Ethnic minority students receive scholarships
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Committee of the
Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has granted scholarships, each
worth 500,000 VND, to 20 poor ethnic minority students.
Social welfare measures in place for ethnic minorities
Legislators responsible for the ethnic
minorities have heard proposals for better care for the targeted
population in the areas classed as the poorest of the poor to help lift
them out of poverty as soon as possible.
Funding of 48 billion VND to help Khmer people
More than 48 billion VND has been
injected into a scheme to assist Khmer ethnic minority people in the
Mekong delta province of Vinh Long over the 2008-2010 period.
Society
Khmer people cheer Sene Dolta Festival
Khmer people are celebrating the Sene Dolta Festival, a
holiday to express their gratefulness and appreciation to their
ancestors.
Vietnam, Mexico discuss indigenous people’s development
Vice Chairman of the Committee for
Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) Son Phuoc Hoan has discussed with
Mexican government officials policies for indigenous people’s relating
to education, culture, health, hunger eradication, poverty reduction
and women and children’s issues.
Politics
Vietnam esteems cooperation with Kazakhstan, Denmark, Hungary
Vietnam would like to set up
comprehensive partnerships with Kazakhstan , Denmark and Hungary for
the benefit of the people of each country and for the sake of peace,
stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
Society
PM urges Son La to develop hydropower
Son La should capitalise on its agriculture and hydropower
industry to achieve sustainable development, according to Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Lam Dong ethnic people get power
Electricity of Lam Dong (ELD) connected
an additional 5,000 village ethnic households in the Central Highlands
province to the national grid, the power company said in an
announcement on September 2.
Society
Disadvantaged kids have right to adequate education
Education departments are asked to increase training for
disadvantaged school children, including those from ethnic groups, street children and disabled pupils.
Business
Central Highlands endeavours to call on investment
A forum to promote investment in the Central Highlands
wrapped up in Buon Ma Thuot city on September 5 with more than 120
projects in various industries in the region sealed.
Almost 60 projects were inked in farm-forestry processing, 24 in tourism, 20 in industry, eight in urban development and 10 in health care, education and transport at the Forum on Investment Promotion for the Central Highlands, initiated by the Central Highlands Steering Committee, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Central Highlands provinces.
Almost 60 projects were inked in farm-forestry processing, 24 in tourism, 20 in industry, eight in urban development and 10 in health care, education and transport at the Forum on Investment Promotion for the Central Highlands, initiated by the Central Highlands Steering Committee, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Central Highlands provinces.
Society
Over 2.7 trillion VND for ethnic people’s settlement
The government will allocate over 2.7
trillion VND (150 million USD) for the settlement of ethnic minority
people between now and 2013.
UNDP raises capacity of female Vietnamese officials
Ten women from Vietnam ’s public sector have been awarded
scholarships and research grants by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)
and the Cambridge Overseas Trust foundation to undertake postgraduate
training at Cambridge University in England.
Vietnam tales get ASEAN award nomination
Veteran author Cao Duy Son’s short
story collection, Ngoi Nha Xua Ben Suoi (Old House by the Spring) has
won nomination for the Southeast Asian Writers Award for Vietnam this
year.
Improvement of population quality among major tasks
The improvement of population quality
is one of the major tasks set out in Vietnam’s Population Strategy
through 2020, demographer Duong Quoc Trong said at a press conference
in Hanoi, on August 20.
Politics
PM urges Lam Dong to tap advantages for growth
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has
urged Lam Dong province to continue tapping its advantages in terms of
climate and natural resources.
Politics
Bauxite mining asked to ensure sustainable development
The Lam Dong bauxite mining project must ensure economic
effectiveness, environmental protection and sustainable development for
the Central Highlands, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
‘Twinning’ model for Highland women praised
Twelve collectives and 12 individuals have been awarded
with certificates of merit for their brilliant achievements in
developing and implementing the ‘twinning’ model between Kinh and
minority women.
Business
Yen Bai asked to tap potentials to escape poverty
Yen Bai province should tap its rich
mineral potentials to develop certain industries such as mining,
hydropower and construction materials to lift itself out of poverty,
said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Business
Forum to call for investment in Central Highlands
A total of 120 projects calling for an
estimated 100 trillion VND (5.6 billion USD) in investment will be put
forth at a forum slated for Sept. 5 in Buon Ma Thuot city, in the
Central Highlands province of Dak Lak .
More Khmer people to get access to power
The Electricity Group of Vietnam ’s
Power Company No. 2 on August 6 launched a project to bring power to
Khmer ethnic minority people in the Mekong delta province of Soc Trang.
