Representatives from International Plan Vietnam, CODES, CYCAD and REACH sign an agreement for cooperation on the project to create a brighter future for needy children and youths in Thua Thien-Hue (Photo: VNA)Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Aproject to create a brighter future for disadvantaged children and youths incentral Thua Thien-Hue province was launched during a workshop in Hue City onDecember 14.The project, worth 7.5 billion VND (over329,000 USD) funded by International Plan Vietnam, aims to provide 226 streetchildren with the chance to pursue education and expand support for 350underprivileged youths, especially young women.It will also provide support in capitalfunding and livelihood for 70 poor households with street children and childrenwith disabilities to boost their income. In addition, it will work to improvecapacity for three local non-governmental organisations – the Centre forCommunity for Development and Social Work (CODES), Centre for CommunityCapacity … [Read more...] about Thua Thien-Hue: Project strives for better future for needy children, youth
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HCM City: Nguyen Hue flower street to celebrate Lunar New Year
A view of Nguyen Hue pedestrian street (Source: VNA)HCM City (VNA) - A flower street will be opened on Nguyen Huepedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh City from February 13 – 19 to welcome thetraditional Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018.The annual event, themed “Khat vong vuon xa” (aspiration for furtherdevelopment), aims to present a city of development and integration, yetpreserving its traditional culture.The 720metre-long flower street will be decorated with different flowers followingthree sub-themes of the spring in the city, integration and development, andlooking forward to the future.Meanwhile,the area around the statue of late President Ho Chi Minh will be covered with yellowapricot (a typical flower during Tet in the south) and peach (a typical flowerduring Tet in the north).Imitationsof domestic dogs will be on display at the welcome gate as sacred animals inthe Year of the Dog, while real visual photo-shooting technology will servevisitors.This is the15th … [Read more...] about HCM City: Nguyen Hue flower street to celebrate Lunar New Year
Hue truc chi artists open paper-making camp
At the camps, artists and students get the chance to learn the concepts and techniques of truc chi paper making and to create their own art works.Artist Phan Hai Bang, who is a lecturer at Hue University of Arts and invented the truc chi process, said the biggest aim of truc chi artists “is to make the paper a symbolic type of paper for Vietnam, just like washi in Japan and hanji in the Republic of Korea.” Bang said the camps in Hue are part of a long-term plan to make the paper popular among domestic artists and art institutions around the country.One camp is being held in the Truc Chi Workshop located behind the former Imperial Palace in Hue, accommodating artists who are already established in their careers. Another camp is organised for art and architecture students at the Hue University of Arts.Architecture students are included as the paper suits architectural needs. It can serve as a new material for walls and … [Read more...] about Hue truc chi artists open paper-making camp
Airlines resume services to Phu Bai airport in Hue
Airlines resume services to Phu Bai airport in Hue By Mong Binh - The Saigon Times Daily A Jetstar Pacific Airlines aircraft is refueled at a local airport. Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Airlines will fly back to Phu Bai Airport today, a month after they had to suspend services to Phu Bai in central Vietnam’s Hue City as the airport was closed to have its only runway upgraded - Photo: Mong Binh HCMC - Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific will fly back to Phu Bai Airport on Tuesday, a month after they had to suspend services to the destination in central Vietnam’s Hue City as the airport was closed to have its only runway upgraded. Dinh Viet Thang, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, confirmed with the Daily about the re-opening of the international airport in Thua Thien-Hue Province. Vietnam Airlines told the Daily on Monday that it would provide four daily flights to Hue from Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC and three from Noi Bai … [Read more...] about Airlines resume services to Phu Bai airport in Hue
Thua Thien-Hue woos many more investors
Thua Thien-Hue woos many more investors The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - The government of Thua Thien-Hue Province presented 16 investment certificates to projects in different sectors and signed six cooperation agreements with partners at an investment and tourism promotion conference in the central province on August 8. The projects have total registered capital of over VND7.74 trillion (US$348 million), according to a report released after the conference. The projects include My An resort worth VND545 billion of My An Tourism Co under Bitexco Group, a VND525-billion high-tech agricultural area and a VND215-billion retail mall of Vingroup, a VND222.6-billion apparel factory of Hanex Co, a VND200-billion dormitory of Tisco Construction and Investment Co Ltd, and Hoang Bang farm capitalized at VND136.6 billion. In addition, BRG Group got the province’s nod to find a location for a luxury resort with registered capital of VND2 trillion in Phu Vang District. Speaking at the … [Read more...] about Thua Thien-Hue woos many more investors