The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to upgrade the Cai Rang Floating Market with total investment of 8 billion VND (351,840 USD), according to Pham Van Luan, deputy director of the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is striving for an average Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of 7.5-8 percent per year by 2020, said Director of the city Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Hong.
The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Mekong delta Can Tho city will join hands with relevant departments and organisations to raise public awareness of the Law against Human Trafficking by establishing human trafficking prevention clubs, holding conferences and handing out leaflets.
Businesses in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have enjoyed good export growth, with sharp rises in shipments of rice and aquatic products which make up more than 70 percent of local total export value.
Mozambican Ambassador to Vietnam Gamiliel Munguambe paid a working visit to Can Tho on September 14 seeking for stronger cooperation in agriculture, fishery and personnel training.
Authorities in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session on September 13 with a visiting Japanese delegation from Hiroshima Prefecture to discuss environmental treatment.
A workshop discussing how to build University – Industry Learning and Development through Innovation and Technology (BUILD-IT) took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 11.
Vietnamese businesses will be given top priorities in terms of procedures and competition when investing in Cuba, Consul General of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City Bernabe Garcia Valido said on August 30.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho aims to complete building new-style rural areas by 2020, according to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Anh Thuy.
A workshop to promote tourism and health connection between Can Tho and Gyeongbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in the Mekong Delta City on August 29.
Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong told Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio that he wants Can Tho and Japan to foster cooperation in farm produce processing and health care.
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung called on member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to cooperate and support each other in building and developing sustainable and green agriculture adaptable to climate change.
Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has stressed the need to strengthen cooperation with the private sector as well as leading businesses and corporations to make them key partners in helping APEC economies build capacity for production rehabilitation and resilience to climate change.