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03/03/2021 08:45 GMT+7
Clip expresses gratitude toward doctors in COVID-19 fight
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A video clip comprising a series of paintings by children on doctors, who are called intimately as white blouse warriors during the COVID-19 fight, has been published recently by the Ministry of Health.
The paintings by child artists are part of a campaign initiated by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF).
They depict doctors as white-blouse soldiers who have relentlessly fought against the pandemic, through which children’s gratitude toward health workers is expressed.
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The Cai Be sluice gate project is pictured in Kien Giang Province, Vietnam, February 5, 2021. Photo: Chi Quoc / Tuoi Tre
The Cai Be sluice gate and its boat lock on the Cai Be River were put into temporary operation on Friday to prevent saline intrusion in Kien Giang Province and other localities in the Mekong Delta region.
Construction on the sluice gate has been basically competed after 15 months since its ground-breaking ceremony in November 2019, with only a few works expected to follow suit in 2021.
This is considered a super irrigation project’ in the region with an investment of about VND3.3 trillion (US$143,38 million) in the first and about VND2.5 trillion ($108.62 million) in the second phase from government bonds.
Mega irrigation system to help Mekong Delta tackle drought, salinity
By Cuu Long January 13, 2021 | 09:07 am GMT+7
One of the two parts of a mega irrigation system in southern Vietnam s Mekong Delta will start operation next month in Kien Giang Province.
Construction of the system worth VND3.3 trillion ($142.17 million) started in November 2019, with two parts on the Cai Lon and Cai Be rivers, both originating in Hau Giang and passing through Kien Giang before meeting the sea.
The part on Cai Be River will enter operation in mid-February. It spans 85 meters wide with two compartments.
Work on an irrigation project on the Cai Be River, southern Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Linh Hoang.
Kien Giang invests over 28 mln USD in fishing infrastructure 20:44 | 02/01/2021
Fishing boats in Ha Tien city of Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang â The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang invested more than 645 billion VND (28.2 million USD) in fishing infrastructure in 2020, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
It included building storm shelters for boats and upgrading fishing ports.
It is building a storm shelter in Phu Quoc districtâs Tho Chu Island and upgrading an existing port in the vicinity. It costs 154.2 billion VND (6.7 million USD), with 32 billion VND spent in 2016-20 and the rest to be invested in the next five years.