He also urged the forces to contribute to the implementation of the 9th Politburo's Resolution No.10-NQ/TW dated January 18, 2002 and Conclusion No.12-NQ/TW dated October 24, 2011 on socio-economic development in the Central Highlands. On this occasion, the PM also visited the local police force, asking them to provide more consultancy for all-level authorities, and further contribute to the fight against corruption and other negative phenomenon. The leader presented gifts to 97-year-old Heroic Vietnamese Mother Vo Thi Hong in Tan Hoa ward, and 73-year-old war invalid Nguyen Quynh in Tan Loi ward, Buon Ma Thuot city, on the occasion of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27). Later the same day, he made a field trip to the final section of Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot expressway, which, he said, is of significance as it connects the Central Highlands and the south-central coastal region. PM Chinh asked consulting units and relevant sides to work around the clock to ensure the … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits Dak Lak province
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Libraries race for digital transformation to promote reading culture
Students are reading books in their high school library Regularly going to the General Science Library of Ho Chi Minh City with his friends, student Tran Minh Nam of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities under the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City said that he is paying attention to a digital library, also called an online library because he will continue studying after graduation. Digital libraries help him to save travel time and are a trend that needs to be updated with modern applications to meet the needs of readers. Vietnamese Prime Minister issued a decision approving the Program on the digital transformation of the library industry to 2025, with orientation to 2030 on February 21, 2022. In which, the target by 2025, all public libraries will be invested by the State, together with the National Library, the public libraries of provinces and centrally-run cities, to complete and develop digital infrastructure, digital data, and interoperability for … [Read more...] about Libraries race for digital transformation to promote reading culture
Textile enterprises’ results mixed in second half of 2022
A worker at a factory of Hung Viet Garment JSC (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Textile and garment export turnover in the first six months of 2022 is estimated to increase 23% on-year to about 22 billion USD, reaching the highest level ever, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association. Of which, the US market played an essential role for the industry. Data from the General Department of Customs of Vietnam showed that textile and garment export s in the first five months of 2022 to the US market increased by 26% over last year to 7.58 billion USD, accounting for 57% of the total value of Vietnam’s textile and garment exports. The newly updated report by Viet Dragon Securities JSC (VDSC) said that these figures imply that the prospects of the country’s textile and garment industry will depend heavily on economic development s in the US market. However, in the second half of 2022, VDSC forecasts that the demand for textiles and garments will tend to decrease … [Read more...] about Textile enterprises’ results mixed in second half of 2022
Vietnamese lychees hit the market in over 30 countries
To avoid complete dependence on China, Vietnamese lychee farmers used this year’s harvest as an opportunity to expand their footprint across the globe by exporting to over 30 international markets, as well as strengthening their domestic position. During this year’s lychee harvest season, which typically falls over summer, Vietnam’s lychee famers have been focusing their efforts on selling to industrial parks and shipping their products to Japan, the U.S., and several other countries, rather than relying primarily on China, a long-standing market, to purchase their fruit. In a discussion with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, Truong Van Nam, vice-chairman of the People’s Committee of Luc Ngan District in the northern province of Bac Giang, said that this year’s lychee crop has been exported to more than 30 countries and territories other than China, adding that all of the lychees grown in Luc Ngan meet standards set forth by VietGAP and GlobalGAP. Agricultural products certified … [Read more...] about Vietnamese lychees hit the market in over 30 countries