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ADB, JICA to support 20,000 smallholder farmers
The
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) on Wednesday signed $163 million in loan agreements with Olam
International Limited (OIL) and Café Outspan Vietnam Limited (COVL), a
subsidiary of OIL. The loans will help improve inclusive and sustainable
agricultural value chains, directly benefiting up to 20,000 smallholder
farmers in
ADB’s
assistance includes a $83 million loan to OIL and a $5 million loan to COVL.
The project is ADB’s first nonsovereign assistance directly cofinanced by
JICA, which will lend $75 million to COVL.
Speaking
at the signing ceremony, ADB Investment Specialist Juhyun Jeong said that
developing formal value chains is essential for farmers in
“ADB
and JICA’s partnership with OIL and COVL will help smallholder farmers expand
their production and operations, improving livelihoods by promoting inclusive
and sustainable development, he said”
“Olam’s
comprehensive and grassroots approach to improve agricultural value chains
brings significant positive impacts to farmers and the agribusiness
industry,” said JICA’s Investment Officer Gyo Shibata. “For the partnership
with ADB’s private sector operations, we are excited to ink the first direct
cofinancing deal and explore further collaborations.”
“This
loan agreement underpins the mutual aims of Olam, ADB, and JICA to support
the economic prosperity of farmers as well as help them become stewards of
the environment—essential for the future of agricultural production,” said
Prakash Jhanwer, Regional Head for
The
Agricultural Value Chain Development Project will support OIL’s $211 million
investment plan until 2019 by financing an expansion in the firm’s processing
of midstream products, while providing permanent working capital investments
for smallholder farmers, particularly in Indonesia (coffee and cocoa); PNG
(coffee and cocoa); Timor-Leste (coffee); and Viet Nam (coffee, cashew, and
pepper). The assistance will also help OIL develop processing plants to
create a more seamless integration of farmers, markets, and customers, adding
more value in local markets and improving agricultural value chains.
The
project includes $3 million in technical assistance (TA), partially financed
by the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia, to provide
capacity building training to about 20,000 smallholder coffee farmers across
the project countries. The TA includes training in avoiding deforestation and
increasing productivity through climate-smart agriculture practices,
including water harvesting and soil management.
Captain Sidewalk returns to combat fire safety violations in
Saigon
Months after the sidewalk cleanup in Doan Ngoc Hai, vice chairman of District 1, led an inspection team to check up on fire safety systems at apartment buildings built before 1975 across the district on March 28. At an apartment building on Nguyen Thi Nghia Street in Ben Thanh Ward, the team found it emergency exit had been blocked by wooden furniture, with tarpaulins and lines of clothes hanging right next to electric wires. The building was also found to have no automatic fire detection system. "This is too unsafe, if something happens, how could anyone escape in time?" Hai said. He said the residents tipped him off. He has ordered the ward officials to remove the obstructing furniture and install metal stairs outside the building to serve as emergency exits. The emergency exit of another apartment building on Further inspections at other old apartment buildings in the district also revealed that many of them do not meet fire safety requirements. Most of the buildings' fire detection and firefighting systems failed to work, while many emergency exits were found to be used as warehouses, garbage dumps or packed with flammable objects. "Fire safety at these old apartment buildings is terrible," Hai said. "The fire at Carina just killed 13 people, but everyone here is still unconcerned and irresponsible," Hai said, referring to the apartment fire that occurred in the city's District 8 last Friday. District 1 currently has 86 apartment buildings built before 1975, nearly half of which are in serious disrepair. After the deadly Before heading District 1's fire safety campaign, Hai was known for his campaign to cleanup the district's sidewalks. He started the revolution in early 2017 with a pledge to turn the central district into a “Little Singapore.” His team put up barriers and deployed police officers to stop motorbikes from driving on the sidewalks. During the crackdown, vehicles, including government and foreign diplomatic cars, were towed, and invasive constructions that spilled out onto the street, some of which belonged to five-star hotels, were dismantled. But he asked to step down from the work last January, saying that his campaign had collided with businesses that had million-dollar interests on the sidewalks, and a large number of officials backing them. The mission needed the support of the entire political system, which he did not receive, he said.
