A representative of provincial leaders (third from right) extends wishes to Cham Bani people (Source: VNA) Binh Thuan (VNA) – Leaders of the central province of Binh Thuan visited and extended their best wishes to local ethnic Cham Bani people on the occasion of the community’s traditional Ramuwan festival. Provincial leaders appreciated the Muslim community’s contributions to the national great unity, while hoping that dignitaries and prestigious people will promote their role in encouraging followers to follow the Party’s policies and the State’s laws and participate in new-style rural area building programmes, and supporting each other in poverty reduction. Cham Bani dignitaries expressed their gratitude for local authorities to create favourable conditions for Cham people to welcome Ramuwan festival. They said they hope to receive more assistance from provincial authorities to boost economic development. Like Kinh people with the Tet (Lunar New … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan leaders visit Cham Bani people on Ramuwan festival
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Cham Bani people in Binh Thuan celebrate Ramuwan festival
Ethnic Cham people in the central province of Binh Thuan has started celebrations to welcome their traditional Ramuwan festival, the biggest festival for the Cham community in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Binh Thuan (VNA) - Ethnic Cham people in the central province of Binh Thuan has started celebrations to welcome their traditional Ramuwan festival, the biggest festival for the Cham community in Vietnam. The festival began with a visit to ancestors’ graves, which took place on May 14-15. Cham Bani families go to cemeteries to cleanse and decorate their ancestors’ graves and invite them back home for celebrating Ramuwan. Others rituals held during the festival are Va Ha festival, ancestor worshipping at home and Ramadan month when many Muslims do not eat or drink even water between sunrise and sunset. Like Vietnamese with the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, the Cham Bani use the Ramuwan festival as an opportunity to visit home and gather together with their families to pay … [Read more...] about Cham Bani people in Binh Thuan celebrate Ramuwan festival
Ho Chi Minh City bolsters tourism ties with Binh Thuan, Lam Dong
Foreign visitors to Ben Thanh Market in HCM City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Around 50 percent of tourism projects in the south central province of Binh Thuan and the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are invested by businesses from Ho Chi Minh City. At a conference reviewing the four-year partnership between HCM City, Binh Thuan and Lam Dong on April 15, the Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Binh Thuan reported that 239 tourism projects in the province (62 percent) are run by investors from HCM City. The figure reported by Lam Dong was 100 (44 percent). Under their partnership, the three localities have regularly exchange experience in State management of tourism and jointly hold events annually for their travel agencies. Director of HCM City Department of Tourism Bui Ta Hoang Vu said the outcomes of the partnership proved that connectivity help the partners better tap their own potential and advantages. From a business perspective, Nguyen Van My … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City bolsters tourism ties with Binh Thuan, Lam Dong
Binh Thuan approves Song Luy 1 solar plant
The People’s Committee of Binh Thuan province has approved in principle the construction of the Song Luy 1 solar power plant, invested by Quang Dien Binh Thuan Investment Joint Stock Company. Song Luy 1 is a model of a large-scale, grid-connected solar power plant built in the form of build-own-operate (BOO). - Photo genk.vn Song Luy 1 is a large-scale solar power plant built in the form of build-own-operate (BOO). The total investment for the project is VND875 billion (US$38.4 million), with an operating time of 50 years. The power plant will have a capacity of 39MW and will use polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic technology and central inverter, which is connected to the national power grid through the 110kV connection line. The project was approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the development plan of Binh Thuan Province for 2011-15 period, with a vision to 2020. Construction of the plant is expected to commence in June 2018 and will be completed in March … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan approves Song Luy 1 solar plant
Binh Thuan bans mollusk, bivalve catching temporarily
Illustrative image (Source: Internet) Binh Thuan (VNA) – A temporary ban on the exploitation of mollusks and bivalves, including scallops and clams, in the sea waters has been issued by the central province of Binh Thuan as an effort to protect and regenerate these marine resources. Specifically, organisations and individuals are not allowed to buy, transport, process and sell mollusks and bivalves – the local seafood specialties – from April 1 to July 31, as this time is the breeding season of shellfish. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has informed local fishermen, ship owners and seafood traders of the ban. Meanwhile, the fisheries inspectorate has been asked to coordinate closely with border guards, and People’s Committees of coastal districts and communes in inspecting and punishing any violations. Binh Thuan is known as one of the biggest fishing grounds in the country. It is home to special kinds of sea bivalves and … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan bans mollusk, bivalve catching temporarily