Mekong delta tour

Indeed, rice had been sold at high prices in markets such as Hong Kong (China) and China, although they have now fulfilled their quota. Meanwhile, the Philippines has stopped importing rice and is now awaiting direction from the Government, according to Don, adding that rice from the summer-autumn crop has yet to be sold. … [Read more...] about Rice export price begins to decline following record high

HCM City (VNA) – Practice-based training is needed to create high-quality human resources, key to improve productivity and the competitive capacity of Vietnam’s tourism sector, tourism experts have said. Nguyen Huu Tho, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Tourism, said Vietnam’s labour productivity remains low compared with other countries. Singapore productivity is 15 times higher than Vietnam, Japan 10 times, and Thailand 5 times, he said. The persistence of theory-focused education and little practical application in Vietnam requires enterprises to offer workplace-based retraining programmes for their employees, he said at a conference held in HCM City on July 7. The labour turnover rate in the tourism and hospitality industry, which is struggling with a lack of qualified human resources, is relatively higher than other industries, he said. Education and training of high-quality human resources in tourism … [Read more...] about Practice-based training needed to create high-quality tourism staff

At the event – the sixth of its kind for southeastern localities and the eighth for Mekong Delta ones in the 2016-2021 tenure, participants shared experience in improving the quality and efficiency of provincial People’s Councils’ activities, including preparing for, organising and chairing People’s Council sessions, and supervising the settlement of public opinions and the implementation of industrial infrastructure and resettlement projects. … [Read more...] about NA leader attends conference of southern localities’ People’s Councils

Speaking at the handover ceremony, Chairwoman of the My Lai Peace Foundation Truong Ngoc Thuy said she was happy to receive coordination from the three provinces  in supporting AO/dioxin victims, saying that the organisation always joins hands with the community to provide assistance for AO/dioxin victims and their relatives. She hoped that sectors and agencies of localities nationwide will continue to coordinate with the fund to help ease the pain of AO victims. Chairwoman of the Association for Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin of Bac Lieu Vo Thi Hong Thoai appreciated the fund’s contributions and assistance to local AO victims, hoping the locality will receive more support from the organsisation in the time to come. According to Thoai, there are over 10,000 people exposed to AO/dioxin in Bac Lieu, but only nearly 2,000 of them are benefiting from support policies. In the past ten years, the association raised over VND12.5 billion to help … [Read more...] about My Lai Peace Foundation presents gifts to AO/dioxin victims

The Cuu Long (Mekong River) Delta would focus on developing hi-tech agriculture, agriculture processing industry, tourism of Phu Quoc Island as well as efficiently implementing measures to promote the sustainable development of the region in line with coping with climate change. … [Read more...] about Government to develop policies to promote key economic regions