Jail-breaking prisoners prosecuted
Nguyễn Văn Tình and Lê Văn Thọ. - Photo vov.vn
Hà
Nội Police have asked the city procuracy to prosecute two defendants for
breaking out of prison.
The
defendants, Lê Văn Thọ and Nguyễn Văn Tình, broke out of their cells in
September last year and were recaptured five days later.
Tình,
28, was sentenced to death by the Hà Nội People’s Court in April for his
involvement in a narcotics ring.
Thọ,
37, received the death penalty in May when the Hà Nam Province People’s Court
found him guilty of dealing with narcotics, murder and theft. His past
convictions included murder, kidnapping, illegal use of firearms, bribery,
robbery and theft.
The
two prisoners broke their shackles while correctional officers were
distracted and tunnelled their way out of the cell at midnight.
The
other four accused who were brought to the court are Nguyễn Thị Phương Lan,
residing in Chí Linh Township of Hải Dương Province; Nguyễn Văn Việt; Nguyễn
Văn Ba; and Nguyễn Việt Hùng, living in Kỳ Sơn District of Hòa Bình Province.
The
accused were prosecuted for hiding knowledge of a crime under the Criminal
Code in 2017.
Landslides threaten lives of
Scores
of households living along the
The
threat to residents’ lives has grown increasingly serious, according to the
residents.
They
said the ward has seen a number of landslides in the area, including one that
was some 10m deep and 100m long on August 22 and 23 last year. The landslides
razed two houses and damaged many others.
After
the incident, local authorities moved residents to safer spaces and helped
them resettle, but the landslides reoccurred.
The
hazard has become more common since February, leaving deep potholes in the
roads in its wake.
To
limit these landslides, residents use simple tools such as timber, sandbags
and steel wires.
Phạm
Văn Nhàn, a resident, said funds to buy the tools were contributed by the residents,
but after a few days, the road suffered more damage from landslides.
Chairman
of the Bình Minh Town People’s Committee Nguyễn Văn Dân said the committee
had allocated new living spaces for 31 households.
However,
the landslides were becoming increasingly complicated to handle, so the
committee instructed the Thành Phước Ward authorities to supervise and
support the people.
If
conditions worsen, the committee will let residents travel on another safe
road and ask for guidance from the provincial authorities.
Dân
said the town did not have the necessary funds to build a strong embankment
in the area, so support from upper-level authorities is needed.
Criminal proceedings begin over
HCM
City Police have started criminal proceedings in the case of the Carina Plaza
apartment building fire in HCM City’s District 8 which killed 13 people and
injured 27 on March 23.— Photo vietnamnet.vn
HCM
City Police have started criminal proceedings in the case of the
Detailed
information on the upcoming criminal proceedings will be released at a press
meeting to be held today by the HCM City People’s Committee, according to
Colonel Nguyễn Sỹ Quang, chief of staff of the city police.
He
said on Tuesday that the proceedings were in line with Article 313 of the
2015 Criminal Code that deal with violations of fire safety regulations.
At
least 150 motorbikes and 13 cars parked in the basement where the fire
originated were destroyed by the blaze.
Located
at
Quang
said the investigation at the scene showed that a malfunctioning motorbike
was the cause of the fire, and that arson had been ruled out as a possible
cause.
The
blaze started at 0:30 in the basement located between buildings A and B of
the apartment complex.
The
city’s Fire Fighting Police Department sent 34 fire trucks and 200
firefighters to the site to control the blaze and rescue hundreds of people
who were trapped inside. An hour after arriving, the fire was under control.
On
March 26, a delegation from the Central Committee of the Việt Nam Fatherland
Front, led by Deputy President Trương Thị Ngọc Ánh, visited injured residents
at
The
delegation also visited the family of Trần Văn An, a guard at
The
Fatherland Front’s central committee plans to offer a total of VNĐ200 million
(US$8,820) for families affected by the fire.
Bình Định, neighbours cooperate on tourism
Travel
experts and firms discussed strategies to develop the tourism industry in the
central coastal
The
province’s highlighted destinations and tour options were presented at the
seminar. These included Cù Lao Xanh Island, vestiges of the ancient
Champa kingdom, beautiful beaches such as Kỳ Co, considered the Maldives of
Việt Nam, and Eo Gió Pass.
