Conversations on Vietnam Development
The ancient pagoda of Phuoc Kien, known as King Lotus Pagoda in Chau Thanh district in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has attracted tourists due to unique giant lotus leaves.
 Tourists flock to Phuoc Kien pagoda in Hoa Tan commune, Chau Thanh district in September and October to enjoy giant lotus leaves. Tiếp tục đọc “King Lotus Pagoda, top destination in western region” |
He said the nature of VNEN is student-centered teaching methodology. Most of the schools using VNEN have prepared the material and teaching facilities, especially the teaching staff, and have ‘deployed VNEN in a flexible and creative way’. Tiếp tục đọc “Should schools use the VNEN educational methodology?”
The Prime Minister has approved a project to preserve ancient red pine trees at the Yen Tu National Forest in Uong Bi city of the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The ancient red pine trees at the Yen Tu National Forest in Quang Ninh province (Photo: http://www.laodong.vn)
The project will be implemented at a cost of about 26.26 billion VND (1.16 million USD) in 2017-2021.
The funding will be used to care for the 237 living red pine trees, upgrade infrastructure of existing nursery gardens, cultivate seedlings of the species and collect red pine trees that grow in the wild. Tiếp tục đọc “New project to preserve ancient red pine trees in Quang Ninh”
Local people in Quang Nam Province have gathered again and demanded to relocate the Vietnam-France Steel Plant due to pollution.
Locals camp out the at the factory
The locals in Dien Nam Dong Ward, Dien Ban Town have put up tents and blocked the entrance to the plant for the past three months. Old people stay out during the day and young people sleep in the tents at night. They are determined to shut down the plant in the area.
According to the locals, since the factory went into operation five years ago, it has caused air and noise pollution. The local authorities promised to work out a solution but nothing has been done and the plant is still in operation. Tiếp tục đọc “Local protest against steel plant”
vietnamnet Last update 14:16 | 04/10/2017
The government has announced plans to build an expressway connecting Vietnam’s two northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Son La, at an estimated cost of VND50.27 trillion (US$2.2 billion).
The new road, which will extend the Hanoi-Hoa Binh Expressway, is expected to boost the socio-economic development in Son La province and other provinces in the north western region.
Once complete, the expressway will help to form an uninterrupted corridor between the north western region and the Northern Key Economic Region, the north eastern provinces and Lach Huyen Port. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam plans to build Hoa Binh-Son La Expressway for US$2.2 billion”
Ten years on from the global financial crisis, the prospects for a sustained economic recovery remain at risk due to a widespread failure on the part of leaders and policy-makers to put in place reforms necessary to underpin competitiveness and bring about much-needed increases in productivity, according to data from the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018.
https://widgets.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-report-2017/
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| A person walks through an inundated section of Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh Street in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District. — VNA/VNS Mạnh Linh |
The rains in fact has occured since the last day of September and flooded around 40 streets, badly affecting traffic across the city. Tiếp tục đọc “HCM City needs modern drainage: experts”
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| Lương Duy Hanh (standing), dismissed from his post over the Formosa fish deaths disaster, is currently working at the Legal Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. – Photo thanhnien.vn |
The appointment was discovered by the local media recently, raising questions about its suitability. Tiếp tục đọc “Dismissed agency head named to Formosa oversight team”
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| The land where coal ash is dumped at a coal-fired power plant in south-central Vietnam. |
Most coal-fired electric power plants produce coal ash in the form of fly and bottom ash, left after coal is combusted.
During the coal-burning process, fine powdery fly ash is carried up the smoke stack, while the coarser bottom ash, also known as slag, falls to the bottom. Tiếp tục đọc “Experts fear as coal ash, slag mounting in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta”
LONDON, Oct 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women in developed countries are now more educated than men, yet they still earn less, are poorly represented in politics, and less likely to join the top ranks in business or become an entrepreneur, a global think-tank said on Wednesday. Tiếp tục đọc “Women in developed countries more educated than men, but still earn less – OECD”
KUALA LUMPUR: Two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pleaded not guilty to murder charges in a Malaysian court on Monday (Oct 2).
Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese, are charged with assassinating Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical poison banned by the United Nations, at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport on Feb 13. Tiếp tục đọc “2 women plead not guilty to killing Kim Jong Nam”
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| Bui Dac Thang, director of the Dong Thap Muoi Herbal Medicine Research, Conservation and Development Center, poses with a ‘bach dan chanh’ (Corymbia citriodora, commonly known as lemon-scented gum), which is rich in oil essences. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
Two Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper journalists recently paid a visit to the Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) Herbal Medicine Research, Conservation and Development Center, approximately 50km from Tan An Town.
The center’s ‘father,’ Pharmacist Nguyen Van Be, passed away in September 2016, leaving behind an unfinished effort to build it into an eco-tourism site and herbal medicine conservation hub. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese researchers work hard to conserve cajuput genes”
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| Participation: A tourist learns to make a rice painting under the guidance of Đăng. — Photo Courtesy of Hồng Điệp |
Viet Nam News by Phạm Thị Hồng Điệp
Kon Tum City, the capital of Kon Tum Province bordering Laos and Cambodia, is recognised for a massive assembly of ethnic groups and their distinctive cultures.
Part of its long history in Central Highlands culture are rice paintings. The best place to witness these paintings is at Hồ Village, located at Bắc Kạn Street, Kon Tum City. The village offers visitors a visual feast in art works. Tiếp tục đọc “Rice paintings in Kon Tum highlight Central Highlands”
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| Light in the dark: Dining in Noir Restaurant offers customers an impressive experience. — VNS Photo Hoàng Việt |
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