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Laos looks to increase electricity export
Lao media on November 30 quoted a report by the country’s Minister of Energy and Mines Khammani Inthilath as saying that it is looking to increase electricity export in the time to come. The article said the minister pointed out at the ongoing session of ...
25th meeting of Mekong Council reviews work on river
The 25th meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council was convened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on November 28. It brought together 120 delegates from the council’s four member countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. The commission’s dialogue ...
Seminar talks marine planning, coastal ecosystems in Mekong Delta
A seminar was held in Hanoi on November 22 to look into marine spatial planning and a project on improving the human habitat and coastal ecosystems in the Mekong Delta. Keep reading ...
Mekong Delta’s eastern coastal sub-region boasts huge potential for tourism
Boasting a coastline of more than 162 kilometres with criss-crossing canals, lush carpet of orchard gardens and kaleidoscope of ethnic cultures, the Mekong Delta’s eastern coastal sub-region has huge potential to develop tourism, heard a recent conference held in Tra Vinh province. However, more than ...
Vietnam helps Laos build topographic database
Vietnam has helped Laos complete the building of a digital topographic database and a topographic map of its northern and central region, serving the country’s socio-economic development and environmental management. The information was announced at a conference, co-organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources ...
Mekong Delta floods inundate over 2,000ha of rice
More than 2,060ha of rice in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have been damaged due to recent floods, according to the Directorate of Water Resources under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In An Giang province, over 1,270ha of rice were destroyed, while Kien Giang suffered losses ...
Seminar highlights Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos economic links
The seventh seminar on Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos cooperation took place in Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh on October 15, highlighting the significance of economic ties between the three countries. The annual event was held by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), the Royal Academy of ...
ASEAN youngsters seek ways to end gender violence, promote equality
Youth representatives from 10 ASEAN countries, including over 100 Vietnamese youngsters, discussed challenges and solutions to achieving gender equality in ASEAN by 2030 during a dialogue in Hanoi on October 10. The wider dialogue closed a five-day training course on the role of youth in ensuring ...
Japan lauds Vietnam’s role in Mekong-Japan cooperation: Ambassador
Japan highly values Vietnam’s important roles in the Mekong-Japan cooperation mechanism, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong. In his interview granted to Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Japan and his participation of the 10th ...
Can Tho University to train 150 doctors in unpopular fields for Mekong Delta
The Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP) aims to train 150 doctors in uncommon medical fields, including tuberculosis, leprosy, psychiatry, forensic science and surgery, for the Mekong Delta in this academic year, according to the university’s rector Nguyen Trung Kien. Keep reading ...