Nguyễn
Thị Xuân Lan, vice chairwoman of the Bình Định Provincial Tourism
Association, said the local authorities and travel agents had focused on
co-operating with partners in the Central Highlands and southern central
regions to connect destinations in their regions and create new tour packages
for visitors.
Lan
suggested that instead of buying flights directly to Quy Nhơn city in
“That’s
a convenient way to have extraordinary experiences because tourists can
travel to different destinations in the route,” she said.
Trần
Thanh Thuỷ from Fidi Tour Company pointed out the fact that in the high
season, travel companies struggle to book hotels for large groups of
tourists. Lan suggested that as a solution tourists can book rooms at new
hotels which will offer favourable prices during their soft opening periods
this summer.
“Some
2,000 rooms at hotels and 1,500 rooms at resorts will be available to serve
tourists this summer,” said Lan.
“Customers
often book rooms at famous hotels which have been already operating for a
long time, leading to those properties being over-booked and more expensive.
I suggest that tourists can book rooms at new two-star hotels whose quality
can be compared with old three-star hotels.”
“The
tour is designed especially for the old people with separate rooms at hotels
and resorts to provide a relaxing time and tranquility,” said Lan.
“The
customers will have the chance to enjoy food and meditate following the
guidance of experts.”
Quy
Nhơn is an attractive destination for both domestic and international
tourists, especially those from
ADB loan helps
Several
flood-prevention projects will resume thanks to funds from ADB. Photo:
thanhnien.vn
The
Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to give a US$350 million loan to the city
for flood-prevention projects, according to the Steering Centre for Urban
Flood Control (SCFC).
For
phase 1, the funds will go toward flood-prevention projects in districts 12,
Gò Vấp and Bình Thạnh, and for the Tham Lương-Bến Cát canal cleanup and
drainage project.
These
projects were supposed to receive funds from the World Bank, but due to
problems related to compensation and site clearance, the bank decided in
November last year not to loan the money.
Nguyễn
Ngọc Công, director of the Steering Centre for Urban Flood Control, said
that, after the WB’s decision, the city had to apply to ADB for the loan.
Police bust transnational drug trafficking ring
A
transnational and provincial drug trafficking ring was busted by the police
of southern
Earlier
this week, the police arrested two Cambodian nationals—Buy Bunly, 51, and Lim
So Thea, 34, residents of Tbong Khnum District in
Upon
searching the vehicle, the police also found a gun and six bullets.
After
further investigation, the police arrested six more locals involved in the
ring, including Phan Thị Mộng Cầm, 18, and Phùng Ngọc Tân, 22 (Hòa Thành
District); Phạm Hồng Thái, 25 (Gò Dầu District); Trần Quang Khánh, 19 (Trảng
Bàng District); and Nguyễn Hoàng Sang, 25 and Huỳnh Hàn Song, 26 (Hòa Thành).
The
accused told the police that they were waiting to get drugs from the two
Cambodian nationals for the purpose of re-selling.
The
Tây Ninh Police had cooperated with
They
include a couple—Phùng Hồng Huy and Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thủy—residents of
District 11 in HCM City; Nguyễn Thái Sơn (Hóc Môn District); Ngô Quốc Anh
(District 11); Nguyễn Minh Thuận (Hóc Môn District); Lê Quốc Trung (Ô Môn
District in Cần Thơ City); Lê Thị Khánh Trâm (Buôn Ma Thuột City in Đắk Lắk
Province) and Huỳnh Kiều Nhi (An Phú District in An Giang Province).
The
police seized 6kg of drugs, VND5 billion in cash, four motorbikes, a gun and
other tools from them.
Phùng
Hồng Huy admitted to running the ring in
The
case is under further investigation.
Yesterday,
police in northern Điện
This
is the largest quantity of synthetic drugs seized in the country so far.
Charity programme to turn orphans’ dreams into reality
A
charity programme called Giving Mother’s Love has been launched in
Starting
yesterday Phụ Nữ (Woman) Online newspaper and
The
centres will receive a donation of VNĐ5 million ($222) each from them.
The
newspaper is also accepting submissions from orphaned children around the
country at chocontinhyeuthuong2018@gmail.
Each
article chosen to be published will be awarded a prize of VNĐ3 million
(US$131.6).
