terça-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2015

GLOBE NEWS ·VIETNAM NEWS

PARTY BUILDING REMAINS PRIORITY

The conducting of a vote of confidence during the 10th meeting of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee (CPVCC) would contribute to building a stronger contingent of senior Party and State officials for the country's new phase of construction and defence, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.
Party building remains priority

POWER SUPPLY ASSURED FOR SOUTHERN REGION

Several power plants that are set to go on stream in the southern region will ensure there is adequate supply through the dry season, which ends in May, officials assure.
Power supply assured for southern region

RAILWAY SECTOR STRIVES TO IMPROVE PASSENGER SERVICE

The Viet Nam Railway Corporation aimed to continue creating conditions for railway transport companies to improve their competitiveness and ensure railway traffic safety, Deputy General Director Pham Cong Trinh said at a recent workshop.
Railway sector strives to improve passenger service

REMOTE SENSORS TO HELP MONITOR MARINE RESOURCES

The National Remote Sensing Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is working with the Viet Nam Administration of Seas and Islands on a project monitor sea and island resources using remote sensing technology.
Remote sensors to help monitor marine resources
Media focus urged for Party Congress

Media focus urged for Party Congress

The media needs to report on and collect feedback from draft documents being prepared for the upcoming 12th Party Congress, a senior Party functionary has said.
City adapts to climate change

City adapts to climate change

HCM City has devised several solutions to adapt to global warming and achieve green growth and sustainable development by 2020, including a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 2 to 3 per cent per year.
Fitch Ratings ups Military Bank's outlook after ‘stable' perfomance

Fitch Ratings ups Military Bank's outlook after ‘stable' perfomance

Fitch Ratings has assigned a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B' to Viet Nam's Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB Bank), declaring its outlook "stable".
Chi's song is named Song of the Year

Chi's song is named Song of the Year

Phuong My Chi has won VND1 billion (about US$ 47,500) for her performance in Bai Hat Yeu Thich (Favourite Song), a music programme broadcast by Viet Nam Television.
Minh pulls out of national tournament

Minh pulls out of national tournament

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has pulled out of the men's individual event in the national tournaments this year.
Civet-conservation posters distributed

Civet-conservation posters distributed

As many as 2,000 copies of posters and calendars to highlight the importance of Owston's civet conservation in Viet Nam have been distributed to forest protection departments in 63 provinces and cities and 20 offices working in nature conservation throughout the country.

YOUR SAY

Are women-only buses feasible and practical?6   

The plan to operate women-only buses on certain routes during peak hours on a trial basis to counter sexual harassment and theft has caused controversy after it was raised at a conference in Ha Noi.

OP-ED

Report on public servants stretches credulity 2   

We are used to raising our eyebrows quizzically whenever a rosy report is put out by some Government agency or the other, but we also understand that a bloated bureaucracy is not likely to be very self-critical.

TRAVEL

‘Slow loris' village provides a vacation from fast-paced life

The picturesque sight of houses amidst a valley of flowers sent me into an ecstasy of delight when I visited Cu Lan Village.

EXPAT CORNER

17 years on, French academic nostalgic for Ha Noi of yore

Two years ago, French researcher Olivier Tessier, chief of the Ha Noi-based Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient (French School of Asian Studies), was granted the "Bui Xuan Phai – Love for Ha Noi" award for his research on Ha Noi's Ancient Citadel.

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