The Hanoitimes - Danang suffered the most with the rainfall of 240mm, leaving many parts soaked more than one meter under the water. Prolonged and heavy rains since the night of December 8 and whole day December 9 have swept a number of provinces in Vietnam’s central region, leaving one dead and one missing. Flood in Danang. Photo: Tien Phong Heavy rains together with strong winds and whirlwinds have devastated Danang city and Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Phu Yen, and Khanh Hoa provinces. Many flights have been canceled without a new timetable. Among affected localities, Danang suffered the most with the rainfall of 240mm, leaving many parts soaked 1.5 meters under the water. Locals said that the city suffered the largest-ever rain and flood. No damage in the affected areas has been calculated so far. According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, rains will continue falling in the central region from Thanh Hoa … [Read more...] about Heavy rains devastate central Vietnam, leaving one dead
NA Chairwoman welcomes Cambodian PM Hun Sen in Hà Nội
Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (right) held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Hà Nội on December 8, as part of the latter’s official visit to Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng ĐứcViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân and Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen had a meeting in Hà Nội on December 8, stressing the importance of nurturing the two countries’ solidarity and comprehensive cooperation. Chairwoman Ngân said PM Hun Sen’s official visit is a landmark in bilateral relations and shows the Cambodian leader’s special sentiment towards the traditional friendship between the two countries. Informing Ngân about his country’s recent socio-economic development and the results of the 6th-tenure NA election, Hun Sen said in this … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman welcomes Cambodian PM Hun Sen in Hà Nội
Sour soup hotpot
The sweet of the stock often springs from marrowbone or fish meat. The intriguing fragrance stems from the harmonious combination of herbs, including caramelized garlic, chopped scallions, as well as okra, rau ram (Vietnamese coriander), ngo gai (long coriander), Thai basil, and so on, at the cooker’s disposal. Large piles of greens, tofu, starchy taro root, and noodles, mushroom are integral to be served with the broth. The main ingredient, beef, seafood, meat or the mixture of all is ordered according to personal interest. Like other hotpots, things were either boiled or blanched in the simmering stock and then served with soy sauce and spicy fish sauce. It is interesting with ultimate processes, adding stuff, removing and eating and just-cooked foods sounds too tempting to restrain from. