Kbang Tourism Festival 2019 will be held from July 26 to 28, in Kbang District, Gia Lai Province to promote tourism in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) region. Top destinations in Gia Lai Discover vibrant pink grass hills of Gia Lai Kon Lok Waterfall, one of the most beautiful tourist spots in Kbang District, the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai. — Photo dulichpleiku.gialai.gov.vn The festival includes a series of cultural and artistic events featuring the local Bahnar ethnic minority people and other ethnic groups that live in the area. The event will be a chance for local enterprises and people to display their agricultural, cultural and tourism products. About 80 booths will feature thousands of products including agricultural and forest specialties such as fruits, organic vegetables, traditional food, handicraft furniture and other consumer goods. Highlights of this year's Kbang Tourism Festival are a promotion campaign for two-day tours with the … [Read more...] about Kbang Tourism Festival 2019 to promote Gia Lai
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Chaleun Sekong Group acquires two hydro power plants of HAGL
A hydropower plant of Chaleun Sekong Group in Laos HAGL has released information to put 248 million shares in Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hydro Power JSC, equaling 99.4 per cent stake, on sale. This movement shows the withdrawal from ineffective business and investment sectors in order to focus on the agricultural sector. Previously, in its financial statement for the second quarter of this year, HAGL reported that Chaleun Sekong Group from Laos signed a contract to buy Nam Kong 2 and Nam Kong 3 hydropower plants owned by Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hydro Power for VND2.53 trillion ($110 million). So far, Chaleun Sekong completed the payment of VND2.25 trillion ($97.83 million). It is not the first time that HAGL divested a hydropower project. In mid-2016, the group sold six hydropower plants to Bitexco Group for VND2.1 trillion ($91.3 million). The move to withdraw from the two above plants marks the end of HAGL's journey in the hydropower sector. Besides, in order to mobilise investment capital for … [Read more...] about Chaleun Sekong Group acquires two hydro power plants of HAGL
Belgian Ambassador visits Kon Tum to review Belgian-funded projects
Community Belgian Ambassador visits Kon Tum to review Belgian-funded projects The Saigon Times Daily Monday, Dec 16, 2019,13:29 (GMT+7) Belgian Ambassador visits Kon Tum to review Belgian-funded projectsThe Saigon Times Daily Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Paul Jansen visits a kindergarten in Kon Plong District, Kon Tum Province - PHOTO: COURTESY OF EMBASSY OF BELGIUM HCMC - Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Paul Jansen paid an official visit to the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum last week in order to get informed of the progress of Belgian-funded projects there. Over the past four decades, the Belgian Development Cooperation has supported Vietnam in a number of areas, from infrastructure to poverty reduction, social development, education, public health, water and sanitation. Kon Tum is the first locality in the Central Highlands selected by the Belgian Development Cooperation for support via different channels, … [Read more...] about Belgian Ambassador visits Kon Tum to review Belgian-funded projects
Youth program on primate protection in Vietnam launched
The event was co-organised by the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre (EPRC), the Frankfurt Zoological Society, the Vietnam National University of Forestry (VNUF)’s student union and the Green for Future club. EPRC Director Caroline Rowley said the program is part of activities to support the sustainable community-based preservation at Kon Ka Kinh National Park in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai in December 2019. Photo for illustration A seminar on primate preservation in Vietnam and the world and an eloquence contest, themed “Primate preservation in Vietnam – challenges and hope”, were held during the program. At the seminar, participating students had a chance to listen to reports on primate preservation in Vietnam and the world, opportunities and challenges faced by the EPRC, and share experience in the field. Prof. Luu Quang Vinh from the VNUF said the programs provides a helpful platform for students in Hanoi and the VNUF in … [Read more...] about Youth program on primate protection in Vietnam launched
Youth programme on primate protection in Vietnam launched
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A programme encouraging young people to join hands to protect primates in Vietnam was launched in Hanoi on December 15. The event was co-organised by the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre (EPRC), the Frankfurt Zoological Society, the Vietnam National University of Forestry (VNUF)’s student union and the Green for Future club. EPRC Director Caroline Rowley said the programme is part of activities to support the sustainable community-based preservation at Kon Ka Kinh National Park in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai in December 2019. A seminar on primate preservation in Vietnam and the world and an eloquence contest, themed “Primate preservation in Vietnam – challenges and hope”, were held during the programme. At the seminar, participating students had a chance to listen to reports on primate preservation in Vietnam and the world, opportunities and challenges faced by the EPRC, and share … [Read more...] about Youth programme on primate protection in Vietnam launched