Tourists pick plums as part of a fruit festival in Mộc Châu District, the northern mountainous province of Sơn La. Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc suggested that the province focus on developing high-tech agriculture to boost its economic growth. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Cường Viet Nam News SƠN LA — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday advised the northern mountainous province of Sơn La not be left out of modern trends while preserving its natural environment and cultural diversity. He also asked it to focus on high-tech agriculture to boost socio-economic development. At a working session with local leaders, he hailed the Party, the provincial administration and residents of Sơn La Province for their efforts in achieving high economic growth and maintaining good relations with neighbouring Lao localities. However, he noted that it remained a poor province with a high poverty rate and low competitiveness. While it exerts all efforts to fulfill its annual … [Read more...] about Pursue modernisation, preserve culture and environment, Sơn La told
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Traffickers getting high-tech using phones to lure girls
A customs official gives out flyers about women trafficking to ethnic women in the northern province of Lào Cai. — Photo thanhnien.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Human traffickers are getting more sophisticated – using high tech methods such as mobile phones and social media accounts to target young girls in remote mountainous areas leaving enforcements agencies with a mountain to climb to keep the girls safe. Colonel Tống Chính Phúc, head of the Lào Cai Province Border Guard’s Department of Drug and Crime Prevention and Control told Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper that human traffickers targeted teen girls between 15-16 years old who were not well-educated and had limited social awareness or under disadvantaged circumstances. They developed new techniques such as using mobile phones or social networks to approach the victims. As a result, victims were found in new areas such as Yên Bái, Hà Giang, Sơn La and Điện Biên and many were secondary and high school students, he … [Read more...] about Traffickers getting high-tech using phones to lure girls
Just as it ends, ‘Defending Jacob’ looks like the most popular Apple TV+ show
Feature AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content. Apple doesn't release ratings data, but third party data says the limited series "Defending Jacob" is the closest thing the service has to a breakout hit. Defending Jacob , the Apple TV+ limited series starring Chris Evans as a lawyer whose teenaged son is accused of murdering a classmate, wraps up its run with its finale episode May 29. The series, which combines elements of family drama, psychological thriller and courtroom procedural, was based on a novel of the same name by William Landay. Since Apple TV+ launched in November 2019, it hasn't had seen any of its shows emerge as a massive, culture-grabbing smash. But in recent months, there have been various indications that Defending Jacob has been something close to a breakout for Apple. … [Read more...] about Just as it ends, ‘Defending Jacob’ looks like the most popular Apple TV+ show
HCM City, Hậu Giang look to joint initiatives
HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang will continue to enhance co-operation in the 2016-20 period, leaders said at a meeting held on Wednesday in the city. — Photo congan.com.vn HCM CITY — HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang will continue to enhance co-operation in the 2016-20 period, leaders said at a meeting held on Wednesday in the city. The meeting, which reviewed the past 10 years of work between the two parties, focused on the positive results achieved and the new tasks ahead. Speaking at the meeting, Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said the two sides would continue to work in high-tech agriculture; industry and trade; planning, investment and foreign affairs; and culture, sport and tourism. They will also co-operate in administrative reform, science and technology, and human resource training, as well as environmental protection, urban management, and medical and … [Read more...] about HCM City, Hậu Giang look to joint initiatives
Central city opens key road project
The central city officially put into operation a 3.2km road connecting Nguyễn Tất Thành Street with the Hải Vân Tunnel -Túy Loan Ring-road, La Sơn-Túy Loan Expressway in a ceremony yesterday. — VNS Photo Minh Hiền Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — Đà Nẵng put into operation a 3.2km road connecting coastal Nguyễn Tất Thành Street with the Hải Vân Tunnel-Túy Loan Ring-road and La Sơn-Túy Loan Expressway in the northwest in a ceremony yesterday. The four-lane road, built with a total investment of VNĐ153 billion (US$6.8 million) from the World Bank, will help reduce travel distance from the city centre to the northwest region from 23km to 11km. It also links with the city’s Hi-Tech Park, the Information Technology Park, newly-planned Liên Chiểu sea port and railway station and Golden Hills eco-urban area. The project was built by a joint-development group of Trung Nam Engineering and Construction and East Mekong company with the participation of Australian Sinclair Knight Merz design … [Read more...] about Central city opens key road project
President visits Hưng Yên on Martyrs’ Day
President Trần Đại Quang visited the northern province of Hưng Yên on Friday to meet local authorities, offer incense and flowers at revolutionary relic sites, and visit a family who greatly contributed to the revolution.— VNA/VNS Photo Nhan Sáng HƯNG YÊN — President Trần Đại Quang visited the northern province of Hưng Yên on Friday to meet local authorities, offer incense and flowers at revolutionary relic sites, and visit a family who greatly contributed to the revolution. His activities were made to mark the 71st commemoration of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27). At his meeting with Hưng Yên authorities, President Quang praised the province’s achievements in socio-economic growth, defence and security development, as well as Party building. In the first six months of 2018, Hưng Yên’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) grew 8.68 per cent, with a total export value estimated at US$2.17 billion. The State leader recommended the province focus on … [Read more...] about President visits Hưng Yên on Martyrs’ Day
Hospital a monument to Cuban friendship
Việt Nam-Cuba Đồng Hới Hospital. — Photo: zing.vn Viet Nam News QUẢNG BÌNH — Đặng Đức Dục, former director of Quảng Bình’s Department of Construction, still vividly remembers the time 45 years ago when he and the people of this central province received a very special guest: the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro Ruz. At the height of the anti-US resistance war, Fidel became the first foreign leader to set foot on one of the fiercest battlefields at that time: Quảng Bình Province and the newly-liberated area in Quảng Trị. For Dục and his fellow townsmen, Fidel’s unique visit not only offered crucial spiritual encouragement during the tough time, but also witnessed the generous leader’s practical help on the ground. “Fidel was very touched when witnessing the hardship and dramatic losses that the Vietnamese people were suffering. So he decided to help Việt Nam build a modern hospital in Đồng Hới to serve local people and soldiers returning from southern … [Read more...] about Hospital a monument to Cuban friendship