By Minh Nhat in HCMC The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF), a U.S. federal government independent agency, has announced that 44 new fellows will begin graduate studies and three new visiting scholars will undertake professional development programs at 34 top universities in the U.S. during the academic year 2011-2012. The VEF fellowship program and the VEF visiting scholar program are two of the programs offered by the agency in its efforts to build a relationship between Vietnam and the U.S. through educational exchange and capacity building. Of the 44 new VEF fellows, 35 will be pursuing doctoral degrees while nine will seek master’s degrees at high-profile U.S. universities in the fields of science, technology, and engineering. From 2003, VEF has sent 382 fellows to 81 leading U.S. universities. In addition, the visiting scholars will pursue self-designed post-doctoral training programs at leading U.S. universities for 12 months, focusing on the fields of science and … [Read more...] about VEF announces new local fellows
New local government network
French firms look for new local landmarks
French companies are keen to get involved in Vietnam's geographic information sector and help support environmental management. Last week, five leading French businesses took part in a conference on "challenges and prospects in geographic information system sin Vietnam" and came out saying they wanted to get on board. The conference, hosted by the French embassy in Vietnam and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, aimed to get the two sides talking opportunities. Speaking at the event, France's ambassador Jean-Francois Girault said geographic information would help Vietnam develop economically, ensure sustainable growth and prevent environmental risks and natural disasters. This risk management was especially important because Vietnam was experiencing robust industrial economic growth and facing increasingly complicated climate problems, said Girault. He added geographic information was an indispensable element of all major projects. It was also a proven decision … [Read more...] about French firms look for new local landmarks
Nokia stuck in tax-breaks talks with Vietnam over new factory
Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones by volume, has entered a second round of negotiations over tax breaks for its planned factory in Vietnam after rejecting an initial offer, a government official said. Nokia's headquarters in Espoo, Finland … [Read more...] about Nokia stuck in tax-breaks talks with Vietnam over new factory
Environmental changes challenge Vietnam government
VietNamNet Bridge - About a year ago some farmers from Binh Thanh commune in Vietnam's southern rice growing heartland suspected the worst -- that their irrigation water had become too salty. They telephoned Vo Thanh, the head of An Giang province's hydro-meteorology center, and he came to take water samples from the commune, which is about 20 km (12 miles) from the sea. The farmers' hunch turned out to be right. The brackish water would damage their crops, so Thanh advised officials to tell farmers to stop pumping it into their rice fields immediately. Not everyone took heed. … [Read more...] about Environmental changes challenge Vietnam government
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW URBAN CENTRE OF AI NGHIA, DAI LOC DISTRICT, QUANG NAM PROVINCE. CODE: HT 13-09
1.PROJECT OBJECTIVES. To establish and new urban centre full of facilities of a sustainable town, making it a model urban centre in Dai Loc district to spread outward to its neighbourhood. Attract business, economic entities to live and reserve land for the locals to settle in the town. 2.FORMS OF INVESTMENT a. 100% domestic capital b. 100% foreign capital 3.PROJECT SCALE Project management authority - The People’s Committee of Quang Nam province Type of urban settlement - Commerical and service urban centre at district level Total investment capital - 22 milion USD estimated project site - 115 ha City scale The development orientation of the new urban centre of Ai Nghia: - Garden houses: Construction density is 25%. Average height of the house : 1- 2 storeys. - Street houses : construction density is 70%. Average height of the house: 2-3 storeys - Trading and service area: construction … [Read more...] about ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW URBAN CENTRE OF AI NGHIA, DAI LOC DISTRICT, QUANG NAM PROVINCE. CODE: HT 13-09