Authorities plant mangrove forests in Tra Vinh province’s Cau Ngang district. (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNS/VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is growing more forests and strengthening conservation of existing ones. This is meant to protect the environment, adapt to climate change and improve people’s livelihoods, according to the coastal province’s Forest Protection Sub-department. The province plans to plant 2.1 million trees in the 2021-25 period, 1.1 million in urban and rural areas and the rest in 372ha of forests. Nguyen Vu Phuong, head of the sub-department, said 200,000 trees would be planted in forests every year. Tra Vinh is one of the delta’s provinces hardest hit by climate change , especially rising sea levels, which have impacted the environment and the lives of people living in coastal areas. To mitigate the impacts, it has implemented various forest growing programmes in recent years. For instance, it launched a mangrove … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh province plants forests to protect coasts, improve environment
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Conference on trade, investment, tourism cooperation between VN, Lao, Thailand
Representatives of the three provinces sign agreement at the conference The conference was organized to further promote cooperation in investment, trade, tourism, labor and communication among the three provinces in the new situation. At the same time, it also tightened the friendship and cooperation for mutual development between the three provinces in particular and the three countries in general; thereby, contributing to promoting the development of the East-West Economic Corridor and building a stronger and stronger ASEAN community. At the conference, the parties signed the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the three provinces between 2022 through 2023 in all fields of trade, investment, tourism, labor and communication particularly focusing on strengthening the implementation of the agreement. At the same time businesses and investors in their provinces are encouraged to connect for finding investment opportunities and implementing development programs and … [Read more...] about Conference on trade, investment, tourism cooperation between VN, Lao, Thailand
A more connected manufacturing sector through smart applications
The talk show Digital transformation with 5G – The Path to Smart Factories in Vietnam hosted by VIR reviewed the trends of digital transformation and automation in Vietnam’s manufacturing sector At the talk show Digital transformation with 5G – The Path to Smart Factories in Vietnam hosted by VIR , Seck Yee Chung, member of the Steering Committee of the Vietnam Business Forum's Digital Economy Working Group said, “Companies from different industries have to adapt to new technologies to compete and survive. However, adaptation is not an easy process. I suggest companies can focus on the four As, which include awareness, accessibility, adaptation, and advancement." Chung added, “One of the challenges right now is knowledge. There are so many technologies and so many new exciting opportunities. You see it but where do you start. That is the stage where you are required to assess your needs to see what is critical and who can help you. Small and big companies may struggle to deal … [Read more...] about A more connected manufacturing sector through smart applications
Culture and food festival welcomes back nightlife lovers
The hustle and bustle of the night market, the smell of grilled meat bursting in the smoke in the barbecue streets at night, and the sound of clinking beer glasses are the specialities that tourists can experience when coming to Vietnam. Eating at night and street food are also features that have now been revived after a long time of stagnation due to the pandemic. Recovery of nightlife Vietnam is considered one of the destinations with interesting nightlife tourism products – which is a motivation to attract foreign tourists. No matter if in Saigon, Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum, or Dak Lak, it is easy to see the lively nightlife with crowds gathering at night markets. The reappearance of street food in combination with special entertainment activities proved the recovery of Vietnam’s tourist sector. The Saigon Night festival organised by Saigon Beer – which is a brand of SABECO – in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is one of the programmes to prolong … [Read more...] about Culture and food festival welcomes back nightlife lovers
653 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday
The 653 new COVID-19 cases are all local infections, including 534 in the community, detected in Hà Nội (162), Đà Nẵng (47), Yên Bái (42), Phú Thọ (39), Quảng Ninh (31), Nghệ An (31), Lào Cai (27), Hồ Chí Minh City (24), Quảng Trị (16), Tuyên Quang (15), Thái Bình (14), Thái Nguyên (14), Cao Bằng (13), Sơn La (13), Bắc Kạn (12), Vĩnh Phúc (12), Nam Định (12), Hà Tĩnh (11), Hà Nam (10), Hòa Bình (10), Lạng Sơn (9), Lai Châu (8 ), Hải Dương (8 ), Hưng Yên (8 ), Hà Giang (8 ), Ninh Bình (8 ), Lâm Đồng (7), Quảng Bình (7), Thanh Hóa (6), Quảng Ngãi (5), Bến Tre (5), Phú Yên (4), Điện Biên (4), Bình Định (3), Gia Lai (3), Khánh Hòa (2), Đồng Tháp (2), and Bắc Giang (1). An Giang Province reported an additional 986 cases from previous days. … [Read more...] about 653 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday
☀️ Morning digest on June 24
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency. In their messages, the Vietnamese leaders noted with satisfaction that despite numerous challenges, ups and downs in history, the Vietnamese and Cambodian peoples have always stood side by side and supported each other in the struggles for national liberation in the past as well as in each country’s national development at present, which is a priceless asset that the two countries’ leaders and peoples need to continue nurturing. Read full story Read full story Explaining the drug and medical supply shortages in some localities and central-level hospitals, the Ministry of Health (MoH) pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic, whose serious impacts in 2020 and 2021 led to the scarcity of materials for production and surged prices and subsequently made it more difficult to purchase medicine and medical supplies. Read full story Read full story Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on June 24
Da Nang university opens office in Japan
Officials from the Vietnamese embassy in Japan and Dong A University join a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the representative office of the university in Tokyo, Japan. Photo courtesy of Phương Chi Da Nang (VNS/VNA) – Dong A University , the first private university in the central region of Vietnam, has officially opened a representative office in Tokyo , Japan, to boost high-quality human resources and education cooperation between Vietnam and Japan. Chairman of the university council Luong Minh Sam said the university had appointed the Japanese professor Yasuhiro Yamada as the representative in Tokyo, and the office will be a rendezvous for more than 300 students from the University in Japan and other Vietnamese students and workers. Sam said the debut of the representative office in Japan was part of the strategic education programme in supplying high-quality human resources for both Vietnamese and Japanese markets. He said the appointment professor Yamada, who had … [Read more...] about Da Nang university opens office in Japan