Empower 50 ethnic minority future leaders

The Cho Gao Canal, spanning 28.5 km, runs through Chau Thanh District and several other areas in Tien Giang. It was dug by the French in 1876 to create a direct waterway route between Saigon and the Mekong Delta. Work to upgrade the canal began in 2021 and is expected to be finished this year. It involves dredging and lengthening the waterway by around 10 km and construction of new dykes, bridges and roads. Following the upgrade, vessels should find it easier to traverse the canal. A section of the canal bank is eroded in Binh Phan Commune. It is in fact eroded at hundreds of places, affecting over 2,000 families. Eight years ago the canal was upgraded at a cost of VND780 billion. A brick kiln was set up beneath the Cho Gao Bridge for the upgrade work. It has around a dozen workers, who pour cement brought by trucks into molds. The completed bricks are then sent to the construction site. … [Read more...] about Funding, relocation issues hit $56M Mekong Delta canal renovation

The former officials recalled the inspiring memories of their youth and their engagement in the HCMYU activities, and gave ideas for the union to further develop and become more effective. Addressing the meeting, President Vo Van Thuong expressed his delight that the former HCMYU officials, despite their advanced age, are still interested in the youth affairs and actively contribute to the union's work, inspiring the spirit of dedication, construction and protection of the Fatherland. He lauded the efforts of the union's liaison board to conduct activities to connect former officials and educate the youth on the revolutionary tradition, inspiring them to devote themselves to the nation. The State leader thanked generations of HCMYU officials for always supporting the President at any position. On the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the union, President Vo Van Thuong extended greetings to all members of the union and youngsters across the nation, expressing his hope … [Read more...] about President hosts former Youth Union officials

Member of the company’s Board of Directors Quach Hoa, the Soc Trang - Con Dao route is expected to be launched in June 2017 as the first phase will have been completed by May 2017. The project, with a total investment of VND 90 billion, is located on an area of over 3.6 hectares in Dau Giong village, Tran De townlet, Tran De district of Soc Trang province. The project includes piers, embankments, a ticket terminal, a waiting room, a restaurant, a reading room, a car park, the hostel for staff, a hotel, a park and other facilities. According to the company, the first speedboat - Superdong Con Dao 1, which is being built in Malaysia with a total investment of VND 50 billion, can accommodate 306 passengers and travel at a speed of 25-27 knots/h at sea in wind speed level 8. In the first six months of operation, about 30,000 visitors are expected to be transported between Soc Trang and Con Dao. The Con Dao Islands are an archipelago and a district of the Southeastern province … [Read more...] about Fast ferries to connect Con Dao with Soc Trang

The seminar discussed information and skills in the science and technology field, such as scientific research in the industry from A to Z, applications of data science in many fields, to name but a few. Especially, the event also focused on supporting and empowering women to work in the science and technology field. Viettel currently has more than 14,000 female officers and employees, accounting for 29% of the group’s number of total personnel working in Vietnam, 2.5 times higher than the average number in the field of information technology, electronics and telecommunications globally. It also has two female WiDS Hanoi ambassadors, Ms. Nguyen Tran Ngoc Linh, Director of Big Data Analysis Center, Viettel Telecom Corporation, and Ms. Ung Kim Phuong, Manager of Data Analytics Project at Viettel Business Solutions. Addresisng the event, Major General Nguyen Dinh Chien, Viettel’s Deputy General Director hoped that the seminar would be held annually, contributing to encouraging and … [Read more...] about Viettel’s workshop highlights women in data science

Colonel Bui Quang Tuyen, Director of Viettel Academy, chaired the event. The event saw the attendance of Dr. Can Van Luc, Chief Economist of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) cum President of BIDV Training and Research Institute. He is also a Member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council. In 2023, Viettel’s leaders have set targets to strengthen business activities and investment in foreign markets. Therefore, Viettel has promoted updating knowledge about international business for Viettel’s management staff to ensure qualified human resources, meeting the requirements of business development strategies in foreign markets. During the event, Dr. Can Van Luc talked about international economic trends in the new context amid the influences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. He also noted eight crucial issues, including uneven and uncertain recovery; changes in fiscal and monetary policy and financial risks; changes in … [Read more...] about Viettel Academy holds “International business trends” workshop

