The park will cover an area of 20.3 hectares, with initial investment estimated at nearly VND175 billion (US$7.7 million).The plans for the IT park were announced at workshop held on December 6, by the Can Tho Department of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Information and Communications.The park will be divided into different areas for software and digital content development, electronic device manufacturing and assembly, offices, conference centers and exhibitions.A zone dedicated to IT human resources training is also planned within the park.Do Hoang Trung, Director of the Can Tho Department of Information and Communications, said that the city expects to attract investment in the park from both domestic and foreign IT firms.At the workshop, IT and telecommunications experts discussed the advantages of building the park and proposed measures to boost IT development in the Mekong River Delta region.Currently many enterprises from Japan and the Republic of Korea are … [Read more...] about Can Tho plans to build information technology park
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Can Tho city puts focus on solar power
Vo Thi Hong Anh, Vice Chairwoman of the Can Tho People’s Committee, told the Vietnam News Agency that the city has a lot of potential for developing solar energy. She said the city has already factored solar energy into its long-term development plan as part of diversifying power sources, particularly for remote areas that still lack electricity supply. The impacts of climate change over the last five years, like prolonged hot weather, has seen electricity consumption rise by 10%-12% every year, said Nguyen Van Quang, Director of the Can Tho Power Company. In 2017, Can Tho’s highest daily power consumption was 8.1 million kWh, while the corresponding figure in 2016 was 7.1 million kWh, Quang said. Quang said that although the city’s power sector was trying to maintain safe and continuous power supply. The rapid development of hi-tech agriculture and aquaculture, accompanied by increasing demand for electricity, was worrying the people of Can Tho, adding urgency to … [Read more...] about Can Tho city puts focus on solar power
Can Tho puts focus on solar power
Vo Thi Hong Anh, Vice Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee, told the Vietnam News Agency that the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city has a lot of potential for developing solar energy.She said the city has already factored solar energy into its long-term development plan as part of diversifying power sources, particularly for remote areas that still lack electricity supply.The impacts of climate change over the last five years, like prolonged hot weather, has seen electricity consumption rise by 10-12 per cent every year, said Nguyen Van Quang, Director of the Can Tho Power Company.In 2017, Can Tho’s highest daily power consumption was 8.1 million kWh, while the corresponding figure in 2016 was 7.1 million kWh, Quang said.Quang said that although the city’s power sector was trying to maintain safe and continuous power supply. The rapid development of hi-tech agriculture and aquaculture, accompanied by increasing demand for electricity, was worrying the people of Can … [Read more...] about Can Tho puts focus on solar power
Dummy cops help solve traffic problems in Can Tho
Police in Thot Not District in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have found an innovative way to prevent traffic violations and lower crash fatalities on local streets. More than ten police dummies made of plastic and styrofoam have been placed at T-junctions, crossroads and near crowded areas including schools, hospitals, and markets in the city. The dummies are life-size photos of a traffic officer holding a speed gun. Le Viet Trung, chief traffic officer of Thot Not, said the district has been battling a rash of road crash fatalities this year, but lack the manpower for adequate patrols. District traffic authorities decided to try using dummies as deterrents. “And it has brought good results. Incidents of traffic violations have fallen a lot,” Trung said. He said the district has put 12 dummies on the street at the cost of VND40m, and they work around the clock, supplementing regular patrols. Many drivers and local people have praised the idea. “It looks … [Read more...] about Dummy cops help solve traffic problems in Can Tho
Can Tho proposes using budget for loss-making flight routes
Can Tho People’s Committee has proposed to use the municipal budget to support carriers launching new flight routes to/from the city’s airport but incurring losses from these routes.The proposal will be up for comment at the December meeting of the People’s Council.Seven years since Can Tho International Airport was opened in 2011, the airport currently serves only domestic flight routes connecting the Mekong Delta city with Ha Noi, Phu Quoc, Con Dao and Da Nang.The airport receives international flights from Taiwan and South Korea only during months approaching the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday when there was an increase in travelling demand.The airport is designed to receive 3-5 million passenger arrivals and departures per year. However, in 2016, the number of passengers using the airport was only 550,000, and is estimated at 610,000 this year.The volume of cargo transported through the airport was equivalent to just 20 per cent of its designed capacity.The … [Read more...] about Can Tho proposes using budget for loss-making flight routes