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HCM City thirsty for skilled tourism labourers
Despite being dubbed the leading economic sector of HCM City, the city’s tourism sector is struggling with a lack of qualified human resources. According to the National Administration of Tourism, HCM City’s tourism sector needs roughly 40,000 new workers added to the labour pool each ...
Govt to encourage wider use of contraception
In a bid to lower maternal and child morbidity and mortality, Laos will aim to reduce the unmet need for contraception to 13 percent and increase the contraceptive prevalence rate using at least one method from 42 to 65 percent by 2020. The nation’s unmet ...
Regional meeting cements partnership in tourism
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam plus Thailand (CLMV+T) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen their cooperation in promoting tourism. The countries’ leaders agreed on their tourism partnership during the two-day Regional Workshop on Methods and Strategies for Implementing Public Private Sector for Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Plus Thailand, ...
Weather station upgrades brighten outlook for forecasters
The Japanese government has supported the improvement of weather recording equipment and facilities which were handed over last Saturday to the Meteorology and Hydrology Department. The project was handed over to the department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment by the Japan International ...
Singapore hopes to be part of Laos’ growth story: PM Lee
Laos’ leaders have ambitious plans for the country, and Singapore hopes to be part of Laos’ growth story, Prime Minister Lee HsienLoong said on Tuesday. Speaking at an official dinner at the Istana for visiting Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Mr Lee noted that Singapore ...
Port unveils $200m expansion
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port is to build a $200 million container terminal as part of an expansion project due to be completed by 2022. The expansion is intended to address a surge in the volume of containers passing through the country’s only deep-sea port. The existing container ...
Start-up for refinery construction
Construction of phase one of a landmark $3 billion oil refining plant kicks off today in Sihanoukville province, after many delays since the company announced plans in December 2012. Cambodian Petrochemical Company (CPC) formed a joint venture with China Perfect Machinery Industry Corp (Sinomach) for ...
Bun Rany urges midwives to upskill
Cambodia’s first lady has called on all midwives to prioritise professional development and improve their skills, ahead of the International Day of the Midwife tomorrow. Prime Minister Hun Sen’s wife Bun Rany, who is also president of the Cambodian Red Cross, sent a letter calling ...
Chinese buses to hit the roads
Phnom Penh is to get five new bus routes when China donates 100 buses within two months, according to City Hall. Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong said the new routes would help reduce traffic congestion in the capital and should be operational in June or ...
City’s flood action plan
City Hall officials are holding meetings with other departments to find ways to let water flow from flood-prone areas of Chbar Ampov district. City Hall spokesman Met Meas Pheakdey said the district was the lowest-lying area and routinely suffered floods after heavy rain. He said the ...
