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Ban Hon commune in Tam Duong district in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is applying community-based tourism models which have proved effective in increasing local residents’ incomes as well as raising their awareness of environmental protection and cultural heritage preservation.

Upgrades to a road linking the central province of Phu Yen and the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai began in Dong Xuan district, Phu Yen province on July 6.

To deal with chronic traffic congestion on a major road leading to Cat Lai Port in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City is seeking approval from the Government to build an overpass and a tunnel there, the Saigon Times Daily reports.

The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, sharing a 90-kilometre border with Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province, has rolled out a number of measures to strengthen foreign relations and build a border of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.

The Vietnam Electricity closed a valve and effectively began storing water at the Lai Chau hydropower plant on June 20.

The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has devised a number of incentives for local farmers to re-plant coffee trees in a bid to enhance the quality and productivity of the sector, according to a local senior official.

Long-distance runner Nguyen Van Lai displayed strength, endurance and resilience to take the gold in the men’s 5,000-metre event, smashing a long-standing record.

A delegation from the Steering Committee for the Northwest Region recently met with authorities from northern mountainous Lai Chau and Son La provinces to discuss the outcomes of the two’s respective resettlement programmes.

Hundreds of ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau have risen out of poverty through access to farming innovations and incentives unveiled in newspapers and magazines distributed free of charge.

The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai held a memorial and re-burial service on May 29 for the remains of 30 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and specialists who lost their lives in Cambodia.

The first Jetstar Pacific flight from Ho Chi Minh City to central Quang Nam province landed at Chu Lai Airport on May 19, carrying 180 passengers.

The Hong Hac Dai Lai JSC on May 16 officially put into use a 9-standard-hole golf course and an 18-hole miniature putting course in the five-star Flamingo Dai Lai Resort in the northern Vinh Phuc province, with the aim of providing customers with professional experience.