Conversations on Vietnam Development
Update: June, 18/2017 – 09:00
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| Bit of greenery: “Silvery Wandering Jew”, oil on canvas. |
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| Students play ping pong at Cỏ May Dormitory, which provides free accommodation to poor university students in HCM City. —VNS Photo Gia Lộc |
Gia Lộc
HCM CITY — Trần Thị Diễm Sương was about to enter her third year of university when her mother told her she could no longer afford to pay her tuition and living expenses in HCM City.
With her future in doubt, Sương decided to apply for admission to Cỏ May Dormitory, founded by the late Phạm Văn Bên, a humanitarian and businessman whose mission was to help the disadvantaged attend university.
Located on the campus of Nông Lâm University in HCM City’s Thủ Đức District, the dorm offers free housing and VNĐ40,000 (US$1.75) for daily meals to poor students with excellent marks attending any university in the city. Tiếp tục đọc “No student left behind: universities offer compassion, care for the poor”
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s plant protection product market is valued at US$1 billion a year, but the country is still heavily dependent on imports.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade estimated that in the first five months of the year, Viet Nam imported $400 million worth of pesticides and materials, a 41 per cent year-on-year increase. In May alone, the import value was $98 million.
The ministry said 53 per cent of the total imports were from China, and the rest from Thailand, South Korea, India and Germany. Tiếp tục đọc “Market told to limit pesticide import”
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