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Mekong Delta: draft plans on water supply released
Residents in the
Mekong Delta province receive water aid.
The Construction Ministry reported its draft plans on
water supplies in the Mekong Delta through 2030 at a conference held in Can
Tho on March 18.
Residents’ demand for clean water is estimated at 3.4
million cubic metres per day by 2030, while the total capacity of all
existing plants is 918,000 cubic metres.
Thus, new water systems in localities and a central
system supplying the whole region will be built, totalling 2.3 million cubic
metres of water shortage.
The plan aims to provide clean water to all residents
in urban areas and 90 percent of residents in the countryside. The use of
groundwater will be restricted, with the Tien and Hau rivers being the main
sources of supply.
Construction costs will be sourced from community
support, public-private partnerships, official development assistance and
Government bonds.
By 2050 the ministry intends to expand the water pipes
to reach provinces located along the North and the West seas. The percentage
of clean water lost should remain under 10 percent.
At the function, Deputy Construction Minister Phan Thi
My Linh pointed to serious drought and saltwater intrusion, which are taking
their toll across the region, and making adequate water supplies a pressing
issue.
She said the agency will consult local provinces as it
completes the plans, which will be submitted to the Prime Minister for
approval.
VEF holds 12th scholars conference in Washington DC
The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) held its 12th
Fellows and Scholars Conference on March 16-18 in Washington DC that
attracted the participation of 140 intellectuals.
At the conference, the VEF hosted an opening reception
at which both US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius and Vietnam Ambassador to
the US Pham Quang Vinh were the guest speakers.
Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quang also
attended the event and talked about building an environment where
intellectual freedom flourishes and where superficial values are crushed by
intellectual honesty.
Participating Fellows and Scholars took turns sharing
their personal ideas on how best to contribute to the development of Vietnam
with an emphasis on sustaining collaborative efforts between the US and
Vietnam.
Central Highlands ethnic cultural diversity introduced
A festival honouring the making of ethnic wood
sculptures and musical instruments was held in the Central Highlands province
of Kon Tum on March 18.
The festival is part of the Central Highlands Folk
Culture Festival and Culture Tourism Week which is set to be held in Kon Tum
from March 18 to 23 with the aim to introduce an overview of the traditional
cultural heritages of the ethnic minorities in the region.
During the three-day festival, 57 artisans from the
five Central Highlands provinces will create wood sculptures on site.
Meanwhile, 22 other artisans will show their talents in
making various kinds of ethnic musical instruments, such as T’rung, Ting
ning, Koni, and Dinh Klok.
On the same day, an exhibition on traditional item
collections in accordance with the cultural daily lives and costumes of the
ethnic minorities was organised at the provincial museum.
Sideline activities of the exhibition include a
gong-tuning custom, musical performances, and the making of handicraft
products.
The Central Highlands encompasses the five provinces of
Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong, which are home to more
than 5.5 million people with 36 percent of them hailing from 46 minority
groups.
Several Central Highlands cultural heritages have been
recognised worldwide, including the cultural space of gongs, which was
recognised by UNESCO as part of the world cultural heritage in 2005.
Techniques for farming in Mekong Delta salty land
introduced
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s
Cultivation Department has issued a set of techniques for rice and fruit
cultivation in salty land in the Mekong Delta, its head Ma Quang Trung has
informed.
He called for outlining a map of saltwater-infected areas,
thereby studying suitable species of plants and animals to farm.
A research on early-maturing rice varieties that could
stand high salinity levels should be promptly conducted, he said.
The summer-autumn rice should be sown in April and May,
he said, adding that water should be used sparingly.
According to the departments of agriculture and rural
development in the region, over 1.6 million ha of summer-autumn rice will be
planted, up 628 ha from the same crop last year.
More than 900,000ha of autumn-winter rice will be sown,
25,800 ha more than last year’s crop.
According to the Vietnam Academy for Water Resources,
saltwater will encroach deep into most of the Mekong Delta in the 2015-2016
dry season.
Many areas that have never experienced saline
intrusion, such as Vinh Long province and Chau Thanh district and Nga Bay
township of Hau Giang province, will experience the phenomenon.
About half of the farmland in Hau Giang and Kien Giang
provinces is predicted to be ruined by saltwater, which will impact all
farmland in Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang provinces.