The
programme will conclude with the newspaper collaborating with other donors to
make the three “best” wishes come true on International Children’s Day, June
1.
According
to the Department of Child Care and Protection, 156,000 out of 29 million
children aged under 16 in Việt
U19 Việt Nam beat U19 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
The
U19 Việt
The
result helped U19 Việt
Việt
The
first half was closed up after Hoàng Anh Gia Lai scored, setting up an
exciting second half.
The
second goal was claimed in the second half by Việt Anh of Việt
Hoàng
Anh Gia Lai then put forward their best struggle with continuous attacks
against the Việt Nam, seeking to equalise the score, but the host team
constantly faced fierce resistance from its rival.
At
the 88th minute, Văn Công of the U19 Việt
The
match had been previously been predicted as a challenge for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
coach Guillaume Graechen and his players, but few expected the team to play
so weakly and make so many mistakes.
Accordingly,
U19 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai will have to face U19 Chonburi in the final round for
fourth place on Friday.
On
Monday, Coach Vũ Hồng Việt of U19 Việt
The
team will face Mito Hollyhock tomorrow.
Coach
Việt praised his players after their earlier defeat of FC Seoul.
“I
feel good when my players strictly follow my tactics and win the match. Prior
to the tournament, we thought
Digitalisation to drive agriculture in a sustainable way:
Eurocham experts
Digitalization
is the engine that would drive the future of agriculture, “Agriculture in
Việt
Agriculture
around the world, and especially in Việt Nam, faces many challenges in
meeting demand by 2050 — like increasing population, increase in demand for
quality food, loss of produce along the food chain, falling yields due to
climate change, limited arable lands, weed and pest resistance, dwindling innovation,
and depletion of ground water.
“The
challenge requires a new approach that helps improve farming for the farmers
and for the environment,” Dr Thomas Wegmann, head of product development,
APAC region,
The
event heard that digital farming paves the way for a new agricultural
revolution that makes farming quicker, more precise, efficient and
sustainable.
According
to information released there, most new farm machines are equipped with
precision agriculture features.
New
tools help farmers optimise inputs such as fertilisers and crop protection
agents with corresponding improvements in yields and quality. Digital farming
solutions also help meet society’s rising requirements in terms of
transparency and sustainability.
To
meet the growing demand, many inventions have been rolled out globally to
enable farmers to optimise the amount of crop protection.
For
instance, a Bayer representative said his company has applied digital
solutions in more than 60 countries and is aiming at
He
said that these new technologies, which have huge potential not only in
developed countries but also for small-holder farmers in developing
countries, helps famers tackle challenges and support a sustainable
intensification of farming. Thanks to innovation and new technology in seeds,
crop protection and services, farmers are enabled to produce food without
harming the environment and putting the health of humans or animals at risk,
promoting and advancing sustainable agriculture for customers and society
Recently
the company launched new digital farming solutions called Field Manager and
Scouting App which help farmers produce more efficiently and profitably while
reducing the impact farming has on the environment.
Speaking
about the Vietnamese market, experts at the event said agriculture and
fishery exports topped a record US$36 billion last year.
But
Vietnamese agriculture faced plenty of challenges such as limited arable land
and natural resources, a shortage and rising costs of labour, increased
market volatility, limited credit availability for small farmers, resistance
issues and ongoing quest for increasing sustainability.
Việt
Participants
said many digital farming products have been released and with positive
results. They also said there would be closer co-operation between
agricultural research companies, farmers and the government.
FrieslandCampina to help Bình Dương with environment
protection communication
FrieslandCampina
Việt
They
will organise training for teachers in communication on and adaptation to
climate change from April 2 to May 31.
In
June and July there will be a video contest on this issue for young people,
who will attend activities held to mark World Environment Day on June 5.
Nguyễn
Hồng Nguyên, deputy head of the Bình Dương Province Department of Natural
Resources and Environment, said the activities for improving awareness of
environmental protection would help the province develop sustainably.
The
agreement is part of programmes for enabling partners within a community to
work with each other to reduce negative impacts on environment.
FrieslandCampina
Việt
Ba Ria-Vung Tau eyes high-tech facilities for solid-waste
treatment
Bà Rịa -
Bà
Rịa -
Nguyễn
Hồng Lĩnh, secretary of the province Party Committee, speaking at a meeting
on March 26 to discuss plans to create solid-waste treatment facilities from
now through 2020, said categorically the People’s Committee should not issue
licences for plants that use outdated technologies.
