Nearly VND2.2 trillion needed to upgrade National Highway 1 section The Saigon Times A section of National Highway 1 in Diem Hy Commune, Chau Thanh District, Tien Giang Province, has deteriorated. A project to upgrade the surface of a section from HCMC to Can Tho of National Highway 1 needs nearly VND2.2 trillion – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Project Management Board No. 7 has proposed the Ministry of Transport upgrade the surface of a section from HCMC to Can Tho of National Highway 1 at an estimated cost of nearly VND2.2 trillion. A representative of the board on April 12 said the section has seriously deteriorated, with cracks and subsidence appearing on its surface, and should be upgraded to ensure the transport of passengers and cargo on the route, which connects HCMC with Long An, Tien Giang, Vinh Long and Can Tho. The Project Management Board No. 7 attributed the deterioration of the section to the heavy vehicular traffic, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported. … [Read more...] about Nearly VND2.2 trillion needed to upgrade National Highway 1 section
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Every digital project needs quality assurance
A project management team, usually with representatives from the company’s internal IT and/or digital units, from impacted business units, and from the vendor(s), is put together, and a project manager or project management unit is assigned. These digital projects are challenging, and more often than is acknowledged, fail to fully achieve their objectives. The most common reasons for failure include: (i) lack of backing from leadership; (ii) unclear and/or shifting objectives; (iii) unforeseen impact on ongoing operations; and/or (iv) poor project management. Claude Spiese, senior advisor of Digital Advisory at Grant Thornton Vietnam “Independent project quality assurance (QA) can lower cost, save time, and improve the quality of deliverables for most digital projects,” stated Claude Spiese, senior advisor of Digital Advisory at Grant Thornton Vietnam. “The key is to engage an experienced project QA advisor, who works closely with the project team to provide advice as … [Read more...] about Every digital project needs quality assurance
Livelihood support program benefits landmine victims in Quang Ngai
Jointly organized by the Vietnam Association for Supporting UXO/Mine Action Efforts (VNASMA), its chapter in Quang Ngai, the Peace Foundation and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, the program also aims to raise public awareness of preventing post-war bomb and mine accidents in Quang Ngai. At the event, about 500 people who are victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin and landmines and UXO accidents, and poor patients in Nghia Hanh and Ba To districts were given free medical check-ups and medicines. Twenty poor households in the districts were also presented with cows worth VND 12 million (around USD 521) each, while 20 other families with difficult circumstances were provided with 15 million VND each to help them repair their houses. Meanwhile, 40 bicycles, worth VND 2 million each, were given to needy students who show good performance in their study. VNASMA Chairman Nguyen Duc Soat said after seven years of operation, the association has supported many … [Read more...] about Livelihood support program benefits landmine victims in Quang Ngai
Mekong Delta farmers put effort into elevating Vietnamese rice
An Giang farmers sell high-quality rice to traders. (Photo: SGGP) Farmers get high profits According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), this winter-spring rice crop in the Mekong Delta, rice output is estimated at 10.7 million tons, an increase of 144,000 tons of rice compared to the last winter-spring rice crop. Rice yield is estimated at over 7 tons per hectare, up 0.2 tons per hectare, the highest in the past five years. Currently, rice prices have slightly slid by about VND50-VND100 per kilogram, ranging from VND6,000 to VND7,500 per kilogram. Mr. Le Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of Department of Crop Production, said that Mekong Delta farmers had a profit of over 45 percent of the selling price. While Mr. Nguyen Ngoc He, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City, said that in the winter-spring rice crop of 2021, the rice yield of Can Tho farmers reached 7.6 tons per hectare. This is the year that the province produces rice best, with … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta farmers put effort into elevating Vietnamese rice
Vietnam to become ICT powerhouse in next decade
Emphasizing ICT as the field that will lead Vietnam's digital economy, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that we must become an ICT powerhouse not in 2045 but in the next decade (2021-2030). History once again gives ICT industry the mission to be at the forefront Speaking at a recent meeting with representatives from 16 ICT associations and clubs, which focused on the topic “"Realizing national digital transformation", Minister Hung affirmed that the nucleus of the digital revolution is the ICT field. The nuclear responsibility in the cause of digital transformation, in the mission of making Vietnam a high-income developed country, has been given to the ICT industry, to the community of ICT businesses, to ICT associations and clubs. Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung. History has given us the mission to be at the forefront once again. Around 20, 30 years ago, it was the mission to be at the … [Read more...] about Vietnam to become ICT powerhouse in next decade