Vietnam has been selected by the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as one of the four most
successful countries in reducing the number of hungry people, together
with Armenia, Brazil and Nigeria.
Dr. Le Vinh Thao from Vietnam
Agricultural Science Institute on Nov. 10 was presented with an award
by the Cuban Association of Agricultural and Forestry Technicians
(ACTAF).
The Moc Chau Dairy Cow Breeding Joint
Stock Company is deploying a programme to insure milk and milk-cows in
the northern province of Son La to help local farmers stabilise
production.
The first phase of the Di An Water
Factory in Binh Duong province was put into operation
on Nov. 6, witnessed by Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Chairman
of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Hoang Son.
A majority of National Assembly
deputies approved the investment plan for the 32.5 trillion VND (1.8
billion USD) Lai Chau Hydro-electric Power Plant project on Nov. 7.
Vietnam will provide 225 billion VND
(12.6 million USD) and 10,000 tonnes of rice to central and Central
Highlands provinces to help them overcome the consequences of Typhoon
Mirinae.
Over 400 monks and nuns from 23 cities and provinces nationwide gathered in the
northern port city of Hai Phong on November 4 to attend a refresher course cum
contest on the dissemination of Buddhism.
Vietnam wishes to receive continued
support from international organisations to maintain the eradication of
disorders caused by iodine deficiency, said Deputy Prime Minister
Truong Vinh Trong.
The World Bank is expected to grant
nearly 8.53 million USD to help ethnic minority people in the Central
Highlands province of Dac Lac to develop agriculture in a sustainable
manner.
The first phase of Hanoi’s elevated
railway early next year will lead to the destruction of 1,811 home
units along the 15 km route and the resettlement of almost 8,000 people.
Vietnam will develop a newly-emerging occupation in the field
of social work into a professional job in order to promote the social
welfare, said a ranking government official.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Michalak on October 29 handed
over 500,000 USD to the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) to support victims of
typhoon Ketsana in four provinces of Quang Nam , Quang Ngai, Gia Lai
and Kon Tum.
Deputies at the ongoing session of the
12th National Assembly on Oct. 27 discussed the implementation of
a resolution on socio-economic development in 2009 and plan for 2010.
Two non-governmental organisations, the
Save the Children of the UK and the US-based World Vision, on October
28 provided money and relief goods totalling over 1 billion VND for the
victims of typhoon Ketsana in Hai Lang district, central Quang Tri
province.
Ho Chi Minh City has seen its
population increase by 41.14 percent or more than two million people
over the last decade and the a growing trend of mechanical increases in
population.
The economy has escaped decline and
Vietnam has achieved significant growth, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
said in a government report on socio-economic development at the sixth
session of the 12th National Assembly meeting that opened on Oct. 20.
Ranking first among ASEAN countries and
fifth in the world in tea production and export volume, Vietnam is
courting investors in the burgeoning industry.
The Hanoi People’s Committee has
decided to raise the compensation rate for local residents whose
agricultural land is appropriated by the State, with immediate effect.
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