A very dangerous game

August 17, 2011 - 09:14 AM

On hot summer days, children in the central province of Thanh Hoa like to slide down the dam into the water as they have no swimming pool.

See some photographs of nearly 20 children playing a very dangerous game in the mountain district of Ba Thuoc of Thanh Hoa.

Source: VOV

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A very dangerous game

On hot summer days, children in the central province of Thanh Hoa like to slide down the dam into the water as they have no swimming pool.

Two South Koreans charged over fatal brawl in Ho Chi Minh City

Repeated cable thefts hit Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway

Hanoi police deploy drones to detect traffic violations

Dong Nai clears 2.67 hectares of forest for Ma Da Bridge

Nha Trang replaces 2 kilometres of ageing beachfront railings

Central Vietnam heatwave forecast to last until next week

Ho Chi Minh City records high rate of overweight and obese pupils

An Giang seeks location of remains of more than 300 fallen soldiers

21 flights disrupted after three light-fitted kites near Tan Son Nhat

HCM City bus ridership jumps after buses go fare-free

Kite with lights forces flight bound for Ho Chi Minh City to divert

Remains of 311 soldiers found at Ho Chi Minh City park

Haiphong restores historic K15 Wharf

Ancient artefacts unearthed from brick tomb in Nghe An

Starlink officially launches commercial internet service in Vietnam

Car owner faces hefty fine over camera-detected traffic violations

Huge rocks crash into homes after blast in Ninh Binh

Heatwave to persist across northern Vietnam through weekend

Vietnam targets disability screening for 80 per cent of children by 2030

Khanh Hoa names two centres to receive rare wildlife

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