Vinatex to Invest VND3.5T for Cotton Cultivation in Vietnam Central Highlands The Vietnam Textile and Garment Corporation (Vinatex) said it will finance VND3.5 trillion (US$207.1 million) for central highlands provinces of Dak Nong, Dak Lak and Gia Lai to develop the cotton cultivation area. Vinatex will provide local cotton growers with seeds, tools, technical support and commit to purchase the products with a priority price. Vietnam needs about 200,000 tons of cotton for its textile and garment production each year, said a Vinatex official. However, the domestic cotton industry meets less than 2 per cent of the demand. Vinatex has targeted to raise the productivity of the cotton sector to 40,000 tons of raw cotton by 2015 and 60,000 tons by 2020 in order to ensure security of materials for the textile and garment sector and meet 10 per cent-15 per cent of the country’s demand in the future. (New Hanoi, VNS) more news … [Read more...] about Vinatex to Invest VND3.5T for Cotton Cultivation in Vietnam Central Highlands
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Jilted lover stabs rival to death in Vietnam Central Highlands
A 51-year old man in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, who allegedly killed his rival in love and severely injured the woman he loved last Saturday, turned himself in a day later, local police said. Nguyen Van Tranh told them the woman’s plan to marry his rival was what drove him to attack them. Tranh, a married man with five children, said he had regularly visited the house Tran Thi Lieu, 42, a widow living near his house, and helped her with her daily activities for the last three years. But Ha Van Vinh, a widower and also aged 51, began to turn up daily at Lieu’s house since last month and managed to win her affection. The two men had met at her house Saturday evening, and both refused to be the first to leave. Lieu waited until 10 p.m and then asked Tranh to leave, but he agreed to leave only if Vinh did too. She then threw Tranh’s shoes out of the door, making him furious. He went into the kitchen, grabbed a knife and chased after her, slashing her in … [Read more...] about Jilted lover stabs rival to death in Vietnam Central Highlands
Vietnam Central Highlands City Seeks to Open Air Route to Singapore
Vietnam Central Highlands City Seeks to Open Air Route to Singapore Authorities in the central highlands province of Lam Dong paid a visit to Singapore to discuss the opening of direct flights between Da Lat city and the ASEAN country. The three-day visit, starting on June 1, is also aimed to call for Singaporean investors in tourism and to boost sales of farm produce to the country. Currently, Da Lat receives flights from Hanoi and the central city of Da Nang. (Vietnam Agriculture) more news … [Read more...] about Vietnam Central Highlands City Seeks to Open Air Route to Singapore
“Vietnam Central Highland in the 1950s of Twentieth century” exhibition opens
(Cinet)- As many of 34 photos about ethnic minority groups and custom in the Central Highlands taken by French photographer Jean - Marie Duchange are on display at an exhibition in Hanoi, on July 10. The photos were taken during his visits to the Central Highland region from June 1952 to July 1955 and were selected from nearly 200 photos that his daughter Évelyne Duchange and granddaughter Nadège Bourgoin presented to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Museum Deputy Director Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duy Thieu spoke highly of the photo collection, saying they help visitors know more about daily lives of ethnic minority people in the Central Highland region, as well as their architectural art, traditional customs and religious rituals. … [Read more...] about “Vietnam Central Highland in the 1950s of Twentieth century” exhibition opens
Housed elephants implanted with microchips in Vietnam’s Central Highlands Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
Forty-five housed elephants at a conservation center in Vietnam’s Central Highlands are being implanted with microchip for better protection and management, the venue director said Friday.Veterinarians at the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Center (DECC), located in the eponymous province bordering Cambodia, are currently checking the animals’ health and will implant the chips into those deemed fit. The program will cost some VND90 million (US$4,000), funded by the center’s own money, director Huynh Trung Luan said.“As the elephants belong to different organizations and individuals, and the animals are currently kept in various areas, the process will take quite some time,” Luan added.Pham Van Thinh, a scientist working at DECC, said that the microchip does not have GPS tracking and mainly aims to manage the number of the elephants and monitor the animals’ health. Every device implanted into the animals carries a unique code, which is … [Read more...] about Housed elephants implanted with microchips in Vietnam’s Central Highlands Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail