South Korea will provide VND75 million (US$3.570) for 14 Vietnamese brides with broken marriages with South Korean men to help them have a better life in their home city of Can Tho and reintegrate into the community. The South Korean Consulate and the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ho Chi Minh City presented the money to those people on Friday. In addition, the South Korean Consulate in HCMC promised to create favorable conditions for those Vietnamese brides to promptly complete divorce procedures. According to the Can Tho Women’s Union , the city recorded 25 brides returning home from broken marriages with South Korean men due to differences in language, customs and culture or being maltreated. Can Tho city reported nearly 6,300 marriages with foreigners, 60 percent of them being South Korean citizens. In future, the Can Tho Women’s Union will coordinate with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family of the South Korea to organize training courses on … [Read more...] about S Korea helps Vietnamese brides in Can Tho
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Can Tho writes detailed climate change adaptation plan
The largest city in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is the first location that has a detailed climate change adaptation plan. The Institute for Hydrometeorological and Environmental Sciences has stated to complete a detailed adaptation plan for climate change and sea rise level for Can Tho city. The plan was carried out under a UNDP-sponsored project. According to the plan, the average temperature in Can Tho in the late of the 21st century will increase by 1.5 to 2.5 degrees Celsius in comparison with that of the 1980-1999 period. The average rainfall will also rise by 5-7 percent. Regarding to the sea rise level, the sea level in this area may rise by 23-27cm by 2050 and up to 59cm to 75cm by the end of the century. Can Tho will be hardest hit by impacts of climate change among provinces in the Mekong Delta. The Institute for Hydrometeorological and Environmental Sciences’ rector, Dr. Tran Thuc, said Vietnam is among the countries that will be most seriously affected by … [Read more...] about Can Tho writes detailed climate change adaptation plan
Metro opens fish transshipment center in Can Tho
German retailer Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam yesterday opened a fish transshipment center in Can Tho under a public-private partnership meant to ensure sustainable development of seafood in Vietnam. The center, at Metro’s outlet in the city, has been set up in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Vietnam Challenge Fund, Cargill Vietnam Co, and Fresh Studio Innovation Asia. It consists of a processing section, a cold storage, and a sorting section, and will provide around 1,000 jobs. In the beginning the center will deliver fresh and processed fish caught in the Mekong Delta to Metro’s 15 outlets countrywide. Over the longer term products will be delivered to Metro’s global distribution system, which consists of 700 outlets in 30 countries and territories. The Saigon Times Online quoted a Metro spokesperson as saying that all products transshipped from the center would be processed to international food-hygiene and safety … [Read more...] about Metro opens fish transshipment center in Can Tho
Company to launch Can Tho-Con Dao air route
Vietnam Air Service Company (VASCO) will launch an air route from the Mekong delta city of Can Tho to Con Dao island and vice versa from June 1. VASCO, a Vietnam Airlines member, is scheduled to provide four flights per week, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The flight on ATR72-500 aircraft takes about 40 minutes with a single trip price of VND 400,000 (roughly US$20). Earlier, VASCO launched an air route from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao and vice versa with 24-28 flights a week on 65-seat aircraft. Vietnam Airlines and Air Mekong are operating air routes from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao and vice versa. Con Dao island is 180km off the southern coastline of Ba Ria Vung Tau. VNA … [Read more...] about Company to launch Can Tho-Con Dao air route
Can Tho toll station cut fees for second time
The first fee reduction at the station, designed to charge vehicles using a 22-kilometre section of National Highway 1, came in December 2017. The Ministry of Transport, local authorities and investors of the road repair project met on Monday to seek solutions to deal with traffic congestion at the toll station over the past days. Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat agreed with the four proposals from the Can Tho government, under which, fees will be eliminated for owners of vehicles who do not run business in the vicinity of the toll station in Can Tho and Hau Giang province. At the same time, fees will be halved for the owners of vehicles from 10 seats and trucks with a payload of over one tonne who live a number of localities in Can Tho. Households and enterprises that have specific transport contracts from more than three months and travel the route less than five km from the station will also enjoy the fee exemption. In addition, all buses operating on the Nga Bay town - Can … [Read more...] about Can Tho toll station cut fees for second time