The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Ca Mau will organise the Culture-Tourism Week from December 10-15, according to the provincial People’s Committee. The Ca Mau Cape national park, a popular destination in the southernmost province of Ca Mau. — VNA/VNS Photo The event will feature cultural, art and tourism activities in an aim to preserve cultural values and realise the economic and tourism potential of Ca Mau, said Nguyen Chi Cong, deputy director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism. The province hopes to introduce tourism destinations to local and foreign visitors, Cong said at a press meeting held on November 18 in HCM City. A trade and tourism fair will attract businesses from cities and provinces in the Mekong Delta and foreign partners from Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and South Korea. The first Mekong Delta amateur cải lương (reformed opera) contest will also be held from December 11-15. On December 10, the department … [Read more...] about Ca Mau Province to host Culture-Tourism Week
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Ca Mau preserves intangible cultural heritage
The southernmost province of Ca Mau has released a plan on preserving and promoting intangible cultural heritage by 2020, with a vision to 2030. Discovering honey-harvesting tour in U Minh Ha Forest Discovering U Minh Ha forest Southern music seeks UNESCO recognition Handmade gác kèo ong (special hives to lure bees) in U Minh Ha Forest are being submitted to the government for national intangible cultural-heritage status. Photo from www.benthanhtourist.com The plan will cost VND3.7 billion (US$158,200), with funding from the provincial budget and other sources. The plan aims for recognition of national status for examples of the province's intangible cultural heritage. This year, Ca Mau will submit requests for national recognition for gác kèo ong (open hives made to lure wild bees) at U Minh Ha Forest, and muối ba khía, a salted paste made of ba khía (Sesarma mederi), a mangrove crab species. The submissions are forwarded to the Ministry of … [Read more...] about Ca Mau preserves intangible cultural heritage
Landslides cause huge losses in Ca Mau
A series of landslides have been reported along a river in Nam Can District in the Mekong Delta Province of Ca Mau over the past few days, causing damage worth hundreds of millions of dong. Mekong Delta losing land from subsidence, landslides Ca Mau needs to move 5,700 houses out of landslide spots Local authorities help residents in Nam Can District to relocate. — VNA/VNS Photo The Anh The latest landslide was reported at 4am on Monday in Nam Can Town and affected eight houses. One of them was completely destroyed. Total losses are estimated at VND800 million (US$34,000). Local authorities are helping local residents to relocate to safer areas. Landslides on Saturday and Sunday caused losses of more than VND470 million ($20,000). Authorities have warned that more landslides can be expected during the upcoming rainy season. VNS … [Read more...] about Landslides cause huge losses in Ca Mau
Ca Mau police shelve case involving 300 dead fetuses
The Police Department of Investigation in Ca Mau Province has decided to close the case involving a waste treatment plant that detected and buried 300 dead fetuses during its seven years of operations. A site reportedly used for burying dead fetuses at a waste treatment plant in Ca Mau Province - PHOTO: SGGP The police department, in a recent note sent to the provincial Commission of Information and Education in response to Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper’s queries about the case, said that they will not pursue the case as there are no signs of crimes having been committed. The investigation confirmed that employees of the waste treatment plant had found dead fetuses in garbage bags since the plant was put into service in 2012 until April 26 this year. However, the total number, time of death and origin of the dead fetuses remain unknown. Earlier, Cong Ly Construction-Trading-Tourism Co., the plant’s operator, had written to the provincial government reporting that it had … [Read more...] about Ca Mau police shelve case involving 300 dead fetuses
Poorly paid doctors quit public hospitals, move to private sector
Dozens of doctors at public hospitals in the southernmost province of Ca Mau have resigned in recent years because of modest salaries, the provincial Department of Health has said. Ca Mau: Dozens of doctors at public hospitals resign More doctors leaving public hospitals to go private Nguyen Van Dung, director of Ca Mau Province’s Department of Health, explains why dozens of doctors at public hospitals in recent years have resigned. — Photo baogiaothong.vn Nguyen Van Dung, director of the department, made the statement in reply to queries on the increasing number of doctors quitting jobs at public hospitals for private medical establishments in recent years. Dung said the trend was on the rise but noted that it was also occurring nationwide. Between 2015 and 2018, about 140 doctors stopped working at public hospitals in the province to move to private clinics and hospitals. In 2018 alone, up to 31 doctors gave up their jobs. Dung said the main reason was low pay. … [Read more...] about Poorly paid doctors quit public hospitals, move to private sector