In Long An province’s Tan An city in particular,
saltwater with salinity of up to 10 – 12 grammes per litre is likely to enter
85km deep into the mainland in May if there is a lack of rain and timely
prevention measures, the academy predicted.
Young Lao people visit Ly Son island district
A delegation of young people from the Lao provinces of
Champasak and Khammouane has visited Ly Son island district in the central
province of Quang Ngai.
They took part in planting 100 square almond trees,
which have the name due to the distinct square-shaped fruit they produce ,
along the beach near Chua Hang area to green up the locality.
Phoutthadeth Noryanxana, a delegation representative,
said the tree-planting activity contributed to fostering the friendship
between Laos and Vietnam during her first visit to scenic Ly Son.
Deputy Secretary of the provincial youth union Nguyen
Hoang Hiep said his association has chosen Ly Son as a destination for
exchange activities based on its strategic position as well as wishes from
the Lao delegation.
Joining social activities and exchange experience with
international friends will help local youth become more active, he noted.
Ly Son island, a tranquil destination 30km off Quang
Ngai's coast, is home to about 2,100 residents. Most make their living by
fishing and farming garlic and spring onions.
It is homeland of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla
soldiers, who sacrificed their lives to safeguarding national sovereignty.
Hanoi adds leaders of municipal People’s Council and
Committee
The People’s Council of Hanoi in the 2011-2016 tenure
convened an unusual meeting to elect additional leadership positions in the
municipal People’s Council and the People’s Committee.
Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s
Committee, was elected as the new Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s
Council in the 2011-2016 tenure.
Nguyen The Hung, Nguyen Doan Toan and Ngo Van Quy, who
have been directors of the municipal Departments of Planning and
Architecture, Finance and Planning and Investment, respectively, will be Vice
Chairmen of the municipal People’s Committee.
Speaking at the meeting, Politburo member and Secretary
of the Municipal Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai underlined the significance
of the event, affirming that the election followed the city’s personnel
arrangement and planning requirements.
At the meeting, one Vice Chairman, one permanent member
of the municipal People’s Council and three Vice Chairmen of the municipal
People’s Committee were dismissed from their duties.
Quang Tri recognises 15 additional new-style rural
communes
Authorities of the central province of Quang Tri
granted certificates recognising another 15 communes as new-style rural areas
at a local ceremony on March 17.
The figure raised the total number of communes
recognised as new-style rural areas to 18, including Vinh Kim and Vinh Thanh
in Vinh Linh district; Hai Thuong in Hai Lang district; Tan Hop in Huong Hoa
district.
During the event, another 16 communes signed agreements
demonstrating their determination to accomplish the new-style rural area
criteria in 2016. This year, the Quang Tri aims to have 29 communes to become
modern.
The locality plans to take a number of measures to
realise the targets, including mobilising various financial resources in
service of the work and conducting communication campaigns to gain
wholehearted support from locals, businesses and administrations.
Initiatives are encouraged to effectively implement the
new-style rural area building programme across the province.
In 2015, Quang Tri has eight communes meeting from
15-18 criteria, 59 communes meeting 10-14 criteria, and 32 communes from 5-9
criteria.
The province has mobilised over 1.1 trillion VND (49.5
million USD) for upgrading infrastructure, improving services relating to
education and training, health care, and culture, protecting the environment,
and maintaining social order.
The programme has been also implemented in close link
with the local project on restructuring the agricultural sector towards
improving added-values, contributing to raising income for local farmers.
On the occasion, numerous individuals and units were
honoured for their outstanding contribution to the building of new-style
rural areas in 2015.
The National Target Programme on New Rural Development,
launched in 2010, sets 19 criteria for new rural areas covering
infrastructure, production, living standards, income and culture, among
others. A district must have at least 75 percent of its communes meeting all
the 19 criteria in order to receive the title of new rural district.
Canadian girl raises her voice for charity
The youngest Youth Ambassador of SOS Children’s
Village, 11-year old Capri Everitt from Vancouver, Canada, raised her pure,
innocent voice to sing the Vietnamese national anthem at SOS Children’s
Village in Da Nang on March 17.
Capri loves to help children less fortunate than
herself. She is touring of 80 countries to sing 80 national anthems in 41
different languages to raise 1 million USD for SOS Children’s Village – a
charity which provides homes worldwide for children who have been orphaned,
abandoned, or affected by war and poverty.
