Authorities in Xuan Hong commune of the northern province of Ninh Binh are leveraging digital technology to preserve cultural heritage and promote rural tourism, with the centuries-old Keo Hanh Thien Pagoda serving as the centrepiece of the initiative.
He said as ASEAN Chair this year, Malaysia will focus on key areas such as digitalisation, increasing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and empowering rural women to ensure the economic benefits are enjoyed by all levels of society, including those living in rural and remote areas.
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has plenty of advantages to develop tourism, particularly agricultural and rural one. The province is home to many rivers, canals and more than 80,000 ha of specialty fruit orchards, traditional craft villages, and historical cultural relic sites. Tien Giang takes rural and garden ecological tours as one of its key tourism products to promote in the province
The southern province of Tay Ninh recently put into use 10 bridges after one year of construction, facilitating the travel of people in rural, remote and mountainous areas.
After floods in late August, many bridges in Văn Luông commune of Tân Son district, the northern midland province of Phu Tho have collapsed or been seriously damaged.
Farming land transfer and renting activities, motivated by the transition of the agricultural economy towards larger scale modernisation, have become busy recently, initiating the development of the agricultural land use market in Vietnam. However, the Land Law 2013 has yet to catch up with the trend, leading to many difficulties in the market.
The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) held a press conference in Hanoi on October 9 to announce the Rural, Agricultural and Fishery Census 2016.
Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Pham Hong Hai has been introducing Vietnam’s policies and solutions in recent years to narrow the digital gap between urban and rural areas.
Cambodia and China will join hands to bring power to Cambodia’s rural areas after approving a plan on the construction of a power transmission system in 13 provinces and cities on March 30.
Many domestic producers have moved their markets to rural areas as local fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms are facing severe competition with imported products in urban areas.
