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An apartment building on Da Nang Street in Van My Ward of Ngo Quyen District comprises 1,288 apartments housing more than 4,200 people. Built between 1975 and 1980, the building has been seriously downgraded. Every time there is a storm, local authorities must evacuate residents. Hai Phong has 178 apartment buildings, hosting 7,000 households, that are in so poor conditions that they need to be demolished. The city's Department of Planning and Investment earlier this month invited bidding into 10 new apartment blocks that are expected to accomodate nearly 4,500 households from the dilapidated buildings. The walls of one building have grown mossy and peeled. Of the 10 buildings, each rising five stories, some blocks have been classified as dangerous, which means residents must be moved out. An iron pillar is put in place to support the balcony roof of an apartment on the fourth floor. … [Read more...] about Apartment buildings near collapse in northern Vietnam city

Two Vietnamese scuba instructors based in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province are well known among international tourists coming to Vietnam to take up diving lessons. They emphasize protecting marine life during their training sessions. Nguyen Van Loc and Nguyen Tan Thanh are members of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). With certificates of diving competence, they are qualified to provide PADI-accredited diving courses. Twenty years ago, Loc had a life-changing experience diving with a foreign visitor in Hon Mun Marine Reserve, Khanh Hoa Province. The coach spotted an unsuspecting squid, which he grabbed and later cooked it. To this his foreign student objected, saying that the payment he made was for him to witness wildlife, not the barbaric habits of his coach. “If you catch and cook it, you get one meal for yourself. But if you take care of it, you are to be commended to my fellows back home,” said the student. “When more tourists come here for … [Read more...] about Vietnamese scuba instructors popular with international students

Implemented since 2013, the PMSA Scholarship not only helps talented and ambitious New Zealand students have opportunity to study and pratice in dynamic Asian countries, but also gives them the opportunity to live and experience Eastern culture. Vietnam is currently one of the favorite destinations on the map of Asian for New Zealand students when applying for PMSA Scholarship. From 2013 to 2019, 143 New Zealand students chose Vietnam as a destination for intership and resreach. The promotion of Vietnam as a destination for New Zealand students to receive PMSA Scholarship to increase regional understading is an important part of the educational cooperation between Vietnam – New Zealand, and is concretized as one of the goals of the Strategic Cooperation Plan on Education for the period 2020 – 2023 between the Vietnamese Ministry of Educaion and Training and Education New Zealand – ENZ. Ben Burrowes, Regional Director, Asia at Education New Zealand, said: “Global … [Read more...] about 52 New Zealand students select Vietnam for their journey to become global citizens

Its revenues were VND393 billion, most of which came from fruit (VND186 billion) and animal husbandry (VND145 billion). Growth was mainly driven by surging pig prices. "Our target pig price is VND55,000 a kilogram, and we have been selling at VND68,000 for over a month," HAGL Chairman Doan Nguyen Duc said. HAGL seeks to diversify its income in the second half this year ahead of harvesting its first 100 tons of durian while launching new pork products. The agriculture firm reported VND2.26 trillion in revenues and VND657 billion in post-tax profits for the first seven months. On the stock market HAG of HAGL closed Monday at VND12,350 a share, near its four-month high. … [Read more...] about HAGL profits up 25% on rising pig prices

Functional forces in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on Sunday inspected several tourist bungalows built without permission in Ham Ninh Commune of Phu Quoc Island City, where tourism is booming. The inspection came following Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper’s report on the illegal constructions that have become commonplace in the popular resort island off southern Vietnam. The illicitly-built tourist bungalows encroached on the Phu Quoc marine protected areas. They were constructed on concrete pillars firmly planted into the ground below the water and connected to the shore via a wooden boardwalk. Local authorities have granted construction certificates to none of these tourist bungalows, some of the owners of the structures admitted. The Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and related agencies have pledged to thoroughly handle these violations in accordance with the law and ensure the violators will return the seabed of the affected marine … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc probes illegal constructions in protected maritime areas