In a short clip featured on the website
aroundtheworldin80anthems.com , the angel-hearted girl said she decided to
act when she discovered that 18 million orphaned children face death, due to
disease and malnutrition.
"I wanted to use my voice to help children get
clean water and food," she said.
The idea of traveling to 80 countries was inspired by
the classic novel Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne.
“But this is not just about visiting countries. This is
about bringing children together through the common language of music,” her
website aroundtheworldin80anthems.com explains.
Why does Capri sing national anthems everywhere she
goes?
Many children may not know famous pop songs, but they
know their own national anthem. So Capri sings local national anthems with
children in their own language, and children everywhere sing with her. She
hopes that her work will inspire children of the world to use their talents
to help make a better world for people everywhere.
In Vietnam, her nine-year-old brother Bowen Everitt and
children of the SOS Children’s Village in Da Nang accompanied her in singing
the Vietnamese national anthem.
On March 18, she will participate in a cultural
exchange programme with children from SOS Da Nang Village and 100 university
students at Chau A Park from 6pm to 8pm.
A similar programme will be held tomorrow at Bien Dong
Park.
On November 20, 2015, Capri began her incredible
journey at UNICEF’s Universal Children’s Day celebrations in Ottawa, together
with her mom, dad, and younger brother. Then she travelled through countries
in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America, Oceania, and
Eastern Asia. In each country, she invites as many local children as possible
to join her.
Vietnam is her 30th country. After leaving this country
on March 20, Capri will continue her mission in other Southeast Asian
countries, including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, and
Malaysia, before heading to the Southern Asia region to sing in Sri Lanka and
India.
Her journey will also extend to South Africa, the
Middle East, and Europe. She is scheduled to complete her 80-country global
mission in mid-August.
To learn more about Capri’s journey, or to make a
donation, visit her website at http://aroundtheworldin80anthems.com.
Happiness in the air across Vietnam
Provinces and cities nationwide are busy with
activities marking the International Day of Happiness, which falls on March
20.
This year’s theme is still “Love and Sharing”, the
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.
Different campaigns imparting knowledge, skills and
experience to build a happy home and community are underway, alongside a
series of charitable programmes.
Some localities plan to hold mass weddings, events
honouring notable long and content marriages, and talk shows with outstanding
women who have contributed to the nation.
Vietnam first celebrated the international holiday in
2014. The Prime Minister issued Decision 2589/QD-TTg to mark the day annually
throughout the nation. The domestic celebration is an opportunity for the
Government to promote policies and initiatives to advance local living
standards, and encourage law-abiding behaviour and community spirit.
With a happiness index of 5.061 points, Vietnam ranks
96th among 157 countries and territories in the World Happiness Report 2016.
The three countries with highest happiness levels were Denmark, Switzerland
and Iceland.
Established by the UN General Assembly in June 2012,
the International Day of Happiness is now responded by 193 countries
worldwide.
Japanese enterprises seek Vietnam’s high-quality human
resources
An exchange was held in Osaka, Japan on March 17 to
connect Japanese enterprises and Vietnamese students.
The second event held by the Consulate General of
Vietnam in Japan aims to meet increasing demand of Japanese enterprises for
Vietnamese high-quality human resources and help Vietnamese students in Japan
find jobs.
More than 20 Japanese small and medium-sized
enterprises which have invested or planned to operate in Vietnam attended the
event to look for Vietnamese students qualifying in mechanics, information
technology, agriculture, economic management and international cooperation.
The exchange attracted the participation of nearly 60
Vietnamese university graduates from Kansai and graduates from Japanese
language training institutions like Meric and Ehle.
At the event, Japanese enterprises highly appreciated
the qualification, dynamism and hard-working of Vietnamese students. Many
interviewed qualifying candidates for recruitment.
VN responds to World Water Day
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
(MNRE) will work with the People’s Committee of Thanh Hoa and relevant
agencies to host a program in response to World Water Day on March 21-22.
Key events include a national meeting in response to
the World Water Day (March 22), a scientific workshop under the theme “Water
and Jobs,” a photo exhibition, an art performance.
The MNRE will launch other local-level activities.
World Water Day is marked on March 22 every year. It’s
a day to celebrate water. It’s a day to make a difference for the members of
the global population who suffer from water related issues. It’s a day to
prepare for how we manage water in the future.
