A melon farming greenhouse at the hi-tech agricultural park of HCM City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City holds potential for crop seed export, but it still needs the State’s support to boost seed development and production which have yet to meet expectations so far. There are 38 businesses producing and trading crop seeds in HCM City at present, supplying more than 45,000 tonnes of seeds to the market between 2016 and 2018. They have studied and developed 136 new plant varieties, 55 of which have been produced, including 46 vegetable, eight flower and one rice variety, according to an official from the science and technology division of the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. At a recent forum, Le Thi Kim, deputy head of the city’s plant cultivation and protection division, said although some companies have boosted intensive production, seed quality remains low due to the shortage of detailed production process and quality … [Read more...] about HCM City has many things to do to become seed production hub
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HCM City, Finland to strengthen ties in education
Standing Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem (R) and Director General at the Finnish National Agency for Education Olli Pekka Heinonen at the meeting on August 13 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Standing Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem had a meeting with Director General at the Finnish National Agency for Education Olli Pekka Heinonen on August 13 to discuss cooperation in education. Liem expressed his delight at the sound development of Vietnam-Finland relations in multiple spheres like science-technology, education and clean energy, adding that HCM City highly values Finland’s experience and strength in education and wishes to enhance bilateral ties in this regard. He said his city always pays attention to educational quality improvement and considers education one of the seven breakthroughs that will help it promote the quality of human resources to meet new development requirements. … [Read more...] about HCM City, Finland to strengthen ties in education
Adjustments proposed for HCM City’s metro line projects
Construction of the HCM City’s Metro Line No 1 project in Văn Thánh Area in Bình Thạnh District. HCM CITY The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the Management Board of Urban Railway (MAUR) to send the changes to the first two metro lines’ cost estimates to the city's People’s Council for approval. Line Nos 1 and 2 will go from Bến Thành Market in District 1 respectively to Suối Tiên Tourism Park in District 9 and the Tham Lương Bus Terminal in District 12. Bùi Xuân Cường, head of MAUR, asked the council to approve the changes so that work could be sped up and the Department of Planning and Investment to help the city's People’s Committee complete the procedures and to send them to the Ministries of Planning and Investment and Finance by August 9 for assessment. He called on the council for assessment of technical design to assess the … [Read more...] about Adjustments proposed for HCM City’s metro line projects
Long An Province to be urged to further connect with HCM City
The HCM City-Trung Lương Expressway connects the city with Long An Province. —VNS Photo Ngọc Diệp HCM CITY— It is important to develop Long An Province’s strengths as a link between HCM City and other provinces in the Mekong Delta, experts have said. Speaking at a conference on linking Long An Province and HCM City organised by Saigon Times newspaper in the city on July 25, Dr Sử Ngọc Khương, a finance and investment expert, said developing transport links between the province and HCM City is not sufficient. Long An is close to HCM City and could help reduce the growing number of people migrating to the latter from the delta if it attracts further investment. Bùi Hòa An, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Transport, said the city’s population is increasing by one million every five years, 90 per cent of it due to migration from other provinces and cities. “It is very important … [Read more...] about Long An Province to be urged to further connect with HCM City
HCM City opens socio-economic forecast and simulation centre
Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, secretary of the city’s Party Committee, cuts a ribbon at a ceremony to inaugurate the city’s socio-economic forecast and simulation centre on Thursday. — VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — To develop its smart city project by 2025, HCM City needs to call for investors who can transfer technologies and learn from developed countries’ smart-city experiences, a top city official said on Thursday at the inauguration ceremony for the city’s new socio-economic forecasting and simulation centre. Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, secretary of the city’s Party Committee, said: “HCM City will give priority to investors who can help develop our smart city project by using new technologies, transferring technologies to local companies, and investing in R&D and technical infrastructure development.” … [Read more...] about HCM City opens socio-economic forecast and simulation centre