Industrial
solid waste transported from other provinces for burying in Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu
should be carefully managed, he said.
The
People’s Committee should continue to “control pollution” at the Tóc Tiên
landfill in Tân Thành District and wastewater leakage from rubbish dumps, he
said.
The
province generates around 1,489 tonnes of industrial solid wastes including
204 tonnes of toxic wastes daily, according to its Department of
Construction.
The
solid wastes pose an environmental threat, it said.
The
province also generates around 2.9 tonnes of medical wastes daily. Public
hospitals treat their solid wastes by burning but some of them do not have
standard waste treatment facilities.
The
700 tonnes of household solid wastes generated daily are buried at the Tóc
Tiên landfill.
The
burying again threatens the environment but some household solid waste
treatment projects are progressing too slowly, according to the department.
However,
with the cost of incinerating household solid wastes being high, the method
is not used in the province, it said.
Lĩnh
called on relevant agencies to research into new ways of treating household
solid wastes and consider ways to quickly set up waste recycling facilities.
The
province is willing to pay for sophisticated technologies in waste treatment
and would not accept plants that cause pollution, he said.
The
plans to set up solid waste treatment facilities would not include new ones
that treat waste oil and packaging or bury normal industrial wastes, tasks
that existing facilities can perform, he said.
Experts discuss gender equality during workshop
Experts
agreed on the definition of gender equality at a workshop,
"Communication on gender equality of state agencies," held here on
Wednesday.
The
concept of gender equality suggests that men and women, including the gay and
lesbian community, should receive fair treatment in all aspects of
socio-economic life and human rights.
The
workshop was organised by the Research and Development Centre (RED) under the
Vietnam Union of Scientific and Technological Organisations (VUSTA) in
collaboration with the Department of Gender Equality under the Ministry of
Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.The workshop is part of the project
"Media Co-operation to Improve Economic Policy", supported by the
Government of Canada Global Issues. Participants discussed various issues,
including how the media implements eight sectors in the Law on Gender
Equality, and how to do the work well.
Education
on gender and gender equality should not include gender bias, should not
create gender-based prejudice and should eliminate all gender discrimination.
Phạm Ngọc Tiến, director of the Department of Gender Equality, said this was
still a new issue for many state agencies, although the Gender Equality Law and
Decree 48/2009/NĐ-CP has regulations on this subject. Over the years,
education on gender equality has been fully adopted in the Tuyên Quang and
Long An provinces and in
However,
some of the objectives of the national strategy for gender equality in the
period 2011-20 were unsuitable and needed more time to complete, he said.
Education
on the issue still focuses on women, and gender stereotypes persist in media
products. For instance, 80 per cent emphasise the role of women in the
family, 83 per cent of women appear as a housewife.Trần Thị Kim Thanh,
director of the Division of Child Care and Protection under the HCM City
Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, highlighted the current
difficulties in communication on gender equality.
Thanh
mentioned the overly broad topics on gender equality and the lack of
instruction from the concerned ministries. Moreover, the staff of gender
equality departments in provinces have not been trained on the Law on Gender
Equality.
In
seeking a solution, the participants of the workshop believed that education
on gender equality was not only the duty of the MOLISA but should also be
considered in the management and planning of policies of all state
administrative agencies.
Education
activities require the coordination of specialised agencies and state
agencies, political and social organisations and personnel networks.
