With the goal of turning the most important special national relic into an attractive tourist destination, the site will be upgraded to have a total area of 845 ha, including two main areas - the monument area with the entire Nghia Linh Mountain covering temples, tombs, stelae houses, gates, and road systems; and the natural landscapes around the monument where festivals and tourism services will be organised. Of the money, VND2.5 trillion will come from the State budget with the remainder sourced from the provincial budget and private sources. During the 2016-2020 period, VND1.8 trillion will be invested in ongoing projects such as construction of the Hung Kings Statue, Festival Centre stage 3, Hung Vuong Museum upgrading, parking lot No. 5, garbage collection system, environmental improvement, outbound traffic system and supporting socio-economic development in the surrounding areas by developing infrastructure for resettlement areas and compensation for displacing people in the … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – Over VND4.5 trillion to be invested to promote Hung Kings Temple’s values
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Nhandan Newspaper – First exhibition on subsidy period: It is not just a tale
Taking place ten years ago at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME), the exhibition entitled ‘Life in Hanoi in the Subsidy Period, 1975-1986’ was once the spotlight of nearly 50 articles at home and abroad. Behind the journey to make the exhibition happen and to bring it to the public at that time, is a long story. “We had received different opposing viewpoints on the exhibition up to the opening,” said Associate Professor Nguyen Van Huy. “Some people questioned us on why our museum praised the subsidy – a model from the past that was eliminated. Others wondered if - although the theme was a significant time in history and thus an inevitable choice - whether we were too strict to host such an exhibition about it,” Huy recalled. At that time, Huy was the VME Director. Eight years after its establishment in 1997, the museum has been praised for its modern thinking in hosting exhibitions. However, bringing social feedback to an exhibition was an … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – First exhibition on subsidy period: It is not just a tale
Nhandan Newspaper – E-commerce in a new game
A lively market with many comings and goings Research shows that the internet can make a significant contribution to the national economy, 75% of which is made up of traditional, non-IT sectors. As such Vietnamese enterprises can utilise the internet to save money, reach new markets and enhance productivity. E-commerce is particularly suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and is the shortcut for Vietnamese enterprises to benefit most from economic integration. This view is shared by Alex Long, Google's Country Lead for Public Policy & Government Affairs in emerging markets in South and Southeast Asia. This observation is reinforced by statistics showing that SMEs (accounting for around 90% of Vietnam’s total enterprises) which use the internet grow 40% faster than those not using the internet. What is more convincing is the lively activity of the e-commerce market; last year saw both new comers and the bitter departure of numerous investors. The most notable … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – E-commerce in a new game
Nhandan Newspaper – Bac Ninh’s major industrial park expanded
The industrial park will be expanded by 314 hectares at a cost of VND3 trillion (US$135 million), raising its total area to over 658 hectares. The project is expected to transform Bac Ninh into a hub of electronics, telecommunication and green industries in Vietnam, said Tran Anh Tuan, Director of the Viglacera Infrastructure Investment Development Company. The Viglacera Corporation, which owns the company, began building the industrial park in 2005. The park is considered as an attractive destination for investors from the Republic of Korea, Japan and other countries with a number of major businesses operating there such as Samsung, Orion, Flexcom, Dongsin, Mobase, Dawon Vina and Hansol. Yen Phong 1 has drawn nearly US$8 billion of investment capital so far, including US$7.2 billion of foreign direct investment. Notably, Samsung allocated an additional US$3 billion for investment in the park last year. Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung said it is one of the industrial … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – Bac Ninh’s major industrial park expanded
Nhandan Newspaper – Economic highlights in February
Even grow in all sectors Over the past two months, growth has been seen in agriculture, industry and services. Despite severe cold weather in the north, drought and seawater intrusion in the central and southern regions, the year-on-year rice cultivation for the winter-spring crop reached 100.2% nationwide while the number of cows, pigs and poultry increased by 0.5-1%, 3-3.5% and 8-8.5% respectively. The only fall of 0.2% was seen in the number of buffalos. The fisheries yield climbed by 3.1% (aquaculture grew by 2.2% and fishing extraction rose by 3.8%). Tra fish raising continued to face difficulties due to sharp decreases of offspring prices which were the lowest since 2010. The country’s rice export over the past two months and in the first half of the year was forecast to rise (in January rice export increased by 56.7% in volume and 46% in value) thanks to rising demand from the Philippines, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Africa, while Thailand cut down rice production to … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – Economic highlights in February