In 2016, the theme for World Water Day is 'Water and
Jobs' with a view to emphasizing the two-way relations between water and
useful jobs towards water security, sustainable socio-economic development.
Deputy Director suspended from work due to
irresponsibility, incapability
A deputy director and a group of medical workers in a
public hospital in the central highlands province of Dak Lak were suspended
from work because of “incapability and irresponsibility” and caused a
16-year-old to lose one leg last week.
Nguyen Van Tam, director of the General Hospital in Dak
Lak province’s Cu Kuin District, affirmed that after a meeting convened on
March 16 to analyze lack of responsibility and professional knowledge of
medical workers in treating Le Thi Ha Vi, a 15-year-old high school student,
Deputy Director cum head of Surgery Ward Trinh Duc Lam; surgeon in charge, Y
Tam and two nurses Le Thi Long and Vu Thi Kim Len faced suspension.
Before, on March 6, student Le Thi Ha Vi was rushed to
Cu Kuin District General Hospital after a road accident on her way from
school. Doctors said she had a bone rupture around the right knee and put her
in a cast. Vi complained that the cast was too tight and painful and her leg
below the cast was numb.
Her family decided to transfer her to leading Cho Ray
hospital in Ho Chi Minh City where surgeons had to amputate her leg to save
her life because the leg got gangrene.
‘Shakespeare lives in photography’ at Hanoi
Creative City
The best images from the ‘Shakespeare Lives in
Photography’ competition are to be exhibited at Hanoi Creative City March 25-
April 15.
Organised by the British Council in partnership with
the British Embassy and Hanoi Creative City, the exhibition kicks off the
Shakespeare Lives global campaign in Vietnam. ‘Shakespeare Lives’ is
comprised of a series of events and activities throughout 2016 celebrating
Shakespeare’s work on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death.
Activities in English, education and the arts will
explore the story of how the ‘Bard of Avon’ and his work continue to inspire
people all over the world.
The ‘Shakespeare Lives in Photography’ competition run
by the British Council has attracted 200 entries and produced 11 winners
choosing to creatively reference scenes from either Shakespeare plays, his
influence on literature or capture a famous Shakespearian location.
The 11 winning photos will be displayed alongside
commissioned images from live Shakespeare performances around the world,
featuring scenes from Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Romeo
and Juliet and Macbeth, amongst others.
‘Much Ado about Nothing,’ the romantic comedy which was
directed by five-time Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh is to be screened
during the exhibition.
The film stars Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington and
Michael Keaton who are all Academy Award winning actors. Screenings are
scheduled for 24 March at 15.30 and on 2 and 9 April at 18.30.
They are part of a series of screenings throughout 2016
to showcase film adaptations of Shakespeare’s work, or filmed theatre
productions as part of the 2016 ‘Shakespeare Lives in Film’ collection.
Leading the ‘Shakespeare Lives’ activities in Vietnam,
the British Council is collaborating with publishing houses, arts
organisations and schools to engage audiences with new creative work inspired
by Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets.
The event will enable audiences to reassess perceptions
of Shakespeare and provide new inspiration to engage with his work.
Meanwhile, this work continues to grow in popularity internationally, thanks
to its continuing engagement with social issues and the influence it has had
on the English language.
Party chief asks for long term response plan against
saltwater creep
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong asked the
southern province of Ben Tre to adopt short and long term plans to tackle
saltwater intrusion when inspecting works against the ongoing disaster in the
locality on March 17.
Ben Tre has lost 19,000ha of winter-spring rice crop,
over 500ha of vegetables, nearly 5,800ha of fruits and 475ha of aquaculture
to salinity, becoming one of the hardest hit localities.
Over 88,200 households with 353,000 people lack
freshwater, mostly those living in three coastal districts.
As many as 162 out of 164 communes and precincts have
been affected.
To minimise losses, the Party leader called for
switching to disaster-resistant plants and animals.
He hailed the provincial Party Committee for improving
local well-being on par with those in the region, partly by developing a set
of specific actions.
The upgraded socio-economic and technical
infrastructure has resulted in a 7.3 percent economic growth per year, with
the rate of poor households falling to 5.5 percent.
Ben Tre should remove any arising business obstacles,
improve the business climate, develop tourism and tap marine-based economic
potential, the leader suggested.
