Biodiversity conservation

Nguyen Anh Tuan, director of the Institute for Tourism Research & Development, stressed that natural beauty and landscape values are the most important factors that attract travelers and they need thorough conservation for sustainable tourism development. … [Read more...] about Quang Binh says ‘no’ to cable car in heritage sites

A transgender soldier who enlisted as a man and underwent a sex change last year will be discharged from South Korea's army, with the military saying Wednesday she had violated regulations. The country remains deeply conservative about matters of sexual identity and is less tolerant of LGBT rights than some other parts of Asia, with many gay and transgender Koreans living largely under the radar. The soldier -- a staff sergeant in her 20s whose name has been withheld -- voluntarily enlisted before having gender-reassignment surgery in November in Thailand. She had expressed her desire to remain in the army but a military panel ruled on Wednesday that she will be compulsorily discharged. The case "corresponded to one of the reasons for being unable to continue service", the army said in a statement, without giving specifics. A defence ministry spokesman said the soldier has been undergoing tests at a military hospital, which classified the loss of male genitals as a mental or … [Read more...] about South Korean army to discharge transgender soldier

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Japanese investment in Vietnam has strongly developed in both quality and quantity as investors are applying the most advanced technologies in production, experts have said. The investment trend will be essential as the 4.0 industrial era continues to develop well in Vietnam, with both domestic and foreign companies increasingly using advanced technologies including Big Data, the cloud, and AI (Artificial Intelligence) in their production. Because of US-China trade tensions, many Japanese companies want to set up manufacturing in Vietnam, experts have said. Moreover, the companies also see great potential in the Vietnamese market with its young population, cheap labour, and preferential policies from the Government.  Speaking about Japanese investment in 2019, Hirai Shinji, chief representative of JETRO Ho Chi Minh City … [Read more...] about Japanese firms increase investments in advanced tech in Vietnam

Nguyen Phuoc Hai Trung, Deputy Director of Hue Monuments Conservation Center, said free tickets to the Hue imperial relic site are to be on offer to both Vietnamese residents and tourists between January 25 and January 27, with all guests welcome to enjoy the diverse activities on offer during Tet.  … [Read more...] about Hue to offer tourists free entry to relic site during Tet holiday

Compared to factories of Daikin Global, the factory in Vietnam has the most advanced technologies as it is the first factory to use AGV, an automatic machine that delivers supply components to production lines. In other factories, employees working on production lines have to manually pick up components. … [Read more...] about Japanese firms increase investments in advanced technologies in Vietnam