Vietnam’s tourism sector has decided to prioritise human resources development in an effort to diversify the industry, the Vietnam Economic News reported.
Fares have been slashed by 69 taxi and 15 long-distance passenger transport companies in the capital since last November, after authorities urged them to do so following fuel price reductions.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will raise the proportion of the industry and trade sector to 97.5% of its economy by 2019, up 4% from 2014, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Dung at the January 7 meeting on economic restructuring.
A programme implemented by Fauna & Flora International with sponsorship from the European Union since January 2012 has yielded positive conservation results in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will move 2,514 households residing in erosion-prone areas to safer places before 2020, said Director of the Municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Pham Van Quynh.
The Vietnamese Government has issued a decree detailing the implementation of marriage and family practices while calling for an end to backward ones.
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on January 7 to mark the 65th anniversary of the Vietnam’s Students’ Day (January 9), and to present “Sinh vien 5 tot” (Five-Virtue Student) and “Sao Thang Gieng” (January Star) awards to outstanding students nationwide.
President Truong Tan Sang on January 7 met 102 outstanding students in Hanoi on the 65th anniversary of the Student Traditional Day and the Vietnamese Student Association.
ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh on January 7 started a working visit to Malaysia, according to a press release by the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Vietnam will send its sport teams to 25 international sport events in the first quarter of 2015, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.