Can Tho sees tourist arrivals up but few stayHuynh Kim CAN THO – Though tourist arrivals in Can Tho City are rising strongly, the number of tourists staying in this Mekong Delta city is small due to a lack of attractive products for tourists, said a local tourism official. According to Le Minh Son, deputy director of the Can Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, more than seven million tourists visited the city in January-November, up a staggering 43% year-on-year and beating this year’s target by 26%. Tourism revenue in this 11-month period already beat the yearly target by 30% and picked up 56% year-on-year with over VND2.6 trillion. With such impressive growth rates, the city expects over 7.5 million tourists and VND2.8 billion in tourism revenue this year. Such high arrivals are attributed to major events taking place this year like APEC Vietnam 2017, the conference on sustainable development of the Mekong Delta, as well as cultural and cuisine events … [Read more...] about Can Tho sees tourist arrivals up but few stay
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FPT starts work on university and software park in Can Tho
FPT starts work on university and software park in Can ThoChi Thinh HCMC – FPT Group on December 6 commenced construction on a FPT University campus and a software park inside a complex in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho with a total investment of VND1.4 trillion (US$61.64 million). Covering 5.2 hectares in Ninh Kieu and Binh Thuy districts, the FPT University and FPT Can Tho Software Park complex will include an office building and a lecture hall in the first phase. They are designed based on international standards to save energy and protect the environment. The complex, when in place, will have 3,000 staff and 5,000 students. FPT plans to develop the FPT University campus in Can Tho into a leading institution in the delta with 10,000 students by 2025. FPT general director Bui Quang Ngoc said the complex demonstrates FPT’s commitment to develop the information technology sector in Can Tho and the Mekong Delta as a whole. FPT expects to help the city restructure … [Read more...] about FPT starts work on university and software park in Can Tho
Can Tho to develop IT center
Can Tho to develop IT centerHuynh Kim CAN THO – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho needs to build an information technology (IT) center, said Dao Dinh Kha at the Ministry of Information and Communications. At a seminar on development of an IT center at the Mekong Delta’s key economic zone with a vision of making it a member of the Quang Trung Software City chain held in Can Tho on December 6, Kha said the Government has plans to develop such centers in large cities including Can Tho to help domestic firms improve their competitiveness. Following the models of Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in HCMC and Danang Software Park, Can Tho has drawn up a plan to develop a 20-hectare IT center in Cai Rang District, which will be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval. The center will be connected to the QTSC chain to meet the demand for IT services of enterprises in Can Tho, Kha said. Nguyen Thi Diep, a representative of German-invested Digi-Texx Vietnam Co Ltd which … [Read more...] about Can Tho to develop IT center
Can Tho plans to build information technology park
The workshop on the development of the IT sector in Can Tho The park will cover an area of 20.3 hectares, with initial investment estimated at nearly VND175 billion (US$7.7 million).The plans for the IT park were announced at workshop held on December 6, by the Can Tho Department of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Information and Communications.The park will be divided into different areas for software and digital content development, electronic device manufacturing and assembly, offices, conference centers and exhibitions.A zone dedicated to IT human resources training is also planned within the park.Do Hoang Trung, Director of the Can Tho Department of Information and Communications, said that the city expects to attract investment in the park from both domestic and foreign IT firms.At the workshop, IT and telecommunications experts discussed the advantages of building the park and proposed measures to boost IT development in the Mekong River Delta … [Read more...] about Can Tho plans to build information technology park
Can Tho city puts focus on solar power
Vo Thi Hong Anh, Vice Chairwoman of the Can Tho People’s Committee, told the Vietnam News Agency that the city has a lot of potential for developing solar energy. She said the city has already factored solar energy into its long-term development plan as part of diversifying power sources, particularly for remote areas that still lack electricity supply. The impacts of climate change over the last five years, like prolonged hot weather, has seen electricity consumption rise by 10%-12% every year, said Nguyen Van Quang, Director of the Can Tho Power Company. In 2017, Can Tho’s highest daily power consumption was 8.1 million kWh, while the corresponding figure in 2016 was 7.1 million kWh, Quang said. Quang said that although the city’s power sector was trying to maintain safe and continuous power supply. The rapid development of hi-tech agriculture and aquaculture, accompanied by increasing demand for electricity, was worrying the people of Can Tho, adding urgency to … [Read more...] about Can Tho city puts focus on solar power