Remains of
17 fallen Vietnamese soldiers found in Laos
 The remains of seventeen fallen Vietnamese soldiers have been recovered from caves in the district of Pack U, Luang Prabang province in According to Senior Lieutenant colonel Nguyen The Giang from the Search and Collection of Martyrs’ Remains Team under the Military Zone 2, local people said that Vietnamese soldiers were fighting in the caves during the past war. He said that once former volunteers and military experts involved in the past war in During the first days of 2018, the Search and Collection of Martyrs’ Remains Team coordinated with agencies in Oudomxay province to hold a memorial service and repatriate the remains of nine martyrs to Dien Bien province. Vietnamese youth take on no-plastic-straw challenge A number of young Vietnamese people tend to forgo the use of plastic drinking straws in a collective effort, NoStrawChallenge, to alleviate negative impacts on the environment. Several environmentally-minded groups wishing to reduce the popularity of plastic straws have appeared, although such a commitment has not developed to a massive scale, according to the Vietnam Green Generation Network, an organization of Vietnamese youth spreading eco-friendly messages. Many beverage shops have begun using non-plastic straws, including The Organik House, Pilosa Garden, which are in Ho Chi Minh City; To Chim Xanh (‘Blue Bird Nest’), and Reng Reng Cafe, located in Hanoi. Adopting the NoStrawChallenge attitude, Minh Huong said followers of this trend should maintain discipline in order to eschew indulgence. “Initially it’s very hard to do NoStrawChallenge, because I used plastic straws habitually. In a moment after using a drink from a cup, I found myself unconsciously throwing away the plastic straw, cup lid and nylon bag that went with the cup. It’s unnerving to know how harmful such unnecessarily wasted plastic items I dispose of automatically are to the environment,” she said. She observed that bubble milk tea and smoothies have been sold in plastic cups as take-aways so often that the containers have been inextricably associated with the drinks. “I don’t want to see NoStrawChallenge as a sort of fashion, since fashion is only short-lived. Reducing the amount of plastic trash, though at a personal level, is still meaningful and brings about long-term benefits for human life and the environment,” she added. Quynh Nhien, a sophomore at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, has developed a liking for the straw challenge after she was given a stainless steel straw. “If the restaurant fails to avoid straws, visit that place many times, and ask it to give you no straw each time you order drinks,” she said, mentioning her awareness-raising tactic. Materials to replace plastic in producing straws may be bamboo, stainless steel, glass and silicon, according to Dang An, owner of Hanoi-based Sap Hang Chang Sen (‘Kiosk of a Lad Named Sen’), which only provides various non-plastic products and has risen to great popularity amongst eco-friendly consumers in Vietnam. “I’m really happy to see the no-plastic-straw practice becoming increasingly widespread. Non-plastic straws were strangers to people a year ago,” he said. In the past he was reluctant to introduce this type of product for fear that customers might feel displeased, but now he has received orders from multiple users. He said this tendency heralds a positive change, sharpening general awareness of potentially enormous environmental detriments caused by small objects like straws. Vietnamese martial artist dares Chinese MMA fighter to showdown A Vietnamese Wing Chun martial artist has challenged a Chinese Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter to a fight via a Facebook post. The provocation stems from the former’s claim that the Beijing-based fighter insulted Eastern traditional martial arts after defeating several practitioners. Nam Anh Tuan issued the challenge to Xu Xiaodong on March 24 via the Facebook account of Pierre Francois Flores, Tuan’s fellow Wing Chun practitioner. Tuan’s letter stated that Xu Xiaodong had “belittled” and “insulted” Eastern traditional martial arts and as a Wing Chun practitioner, Tuan’s duty was to preserve such arts through a public sparring with Xu. The challenge follows 38-year-old Xu's victory over so-called Tai Chi master Wei Lei in just 10 seconds in “Yes, I am planning for a future fight with Xu Xiaodong. However, everything’s still pretty much undecided, and I don’t want to comment further on this upcoming duel,” said Tuan. Xu Xiaodong has yet to comment on this public challenge on social media. After his 10-second victory over Wei Lei went viral, Xu Xiaodong issued a challenge to all traditional Chinese martial arts masters, saying they are outdated and only good for keeping the body fit, while freestyle fighting and boxing are more effective when it comes to actual combat. Just recently, Xu triumphed over Ding Hao, who is considered a distant disciple of Ip Man, a Chinese Wing Chun master, in a duel in Chengde on March 18. Ding Hao later claimed that the video of the fight was edited, and the actual result was a draw. Wing Chun is a Southern Chinese martial arts specializing in close combat. The self-defense discipline emphasizes the balance between ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ techniques. MMA is a full-contact body sport using techniques from different combat sports and martial arts. The first Ultimate Fighting Championship took place in November 1993, launching the sport into mainstream consciousness. Where lies the responsibility for the Despite holding 95 per cent of Hung Thanh Co., Ltd., 577 Investment