Workshop on Red River basin economic, cultural exchange opens

An international workshop on economic-cultural exchange in the Red River basin was opened in Lao Cai town, northern mountainous Lao Cai province on Dec. 18-19.

The two-day workshop, the second of its kinds, brought together scientists from Vietnam, Chinese Yunnan province’s Honghe prefecture and Honghe Institute, Singapore and France.

Besides discussions on economic and cultural exchange, participants also presented research papers on human resource development cooperation in the region and the development of the Hanoi-Lao Cai-Kunming railway system.

Their schedule includes field trips to localities along the Red River which runs through Vietnam ’s Lao Cai and China ’s Yunnan provinces.

The first workshop on socio-economic development in the Red River basin was hosted by Honghe institute in 2005.

vna

>   Work commences on Times Square Hanoi complex (19/12/2008)

>   What’s behind the CBRE rumor about apartment prices falling? (19/12/2008)

>   JICA prioritises ODA for Binh Duong projects (19/12/2008)

>   New container route to China, Hongkong inaugurated (19/12/2008)

>   HCMC remains key real estate market: survey  (18/12/2008)

>   Vietnam Craft Village Exhibition Fair opens (18/12/2008)

>   Over 150 businesses to join in Vietnam Fashion Fair 2008 (18/12/2008)

>   GDP per capita figure beautiful, but… (18/12/2008)

>   Senator urges Vietnam to lift restrictions on US beef (18/12/2008)

>   Lotte plans to open 30 supermarkets in Vietnam (18/12/2008)