Lauding the province for its thorough preparations for
the upcoming elections of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s
Councils at all levels for 2016-2020, he wished that the elections will be
held in a democratic manner in line with the law.
The Party chief also took the occasion to urge for the
consistent implementation of a Resolution on Party building adopted by the 11
th Party Central Committee’s fourth plenum, saying that personnel work is of
special significance.
Earlier, he visited Huu Dinh commune – the only
new-style rural area in Chau Thanh district and inspected salinity situation
in Giong Trom commune which recently lost 90 percent of harvest-ready rice
acreage.
During the stay, he also visited a coconut processing
plant and called on heroic Vietnamese mothers.
HCM City approves provisional list of candidates for
14th NA election
Ho Chi Minh City’s preliminary list of candidates
running for the deputies of the 14th National Assembly (NA) will consist of
90 persons. The list was approved at the municipal Fatherland Front’s the
second consultation meeting on March 17.
Accordingly, it includes 42 persons nominated by
organizations and 48 self-nominated candidates. Non-Party members account for
nearly 48.8 percent and women make up 33.3 percent.
The meeting also agreed with the preliminary list of
178 nominated and 25 self-nominated candidates for the seat in the municipal
People’s Council in 2016-2021.
The municipal front’s standing board will then work to
collect feedback from locals and the official list of candidates will be
decided at the third consultation.
Hoang Sa, Truong Sa exhibition opens in Gia Lai
province
Exhibits affirming Vietnam’s ownership over Hoang Sa
(Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are being showcased in the
Central Highlands province of Gia Lai from March 17.
They include photos, maps and documents in Han
(classical Chinese), Nom (Vietnamese ideographic script), Vietnamese and
French languages, issued from the 17 th to the outset of the 20 th century by
the Vietnamese feudal states and the French government in Indochina (on
behalf of the then Vietnamese state).
On display are also publications issued by western
countries from the 18 th -19 th century, providing strong evidence that Hoang
Sa and Truong Sa belong to Vietnam.
Worthy of note is a collection of four atlases and 30
maps compiled and published by China, which proves China has never managed
the islands.
Socio-economic activities in Truong Sa island district
during the country’s industrialisation process are also featured at the
exhibition.
The six-day exhibition aims to raise the public’s
awareness, and encourage Vietnamese nationals to affirm and protect national
territory.
Sài Gòn Railway launches Facebook page
The Sài Gòn Railway Company has opened a Facebook
account to offer updated information, schedules and promotions, and receive
passengers’ opinions. The aim is to improve its services, according to Lê
Quốc Trung, the company’s deputy general director.
People are invited to visit the page at
https://www.facebook.com/duongsatsg.
New road to Cam Ranh Airport completed
A new road linking the Cam Ranh Airport and a new
administration centre located in Nha Trang City in Khánh Hòa Province, has
been completed, according to Trần Hòa Nam, director of the province’s
Department of Planning and Investment.
The road is 6.3 kilometres long and worth more than
VNĐ2.1 trillion (US$96 million).
Mekong flower, bonsai areas to expand
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta River provinces are working
with northern provinces to develop cultivation areas for flowers
and bonsai. New growing methods will also be used, according to the Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of Cultivation.
The country has 35,000 hectares of flowers and bonsai,
earning VNĐ650 billion (US$29 million) per year, including $5 million from
exports.
Free vaccines offered to City students
HCM City’s Department of Health, in co-operation with
the Department of Education and Training, will expand a programme to provide
free measles-rubella vaccines for students aged 16-17 at high schools and
vocational training centres.
The programme began this week, will last until May 13.
Tunnels approved for busy City intersection
An underground road beneath An Sương intersection in
HCM City’s District 12 will be built to reduce traffic congestion at the
area.
The city’s Department of Transport has approved the
project with investment from the Urban Transport Management Zone No 3 at a
cost of VNĐ514 billion (US$22.9 million).
Around VNĐ130 billion ($5.8 million) of that amount
will be used for site clearance and compensation.
The design includes two tunnels with a total length of
850m. Each tunnel will be 9m wide with two lanes.
Work on the construction is expected to start in the
second quarter of this year and finish by the third quarter next year,
according to the investor.
Fatherland Front leader welcomes cybernetics expert
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central
Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 17 for
Professor Fredmund Malik, Head of the Malik research institute in
Switzerland.