Corporation has refused responsibilities as Four days after the In the letter, chairman of NBB Doan Tuong Trieu confirmed that Hung Thanh was the sole developer of Meanwhile, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has just specified the violations of Hung Thanh. The department recommended the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to handle the violations, as well as requested Hung Thanh to quickly fix the apartment building. In October 2015, residents sent a letter to provide feedback on establishing the management board as well as poor security and hygienic circumstances. Thereby, the Department of Construction asked District 8’s governance and In December 2016, Hung Thanh rented Saigon Real Estate JSC (SEJCO) to manage and operate When the fire started in According to newswire plo.vn, between 2012 and 2017, At the end of 2017, when firefighters checked the building, no violations were detected. However, when the fire started in Therefore, the Ho Chi Minh City Fire Department has been appointed to check and review the entire fire prevention and fighting system and test the fire safety of Construction of Vam Sat No.2 Bridge starts The Urban Traffic Management Board No. 4 under the HCMC Department of Transport yesterday started the construction of Vam Sat No.2 Bridge spanning The bridge project includes the 432.7-meter bridge, roads to the bridge and light system and other subsidiary construction. The bridge has width of 10 meter, and the path to the bridge is 647 meter long. Total spending for the construction is VND342 billion ($14,985,171) taken from Before, in 2005, the Vam Sat No.1 was built and open to the traffic yet it has low loading capacity and it is just 4 meter wide with one lane only; accordingly, it can’t satisfy travelling demand of residents in Ly Nhon commune only. Over 3,000 students join Olympic Run Day parade More than 3,000 school children from 67 primary schools in HCMC on Sunday morning joined an outdoor gymnastics parade in Nguyen Hue pedestrian square in downtown area in response to the Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2018. The parade is part of the “Active Vietnam” initiated by Nestlé’s Ganesan Ampalavanar, managing director of Nestle The Olympic Run Day has become one of the annual sporting activities in HCMC and saw the participation of more than 5,000 local residents in this year’s event. New Zealand raises US$30,000 to support poor girls in HCMC The New Zealand Food and Wine Festival which took place at the RMIT University campus in District 7 late last week raised US$30,000 from ticket sales, and the New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam has announced the money will be used to help less fortunate girls at Ba Chieu Girls Shelter in HCMC. The festival has become one of Two-way trade between the two countries last year totaled US$1.5 billion, a 33% year-on-year pickup against 2016. Both countries are well on track to achieve the target of US$1.7 billion in two-way trade by 2020, Wendy added. The shelter, which was founded in 1996 by Celia Caughey, former
Metropole Hanoi debuts $14,000 bottle of Beluga Epicure
Vodka
The
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is used to selling rooms and suites, exquisite
dinners and bottles of vintage wine, some so precious they’ve fetched 100
million Vietnamese dong. But last week, the hotel trumped all previous
luxurious moves with a bottle of vodka that costs a whopping 295 million
Vietnamese dong.
The
bottle of Beluga Epicure by Lalique hasn’t sold yet. It has been installed
though, under lock and key, in a place of prominence in the hotel’s Angelina
restaurant.
Borne
of wheat from the Russian steppes and water tapped from Siberian bedrock,
Epicure is a collaboration between Russian vodka company, Beluga, and French
crystal maker, Lalique, which produces each crystal decanter by hand in the
company’s workshops in Alsace, France. Master polishers then refine the
contrast between the clear and satin-finished crystal, before engraving a
serial number on the bottom of each decanter.
The
decanters are then sent to the Mariinsk Distillery in
Beluga
Epicure by Lalique was launched last year and is among the seven most
expensive vodkas in the world. With only 1,000 crystal decanters produced,
the limited-edition vodka is currently only available for sale in
Designed
in an Art nouveau style, the decanters feature an enigmatic female nude
figure surrounded by ears of wheat - a symbol of harvest and fertility.
Passengers
can buy train ticket via Viettel
Train passengers will soon be able to buy tickets on a smartphone app or at agents of Viettel, with various facilities offering a better experience for commuters, according to a deal clinched yesterday between Vietnam Railways (VNR) and Viettel Group. The two parties will join hands to research and transfer technologies to issue cards for passengers enabling them to pay fares, check tickets and make purchases at the VNR stores, said Viettel’s deputy general director Hoang Son. Moreover, wifi and entertaining facilities like music, movies, books and shopping will be featured after this agreement, he added. The agreement also opens the door for the future cooperation of the two firms in logistics, VNR stations and carriage merchandise, and effectively connecting different modes of transportation. VNR’s general director Vu Ta Tung said the objective of this agreement is to develop and apply information technology in managing and operating railway services to offer better convenience for passengers and enterprises using railway transport. Viettel also pledged to prioritize railways for transferring goods and parcels.
