Where is cooper city

Tran Phuoc Anh, Deputy Director of the city’s Department of External Relations, said at a recent press conference that the festival will also create a venue where participating countries promote traditional culture and enhance their solidarity. Activities within the festival will be held at the Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street and the Bach Dang Wharf Park in district 1, including stalls displaying photos, objects, costumes and products of the countries. HCMC's culture, arts, tourism and handicrafts will be introduced through such as embroidered, sand, rice and lacquer paintings, ceramics and products made from wood, rattan and bamboo. Besides, there will be exhibitions featuring the southern hub’s historical milestones as well as its cooperation with other cities worldwide in culture, economy and social affairs, the official added. The highlight of the festival will be an exhibition showcasing outstanding models and initiatives of 24 districts in response to the campaign to … [Read more...] about Festival to highlight HCMC’s integration efforts

Vice Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee Duong Tan Hien (R) and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts Menh Kossony (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a working session with a delegation of the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on November 19, discussing bilateral cooperation possibilities. At the session, Vice Chairman of Can Tho People’s Committee Duong Tan Hien affirmed that the city’s administration and people always give special feeling to Cambodia, as demonstrated in various activities to foster bilateral friendship. He noted that in the field of education, Can Tho has provided support in studying costs for Cambodian students in the city who number around 50, and assisted them in adapting to the new living and learning environment. In the field of health care, Can Tho’s Health Department has coordinated with the Cho Ray Phnom Penh Hospital to … [Read more...] about Can Tho strengthens ties with Cambodian localities

A plan to build an airport with an estimated cost of over US$260 million in the south-central resort city of Phan Thiet has won in-principle approval from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The Phan Thiet airport will be located in Thien Nghiep Commune in Phan Thiet, the capital city of Binh Thuan Province. The terminal, which will be used for both civil and military purposes, will be constructed under the BOT (build-operate-transfer) scheme, economic newswire VnEconomy said in an article last month. The Prime Minister has assigned the administration of Binh Thuan Province to cooperate with relevant agencies to develop feasibility studies on the project, according to the Vietnamese-language website. The airport is expected to span 360.33 hectares in its initial phase, ending by 2020, and will be expanded to 543 hectares by 2030. In its first phase, the terminal is projected to serve 500,000 passengers and handle 10,000 metric tons of goods a year. It is hoped that it will receive one … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM OK’s plan to build $263mn airport in Phan Thiet

At the meeting held by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Vladivostok city (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – The Consulate Generals of Vietnam in Russia recently held celebrations of the 44th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification (April 30, 1975). The Vietnamese Consulate General in Vladivostok city on April 23 held a meeting to mark the event. Consul General Nguyen Hoang Viet highlighted the significant meaning of the April 30 victory in 1975, which helped completely liberate the South, unify the country, and end the US war in Vietnam. He expressed the deep gratitude of Vietnamese people to Russian war veterans and people, especially those in Vladivostok city and Primorye province, for their valuable support in the most difficult time of the national defence. He affirmed that the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Russia have been developing with the organisation of various activities on the Russia Year in Vietnam … [Read more...] about National Reunification Day marked in Russia

Vietnam’s average disbursement rate is much lower than that of other recipients of the Asian Development Bank’s ODA loans, largely due to cumbersome and time-consuming procedures, said Eric Sidgwick, ADB country director for Vietnam. Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung speaks at a teleconference in Hanoi on June 26. Red tape is one of the main reasons for slow loan disbursement – PHOTO: THOI BAO TAI CHINH Speaking at a teleconference in Hanoi on Wednesday, Sidgwick said Vietnam had a good rate of disbursement in the past. However, the rate has been on the decline since 2014, and it is currently very slow, reported the local media. Vietnam’s average disbursement rate in 2018 reached 11.2%, or half of the rate in the 2011-2014 period, at 21.7%, and half the rates of other countries, according to the director. He pointed out that even minor changes in projects such as increases in scale, six-month loan extensions, cost structure changes or the use of … [Read more...] about Red tape results in low ODA disbursement in Vietnam: ADB