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Bảo Thắng district is subdivided to 14 commune-level subdivisions, including the townships of Phố Lu, Nông trường Phong Hải, Tằng Loỏng and the rural communes of: Bản Cầm, Bản Phiệt, Gia Phú, Phong Niên, Phú Nhuận, Sơn Hà, Sơn Hải, Thái Niên, Trì Quang, Xuân Giao, Xuân Quang.
Because of Dien Bien Phu's strategic importance, it was chosen as the stage for this attack. The siege of Dien Bien Phu began on March 13, 1954. By this date the Viet Minh had approximately 50,000 regular troops, 55,000 support troops in the area. They also had around 100,000 transport workers in Mường Thanh Valley area bringing in Chinese aid.
Heavy clashes flared across the Plain of Jars, and in early May 1964 a concerted Pathet Lao offensive swept across the strategic plain. [21] The remaining Neutralist forces pulled back west of the Plain of Jars; the Muang Phanh airborne training centre was shut down as the Pathet Lao offensive forced the training staff to relocate to Vang Vieng ...
The Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project, or simply NT2, is a hydroelectric dam on the Nam Theun River in Laos.Commercial operation of the plant began in April 2010. [1] The scheme diverts water from the Nam Theun, a tributary of the Mekong River, to the Xe Bang Fai River, enabling a generation capacity of 1,075 MW, from a 350 m (1,148 ft) difference in elevation between the reservoir and the power ...
Xe Champhone Wetlands is located along the Xe Champhone River from below Ban Sakheun down to Ban Khoklo at Phia Cheo. North and south zones of the wetlands are divided by Ban Kengkok. The area of the wetlands covers 12,400 ha. [3] The northern part of Xe Champhone includes rice paddy fields and two large reservoirs.
Long became the Chairman of Hòa Phát group in 1996. In March 2019, Long was listed in the real-time list of billionaires by Forbes magazine – with a fortune of 1 billion USD, making him the 1756th richest man in the world at that time.
The Xe Ban Fai River, downstream the village of Ban Chalou, Khammouane, Laos The Xe Bang Fai River ( Nam Xebangfai ) is a river in Laos . [ a ] It originates in the Annamite Range on the border between Laos and Vietnam at 17°3′1″N 106°20′54″E / 17.05028°N 106.34833°E / 17.05028; 106.34833 ( Xe Bang
Prior to Typhoon Yagi forming and making landfall in Vietnam, domestic media reported unusual weather patterns in August 2024. Speaking to the Natural Resources and Environment newspaper, Mai Văn Khiêm, Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, stated that the country's average temperature reached 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), the highest in recorded history. [1]