In the final, Luc failed to create a surprise when he lost to South Korea’s Cho Myung-woo 20-50 after 16 turns. The South Korean player, who won the Three-Cushion World Cup champion in Egypt in last December, is currently ranked 11th in the world, with an average score of 3.125 per shot. He beat Luc to win his first Asian championship. Vietnam had five players that reached the quarterfinals, including Tran Quyet Chien, Bao Phuong Vinh, Nguyen Thanh That and Chiem Hong Thai, while South Korea had two representatives and Japan had just one. In the quarter-finals, Luc eliminated the No. 1 player in Vietnam and world No. 10 Quyet Chien 50-42 to enter the semifinals. In another match between Vietnamese players in the quarterfinals, Vinh beat That 50-29. Thai also beat Japan’s Sakai Nobuyasu 50-43 to become the third player of Vietnam to enter the semifinals. None of the three were ranked within the world’s top 50. Luc defeated Vinh 50-45 in the semifinals to enter the final. In … [Read more...] about Vietnamese cueist wins silver at Asian championship

Increasing labour cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand was discussed at a meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh and Thai Deputy Minister of Labour Surachai Chaitrakulthong in Bangkok on March 24. Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh (L) and Thai Deputy Minister of Labour Surachai Chaitrakulthong during their meeting in Bangkok on March 24. (Photo: VNA) Ambassador Thanh suggested that the two sides speed up negotiations towards renewing the signed MoU and agreement on labour, including expanding the fields of cooperation to other occupations. To this end, he suggested the two sides soon exchange working-level delegations to review and supplement the contents of the signed documents. The Vietnamese Embassy is ready to support and promote cooperation between the relevant agencies of the two countries’ Labour Ministries, he assured. Deputy Minister Surachai Chaitrakulthong for his part welcomed Ambassador Thanh’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Thailand promote labour cooperation

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) building.(Photo: AFP/VNA) Singapore (VNA) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on March 23 that the Nexus Project prototype of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has successfully connected with the payment systems of Europe,  Malaysia and Singapore. To enhance cross-border payments, the BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre developed the Nexus concept of a first-of-its-kind multilateral network connecting multiple domestic instant payment systems (IPS). Nexus prototype successfully connected the test IPS of the Eurosystem, Malaysia and Singapore, allowing payments to be sent across the three using only mobile phone numbers. In the next phase, BIS and the central banks of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will jointly work towards connecting their domestic IPS through Nexus. For the next phase of the project – in line with their November 2022 Memorandum of Understanding on … [Read more...] about Singapore promotes instant payment system connectivity in Southeast Asia

UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi speaks at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) Hoa Binh (VNA) – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), in collaboration with the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province, held a national-level ceremony in a hybrid format on March 23 in response to the World Water Day (March 22), the World Meteorological Day (March 23), and the Earth Hour 2023. Speaking at the event, MoNRE Deputy Minister Vo Tuan Nhan said that climate change is considered a serious challenge for humanity in the 21st century with negative impacts and threats to sustainable development activities. Climate change is causing more extreme weather and climate phenomena, prolonged heat waves with greater intensity, greater rainfall and more severe droughts, he stressed. This year, the theme “Accelerating change” of the World Water Day, “The future of weather, climate, and water across generations” of the World Meteorological Day, and “The biggest … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives to ensure global goals on weather, climate, water resources

Rafael Frankel, director of Public Policy for Southeast Asia and South Asia at Meta Group, the owner of Facebook, in an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Wednesday, highly evaluated the Vietnamese market and stressed the group’s long-term presence in Vietnam. “Meta’s commitment to the Vietnamese market is long-term. Over the past five years, our investment in Vietnam has increased gradually,” Frankel said. Meta wants to not only expand but also deepen the relations with partners, including governmental agencies, small, medium and micro enterprises, as well as Vietnamese consumers. The group also wanted to learn more about the environment and policies in Vietnam for the digital economy development and digital transformation. For Meta, Vietnam is not just a market with a population of 100 million people but also a market with a strong connectivity and young and creative residents. Meta has taken the initiative in cooperating with the Vietnamese Ministry of … [Read more...] about Meta wants long-term operation in Vietnam: executive