Tag: resource

Mekong Delta groundwater an endangered resource

A farmer raises prawns in the Mekong Delta. Experts say many people in the delta use groundwater to decrease the salinity of water in prawn-raising, which is wasteful. Uncontrolled exploitation of groundwater sources in the nation’s rice granary, the Mekong Delta, is putting the vital resource at risk of complete depletion,... Read more

Wind, solar power remain largely untapped resource

VietNamNet Bridge – The director of the Viet Nam Energy Consulttancy Centre, To Quoc Tru, spoke to Viet Nam News about the nation’s potential for alternative energy development. The Energy Institute’s report for 2007 said that electricity generated from renewable sources like wind and solar accounted for only a tiny fraction of the nation’s... Read more

Human resource for e-commerce faces yawning gaps

VietNamNet Bridge – E-commerce in Vietnam has rapidly developed thanks to the Government’s and enterprises’ strong investment in technology and legal framework. However, human resource training for the sector has not received proper interest, It is difficult now to provide training and education for the human resource in e-commerce because the... Read more

Tourism industry faces human resource crunch, says top official

The country faces a shortage of human resources for tourism projects that are proposed or under way, a top industry official has warned. Speaking at a conference on Quality Assurance in Tourism Human Resources Development in Ho Chi Minh City last week, the Vietnam Administration of Tourism (VNAT) vice chairman,... Read more