ASEAN,
A
three-day regional collaboration drill beginning on March 26 at Hoa Xuan
Stadium in the central city of
A
three-day regional collaboration drill draws more than 200 members of
emergency medical teams (EMTs) from 10 ASEAN countries and
The
drill challenged participants to respond to a ‘super typhoon’ with wind
speeds of 200km per hour sweeping
ASEAN
countries then responded to a call for help from
The
drill tested three regional and two provincial medical coordination centres
in which EMTs received and provided first aid and medical services for
victims who were then transferred to higher-level health providers if
necessary. The EMTs also evaluated medical needs in storm-hit villages.
USAID-funded project to improve biodiversity in Quang
The
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the US$24
million Green Annamites Project in Tam Ky city, the central province of Quang
Nam on March 27 to help it preserve local biodiversity and improve people’s
livelihoods.
The
project aims to better manage more than 400,000 hectares of natural forest
and protect endangered plants and animals. It also looks to improve the
livelihoods of 20,000 forest-dependent people in Quang
The
project will be carried out in 11 cities and districts of Quang
Forests
play a crucial role in
However,
in recent times, these forests, and the species that live in them, are
disappearing at an alarming rate, as nearby communities increasingly depend
on these limited resources for their livelihoods.
In
such context, the USAID Green Annamites Project will engage small-hold
farmers and their families to boost livelihoods and increase investment in
climate-smart agriculture in Thua Thien-Hue and Quang
It
will help the two target provinces reduce deforestation and forest
degradation, and restore degraded landscapes. From partnering with the
private sector, which sources materials from forests and local farmers, to
introducing improved farming practices and strengthening market access, the
project will help local forest-dependent communities diversify and adopt
sustainable livelihoods.
The
project also includes actions for improving forest conservation planning,
increasing the knowledge and skills of local forest managers and decision
makers and helping local communities live in harmony with protected forests.
Climate
change directly threatens
ASEAN,
A
three-day regional collaboration drill beginning on March 26 at Hoa Xuan
Stadium in the central city of
A
three-day regional collaboration drill draws more than 200 members of
emergency medical teams (EMTs) from 10 ASEAN countries and
The
drill challenged participants to respond to a ‘super typhoon’ with wind
speeds of 200km per hour sweeping
ASEAN
countries then responded to a call for help from
The
drill tested three regional and two provincial medical coordination centres
in which EMTs received and provided first aid and medical services for
victims who were then transferred to higher-level health providers if
necessary. The EMTs also evaluated medical needs in storm-hit villages.
USAID-funded
project to improve biodiversity in Quang
The
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the US$24
million Green Annamites Project in Tam Ky city, the central province of Quang
Nam on March 27 to help it preserve local biodiversity and improve people’s
livelihoods.
The
project aims to better manage more than 400,000 hectares of natural forest
and protect endangered plants and animals. It also looks to improve the
livelihoods of 20,000 forest-dependent people in Quang
The
project will be carried out in 11 cities and districts of Quang
Forests
play a crucial role in
However,
in recent times, these forests, and the species that live in them, are
disappearing at an alarming rate, as nearby communities increasingly depend
on these limited resources for their livelihoods.
In
such context, the USAID Green Annamites Project will engage small-hold
farmers and their families to boost livelihoods and increase investment in
climate-smart agriculture in Thua Thien-Hue and Quang
It
will help the two target provinces reduce deforestation and forest
degradation, and restore degraded landscapes. From partnering with the
private sector, which sources materials from forests and local farmers, to
introducing improved farming practices and strengthening market access, the
project will help local forest-dependent communities diversify and adopt
sustainable livelihoods.
The
project also includes actions for improving forest conservation planning,
increasing the knowledge and skills of local forest managers and decision
makers and helping local communities live in harmony with protected forests.
Climate
change directly threatens
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Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 3, 2018
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