Conversations on Vietnam Development
Khi tàu chúng tôi cập đảo Đá Đông A, từ đây dù cách xa hơn 10 hải lý (gần 20 km) nhưng bằng mắt thường có thể thấy đá Châu Viên. Nếu dùng ống nhòm sẽ thấy rõ nét những công trình mà Trung Quốc xây dựng trái phép trên đá Châu Viên. Tiếp tục đọc “Hình ảnh mới nhất về công trình khổng lồ Trung Quốc xây trái phép trên đá Châu Viên”
The summer has arrived. Hanoi streets are becoming more and more colorful with the red of Flamboyant flowers, the yellow of Golden Shower flowers, and the purple of Crape-myrtle flowers.
Purple – the color of Crape-myrtle flowers, appears at the beginning of the summer. Crape-myrtle flowers are grown in crowded streets. Tiếp tục đọc “Colorful flowers in Hanoi summer” |
Bien Ho Lake in Pleiku city of Gia Lai province is a renowned tourist attraction which is considered as a “pearl” in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
 Bien Ho, also called To Nung, was previously a giant volcano mouth in the north of Pleiku Tiếp tục đọc “Bien Ho Lake – a pearl in Central Highlands” |
 Located on Phu Quoc island, the Long Beach offers mile after deserted mile, a backdrop of tropical forests and mountains, swaying coconut palms and spectacular sunsets, according to the website. “This is what many of Asia’s finest beaches were like before they were discovered”, says Telegraph.
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VietNamNet Bridge – Here are the top Saigon tours, which range from full-day trips to the iconic Chu Chi Tunnels to boat cruises through the vast Mekong Delta.
Half-Day Cu Chi Tunnels Tour
Explore the underground passageways used by Vietnam liberation soldiers during the Vietnam War as you head to the Cu Chi tunnels with an experienced guide.
Learn how the extensive subterranean world was created, watch engaging documentaries about its use, and get the chance to fire an AK-47 assault rifle. Tiếp tục đọc “The top tours from HCM City”
VietNamNet Bridge – A summer youth volunteer campaign and a beach-cleaning activity were launched on Sunday in the central Thanh Hoa Province, to observe World Environment Day 2017 (June 5).
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| Youth unionists and volunteers collect trash on Hai Hoa Beach in Thanh Hoa Province to mark World Environment Day (June 5). |
The volunteer campaign aims to encourage the spirit and enthusiasm of the local youth in following the State’s plans to develop the province, while the beach-cleaning campaign aims to raise awareness among youngsters about the importance of the sea and push them towards protecting the environment. Tiếp tục đọc “100,000 youngsters in join environmental campaign”
Viet Nam had to spend more than US$1.5 billion to import animal feed and raw material in the first five months of this year, up 27.5 per cent compared with 2016, despite market difficulties for meat, especially pork.
Imported soybean is piled up. Viet Nam imported nearly 650,000 tonnes of soybeans worth US$280 million in the first five months of this year, increasing by eight per cent in volume and 19 per cent in value year-on-year.
The information was released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Tiếp tục đọc “VN spends $1.5 billion for animal feed imports”
Updated : 05/26/2017 13:47 GMT + 7
Over 10,000 lobsters raised in Xuan Dai Bay in south-central Phu Yen Province have been found dead over the past two days, with oxygen depletion likely to be the cause.
The aquatic hypoxia might have been the result of long days of sun followed by a sudden downpour on Wednesday afternoon, a local leader said.
According to Nguyen Huu Dai, deputy head of Song Cau Town’s vet station in Phu Yen Province, around 10,000 lobsters that were about to be harvested were killed in the incident. Tiếp tục đọc “Lobsters die en masse in Vietnam’s south-central bay, oxygen depletion suspected”
Updated : 05/29/2017 16:10 GMT + 7
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has promised to provide US$233.3 million in official development assistance (ODA) for Ho Chi Minh City to build a metro line connecting to Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
Metro line 4 b-1 will run over two kilometers from the Lang Cha Ca Intersection to Tan Son Nhat Airport in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Construction of the metro line has been approved by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Tiếp tục đọc “Korean bank pledges $233mn loan for Ho Chi Minh City airport metro”
Updated : 05/27/2017 11:05 GMT + 7
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has selected the official proposal for a colossal project to develop an expressway that runs from north to south.
The selected proposal, prepared by the Ministry of Transport and which has been open for feedback from state agencies, aims to develop 1,372 kilometers of expressway from now to 2025, with a hefty investment of VND314.1 trillion (US$13.84 billion). Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to develop 1,370km cross-nation expressway at $13bn”
Updated : 05/29/2017 17:02 GMT + 7
Editor’s note: Nguyen Phu, a former director of development with travel agency Peak Viet, explains why street food drives tourists away from Vietnam.
The opinions expressed below are the author’s own.
When the way to a man’s goodbye is through his stomach
Street food is always appealing to tourists. Visitors from developed countries are captivated by food for sale on the street, as it looks unfamiliar and delicious. Tiếp tục đọc “Why Vietnamese street food is sending tourists away”
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Huy won the third prize of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2017 in California for his invention of a robotic prosthetic arm designed for the disabled. His invention competed with more than 1,700 contestants from more than 70 countries all over the world. Tiếp tục đọc “VN student wins US invention prize”
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| Powder that prevents bird flu is sprinkled to a flock of chickens. – VNA/VNS Photo Đình Huệ |
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| A child collects wood after finishing school in Mù Căng Chải District in the northern province of Yên Bái. – VNS Photo Việt Thanh |
HÀ NỘI — Social services need to improve to help curb child labour in Việt Nam and reduce its negative impacts on the country’s youth.
Statistics from Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affiars (MoLISA) showed that nationwide there are more than 1.75 million children doing tough labour or working in an unhealthy environment. Tiếp tục đọc “No childhood for VN’s child labourers”
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| Illustrative photo: Fishing vessels near the Sa Kỳ Port in central Quảng Ngãi Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng |
In official order No 732 issued on Sunday, the Prime Minister acknowledged that the situation is ongoing and has been getting more serious since the end of 2015 in the central provinces of Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, and Bình Thuận, as well as southern provinces of Kiên Giang, Cà Mau, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Bến Tre and Tiền Giang.
Tiếp tục đọc “PM cracks down on illegal fishing”
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