Tra Vinh (Vietnam)

Type: City

Name: Tra Vinh (Vietnam)

Latitude: 9.94

Longitude: 106.339996

population: 57,413

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Loxley sells Vietnamese packaging products

Loxley Plc has imported more printing and packaging products from Vietnam to complete its product range.The SET-listed trading company recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mylan Group to be the sole distributor of Mylan's printing and ... [Published Bangkok Post - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Tra Vinh (Vietnam), Thailand, Ho Chi Minh City

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Poverty reduction models in ethnic minority communities

Oxfam and ActionAid in Vietnam have completed two research reports on communal-level social and economic factors contributing to “bright spots” in poverty reduction in Vietnam, the two organisations said in a press release on June 17 in Hanoi.The reports ... [Published VietnamPlus - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Vietnam, Tra Vinh (Vietnam), positive deviance, Ha Giang (Vietnam), Dien Bien (Vietnam)

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Enjoying picturesque beauty of Ba Dong Beach...

The Hanoitimes - Ba Dong Beach stretches nearly 50 kilometers over three communes in southern Tra Vinh Provincein Vietnam's Mekong Delta, with the very picturesque beauty, beautiful long beach suitable for bath and holidays...Ba Dong Beach belongs to ... [Published Bao Moi.com - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Tra Vinh (Vietnam), Populus, 20th century, Barrage Fire, Vietnam

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Vietnam officials skeptical about cash transfer to families for kids' education

A young mother in Quang Nam Province cooks green jackfruit and jungle snails for lunch for her children. Photo courtesy of Tuoi Tre Vietnam plans to borrow $75 million, possibly $100 million, from the World Bank for subsidizing poor children's education, ... [Published Thanhnien - May 30 2013]

Entities: Tra Vinh (Vietnam), Vietnam, Quang Nam, Education

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Construction on Duyen Hai seaport begins

Vietnam Electricity began construction on a seaport for the Duyen Hai Electricity Centre in the southern province of Tra Vinh on April 21. The port is part of a master plan for power complex construction in Dan Thanh commune, Duyen Hai district. It aims ... [Published Vietnam Business News - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Construction, Tra Vinh (Vietnam), Vietnam

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“Will poor parents use the VND200,000 to send their children to school, or just buy wine?”$ one official said. "Many parents do the latter immediately after charity delegations bring them money." A World Bank official told Tuoi Tre that the money would not be thrown around and only given conditionally

Vietnam officials skeptical about cash transfer to families for kids' education [Published Thanhnien - May 30 2013]

...Nuon Chea, "Brother No 2," the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologue, who is currently on trial alongside Khieu Samphan, a former nominal head of state. "Nuon Chea implemented all Pol Pot's decisions to torture and execute those who expressed opposite opinions and those they hated, like intellectuals" Sary said, claiming that he was excluded from Pol Pot's secret committee which decided policy on executions

Ieng Sary: Leading figure of the Khmer Rouge who later stood trial for crimes against humanity [Published The Independent - Mar 27 2013]