh and midfielder Nguyen Hong Viet helped Song Lam Nghe An defeat hosts Dong Tam Long An 2-1 in a 15th round V-League match yesterday afternoon. Third from last with seven points after 12 matches, Long An needed a win to escape from the bottom group. Coach Nguyen Huu Thang was also under pressure as Nghe An had gone without a win for four consecutive matches to languish in ninth place with 13 points. As both sides fought with determination from the very beginning, the higher quality of Nghe An players was apparent. … [Read more...]

Nhan Dan - Song Lam Nghe An were victorious over Vicem Hai Phong in their ninth-round match, notching a 3-1 win at Nghe An's Vinh Stadium on March 22. Vicem Hai Phong entered the match with added confidence, having defeated Quang Ninh Coal 3-0 in the previous round. They played with great determination and held almost total control over the game during the opening minutes, creating several scoring opportunities. The Song Lam Nghe An squad was weakened by the absence of Dinh Dong, who was banned from playing this season. Additionally, striker Cong Vinh of Song Lam Nghe An, the team's top scorer, was hampered by an injury. In the 20th minute, Biayaga Paul Emile gathered a pass from Hong Viet and put the hosts ahead with an unstoppable close-range strike. During the closing minutes of the first half, Hai Phong continued to make attack after attack on the Song Lam Nghe An defence, but were ultimately unable to convert. Striker Cong Vinh, who was brought into the match in the … [Read more...]

Nghe An, Hai Phong battle keeps the peace (13-04-2009) HA NOI — Football fans saw a dramatic match at the V-League's eighth round between host Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) and Hai Phong Cement at Vinh Stadium yesterday. SLNA's Dinh Dong scored the only goal for the host thanks to a pass by Viet Nam's 2003 Golden Ball winner Pham Van Quyen at the 85th minute. This goal brought three points to the former champions in the highly anticipated match. Some 400 security staff tried to keep peace at the match, as when the two sides met last season at the stadium one fan was killed and hundreds were injured when violence erupted after the final whistle. Despite fears that bloody battles might once again erupt, the northern port city's fans were permitted to support their team at Vinh Stadium. At Hang Day Stadium yesterday, host T&T Ha Noi beat Nam Dinh 2-1. 2008 Bronze Ball winner Cong Vinh opened the first goal for T&T Ha Noi in the 21st minute. However, only six minutes later, Ngoc … [Read more...]

HA NOI — Hai Phong Cement crushed hosts Song Lam Nghe An 4-2 at Vinh Stadium in their third game of the national V-League yesterday. The game was played under high security after one person died and hundreds were injured in an earlier match between the two teams in 2008. After scoring just minutes from the end of the first half, the home team failed to sustain their advantage after two goals were scored by the visitors in the second half. Then in the 76th minute, Quang Tinh of Nghe An settled the score, but the hosts' poor defence saw John Wole and Lazaro net the ball to win the game for Hai Phong. Meanwhile, Hoang Anh Gia Lai beat Binh Duong 2-0 on home turf yesterday. But the loss has not altered the lead which is still shared by two-time champions Binh Duong, Hoa Phat Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ha Noi T&T. Defending champions Da Nang cruised to a 2-0 win over Khanh Hoa on home turf at Chi Lang Stadium yesterday, while Dong Tam Long An beat Ha Noi T&T 2-0. Host Megastar Nam … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge - Brazilian midfielder Ruy Porto Netto scored the only goal of the game to help Hai Phong stun V-League leaders Song Lam Nghe An 1-0 in the 16th game of the season in Hai Phong yesterday, May 29. The newly recruited Netto, 31, controlled an accurate short pass from teammate Tran Duc Duong to score with a low shot into the corner. … [Read more...]

The province has many different minerals distributed over the districts. These are high quality minerals; main and admixture materials are closely located in addition to the convenience in transportation, creating favourable conditions for the manufacturing of cement, ceramics, fine grains, ashlar tiles, and handcrafts. Construction stones: Construction rocks are distributed quite evenly over the districts with good quality and various types, of the total capacity of five bil tons. * Riolite rocks: distributed largely in Do Luong, Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Nam Dan, Thanh Chuong. This type of rocks has high-pressure resistance (>1,000 Kg/cm2), and suitable for construction. Some areas with high capacity are My Son, Nhan Son (Do Luong), Hung Yen, Hung Tay (Hung Nguyen); Nghi Cong Nam, Nghi Yen, Nghi Lam, Nghi Van, Nghi Kieu (Nghi Loc); Thanh Ngoc (Thanh Chuong) with the total capacity of 262 mil m3. * Granite rocks: distributed in Tan Ky, Quy Hop, Con Cuong, Anh Son. The most … [Read more...]

Substandard mining operations in Nghe An Province have taken the toll on the environment of surrounding areas and their residents. The border commune of Tri Le in Que Phong District is home to four iron ore mines, operated by four separate licensed companies, which use 110 out of 800 hectares of forest land in the region. They are also located in close proximity to communities, the residents of which have dealing with the consequences of irresponsible mining practices. Environmental impacts Along the section of National Highway No. 48, which runs from Chau Thon Commune to Tri Le Commune, the harm caused by these operations is obvious. The lorries that frequently travel on this stretch of road spread dirt and dust and damage the highway. Luong Van Cuong, a local man, said, "River water changes colour at sections running through mining areas. Previously, water was so clear that local people could swim in summer and used it to water their crops. Now we can't use it because … [Read more...]

DTiNews reporters have uncovered illegal logging that is gradually decimating protected forests of Nghe An Province's Que Phong District due to lax management. According to an undisclosed source illicit logging in Dong Van and Tien Phong Communes in Que Phong has continued. While it's difficult to distinguish legal and illegal wood exploitation in Dong Van Commune due to their discreet operations, illicit logging openly takes place in Tien Phong Commune. When construction of the Hua Na hydropower plant started, a huge forested area was chopped down to facilitate the building of a dam. Thousands of cubic metres of wood were exploited. Illegal loggers have taken advantage of this to mingle their smuggled wood in with legal timber working. The protected forest around the hydroelectric dam has been destroyed. Loggers often store the planks of wood in drainage ditches. Director of Que Phong District's Forest Management Branch, Nguyen Trong Le denied the claims, saying, "There … [Read more...]