Nhan praised the professor’s work in the arena of
cybernetics, adding that some of his projects have been applied in Vietnam’s
northern city of Hai Phong, yielding sound outcomes.
Vietnam hopes to collaborate further with Professor
Malik and his institute to boost cybernetics development in the country, he
said.
For his part, Malik noted he is committed to supporting
Vietnam’s scientific improvement.
He said he want to continue cooperating and sharing
experience in cybernetics to replicate world successful models in the field,
which can contribute to Vietnam’s sustainable growth in economics and
environment, among others.
Fredmund Malik, the founder and chairman of Malik, is
an acclaimed international management expert and scientific thinker.
Malik applies systems theory and cybernetics to analyse
and design management systems.
He was Professor of corporate management and governance
at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, and at the Vienna University of
Economics and Business, Austria.
World Bank vows to support healthcare development in
Vietnam
The World Bank (WB) is committed to supporting Vietnam
in completing its goals set in the national strategy on medical development
from 2016-2020.
WB Country Director in Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa made the
statement at a meeting between the Health Ministry and international health
partners, which was held on March 17.
Vietnam ought to ensure local access to high-quality
medical services and improve health staff’s competence, she said.
At the meeting, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien
noted her agency will continue prioritising measures to ease the issue of
hospital overloads moving forward.
The improvement of human resources, finances,
infrastructure and disease precautions are also on the ministry’s agenda, she
added, underscoring the importance of overhauling relevant customer services.
According to the Health Ministry, throughout the
2011-2015 period, the numbers of beds and doctors per 10,000 people increased
from 21.5 to 24, and from 7.2 to 8, respectively. Meanwhile, in some major
hospitals, the percentage of shared beds was reduced from 70 percent to 7
percent.
The period saw expenditure on the health sector
accounting for 7.52 percent of total public spending. The amended law on
health insurance was issued on January 1, with the rate of insurance coverage
rising from 60.9 percent in 2010 to 75.3 percent in 2015.
Health services have become available in all localities
nationwide, and there have been 240 private facilities set up by family
doctors since 2013.
EU-funded project helps promote central coastal tourism
The EU-funded capacity development programme for
environmentally and socially responsible tourism in Vietnam (EU-ESRT) is
building a website to help promote tourism in the central coastal region,
focusing on Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam provinces and Da Nang city.
The website aims to strengthen tourism services and
products of the localities, and support visitors in searching for tourist
information. This is hoped to help increase sources of income for the
localities.
The site, which is scheduled to be put into operation
in this July, will cover information on must-see destinations, popular
tourism activities, must-eat dishes and journeys worth travelling.
It will also provide information related to visa
regulations for international tourists, weather, tourist transport support
centres and accommodation establishments.
The three localities are famous for many beautiful
beaches as well as tangible and intangible cultural heritages of the world
such as the Complex of Hue Monuments, the “Nha nhac” (royal court music), Hoi
An ancient town and My Son Sanctuary. They also boast biospheres and national
parks with various species of flora and fauna.
In 2015, they enhanced links in promoting regional
tourism and developing new products, in order to attract more holiday-makers
to the region.
Along with sea travel, Da Nang is focusing on the
development of entertainment services. Thua Thien-Hue is concentrating on
cultural tourism through organising cultural events and arts performances and
introducing local specialties, while Quang Nam is promoting ecotourism and
community-based tourism.
Foreign sponsors join hands to help children in Lai
Chau
The Aide et Action International (AEAI), the Institute
of Development Economics Consultants - Social And Rural Mountain (CISDOMA)
and the European Union joined hands to launch a project on March 17 to
improve care and education for ethnic and disadvantaged children in Tam Duong
in the northern province of Lai Chau.
The project will be realized within three years from
2016 to 2018 in three mountainous communes to help children get access to
preschool and primary school.
The project will improve and apply advanced teaching
methods, enhance the active participation of parents in teaching children and
provide information to policy-makers.
It will also apply documents with Vietnamese and local
languages with topics such as gender equality, living skills, individual
safety, children rights, local culture and traditions.
Regional Director for Aide et Action South East Asia
Prasert Tepanart revealed that the project creates an opportunity to improve
education for children in Lai Chau, one of the most disadvantaged provinces
in Vietnam.
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