At the opening ceremony of the Ninh Thuan Grape and Wine Festival 2019 (Photo: VNA) Ninh Thuan (VNA) – The Ninh Thuan Grape and Wine Festival 2019 opened in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city, the south central province of Ninh Thuan on April 27. According to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Luu Xuan Vinh, the festival is designed to introduce Ninh Thuan’s grape products to both domestic and foreign consumers, while providing a chance to honour grape growers and businesses who have unceasingly worked to bring the local specialty to international friends. Ninh Thuan province has ideal soil and weather conditions for grape cultivation. The province is now home to more than 1,200 hectares under the fruit, and 57 grape wine production establishments. The province plans to expand the safe grape planting area to 2,500 hectares, and zone off some 100 hectares for high-quality grape cutivation. The local authority will issue favourable mechanisms and policies to … [Read more...] about Grape and wine festival opens in Ninh Thuan province
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Cambodian officials share New Year joy with Soc Trang province
Military officers of Cambodia's Kep province and Soc Trang officials pose for a photo at the meeting on January 29 (Photo: VNA) Soc Trang (VNA) – Officials from Kep province of Cambodia visited and offered greetings to authorities and people of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on January 29 ahead of Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year festival. Briefing his guests about local development, Vice Secretary of the Soc Trang Party Committee Huynh Van Sum said his province recorded an economic growth rate of 7.2 percent, along with surges in rice output and exports-imports in 2018. Soc Trang has always paid attention to enhancing development in local ethnic communities, especially Khmer people, he noted, adding that the Party and State’s policies targeting ethnic minorities have been implemented well. Ethnic households have been provided with houses, residential land, capital for economic activities and social welfares, thus helping with poverty elimination … [Read more...] about Cambodian officials share New Year joy with Soc Trang province
Workshop talks ASEAN entrepreneurs in revolution 4.0
A workshop themed "ASEAN 4.0: entrepreneurs in the fourth industrial revolution” takes place in Hanoi on August 21. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Opportunities and challenges facing ASEAN enterprises in the fourth industrial revolution (4.0) were the main discussion at a workshop hosted by the Foreign Ministry in Hanoi on August 21. The event, themed “ASEAN 4.0: entrepreneurs in the fourth industrial revolution”, forms part of activities ahead the World Economic Forum (WEF) ASEAN 2018 that will take place in Hanoi from September 11-13. It saw the participation of representatives from ASEAN embassies in Vietnam, ministries, leaders of top local technology enterprises and economic experts. Participants shared ideas and made policy recommendations to help ASEAN enterprises improve their adaptation to and increase their participation in the 4.0 industrial revolution, thus maintaining the region’s active development. In his opening speech, Deputy Foreign … [Read more...] about Workshop talks ASEAN entrepreneurs in revolution 4.0
HCMC, Mekong delta link to make breakthrough in tourism
Additionally , provincial authorities should have mechanism to encourage travel agents to launch more unique tours, said HCMC Party Chief Nguyen Thien Nhan. Chairman of the People’s Committee in Bac Lieu Duong Thanh Trung said the Mekong delta tourism has not developed as expectation as the region falls short of specific destinations, tourist entertainment and strategies as well as mechanism to boost tourism. Sharing the same opinion, Deputy Chairman of the People’s Committee in Dong Thap Doan Tan Buu said that linkage between Ho Chi Minh City and 13 Mekong delta provinces and city for tourism growth is indispensable; however, the cooperation has not worked effectively for years. Determination to make breakthrough in tourism cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong delta region was manifested at the seminar organized in Ho Chi Minh before. Dong Thap leader believed the seminar as significant landmark for not only tourism development but also traffic … [Read more...] about HCMC, Mekong delta link to make breakthrough in tourism
HCM City boosts medical cooperation with RoK’s Gyeonggi province
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Hospital managers, renowned doctors and investors from the Republic of Korea’s Gyeonggi province attended a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on June 4 to study investment opportunities in the field of health care in the southern economic hub. Director the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Tan Binh said his department and the Gyeonggi counterpart had signed minutes in 2018 on cooperation in human resources training, professional and management experience exchanges, and information technology application to serve medical examination and treatment. Under this document, 24 Vietnamese students were sent to the RoK for professional exchanges and intensive training, he said, adding that the RoK province also assisted Vietnam in research, diagnosis and prevention of cardiovascular diseases and cancer as well as in healthcare management issues. Ryu Yong Chol, director of Gyeonggi’s health department, evaluated HCM City as … [Read more...] about HCM City boosts medical cooperation with RoK’s Gyeonggi province