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This is one of the goals set for the province under the Politburo’s Resolution No.54-NQ/TTW on the building and development of Thua Thien-Hue till 2030 with a vision to 2045. The province is also set to become one of the country’s hubs in the fields of science, technology, multidisciplinary education and training, national defence-security. Thua Thien-Hue is envisioned to become a festival city of Asia by 2045. The central province of Thua Thien-Hue During the 2021 -2025 period, Thua Thien-Hue should work to earn the status of a centrally-run city and complete the expansion of Hue city before 2022 as planned. The province should strive for an annual growth of 7.5-8.5 percent in gross regional domestic product while the total social investment capital will increase by 12 percent each year. By 2025, the rate of poor households will be reduced to 2-2.2 percent, forest coverage will reach 56 – 57 percent, the rate of trained workers in the workforce at … [Read more...] about Thua Thien-Hue aims to become a cultural, tourism centre of Asia by 2020

This was the focus of the Supporting Industry Forum 2019, held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said leather-footwear is one of the key exporting industries of Vietnam. With an annual export growth rate of over 10 percent, the industry earned the country approximated 20 billion USD in 2018 and over 10 billion USD in the first half of 2019. The Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) forecast this year’s leather-footwear exports at some 21.5 billion USD, up 10 percent from 2018. Vietnamese footwear has been shipped to more than 100 countries, including 50 with imports worth over 1 million USD from Vietnam. The largest markets are the US, the EU, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Vietnam is the world’s second biggest footwear exporter, and this industry is now a great contributor to the national economy, Lefaso said, noting that many companies have expanded production, renovated technology and … [Read more...] about Forum urges leather-footwear sector’s actions to grasp chances

While Vietnam is hugely successful at international science competitions, experts are concerned the country’s education system might be headed in the wrong direction with its focus on tangible achievements rather than nurturing raw talents to become useful humans. All 38 Vietnamese students who participated in regional and international Olympiads in 2018 were medalists, including 13 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 11 bronze medals, according to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training. Over the past ten years, Vietnam’s performances at such competitions have seen some major improvement, the ministry noted. Between 2009 and 2012, Vietnam only managed to claim around 30 medals each year, with very few gold medals, but since 2013 Vietnam’s yearly medal count at science Olympiads has significantly improved to 35-40 medals, with an average of about ten gold medals each year, according ministry statistics. Most Vietnamese contestants are chosen from … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s obsession with academic medals is spoiling its talents

  Vũ Dương Thúy Ngà Vũ Dương Thúy Ngà, director general of the Library Department, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the legal obligation for libraries to share resources  Are there any differences in the services offered between different types of libraries? The rapid application of technology has helped more people access public information. Such a change has required libraries to adapt to the changed behaviours of library users. The traditional name “library” has been called by new names, like “electronic library”, "digital library”, “virtual library” and “online library”. Each library name reflects the service change offered by that library. For example a digital library means all information is digitised and is accessible through computers only, whereas … [Read more...] about Libraries look to the future

Vietnam Coffee Day 2019 was a special day not only for consumers but also companies that wish to promote production advances Despite being the world’s largest robusta coffee nation, Vietnamese coffee is facing several problems that cast adverse impacts on the segment’s long-term development. The quality of Vietnamese coffee is still limited as most coffee farmers plant and harvest by following traditional methods without the application of modern science and technology. Also, ageing coffee areas have also affected coffee output and quality. In 2010, the Nescafé Plan was launched by Nestlé. It has been proactive in presenting solutions as well as deploying concrete activities to support the sustainable development of the Vietnamese coffee industry. After a nearly a decade, the plan has made significant contributions towards developing Vietnam’s coffee sector towards self-sufficiency in coffee and improved chain links, as well as raising the value of … [Read more...] about Nestlé creating blueprint for quality coffee development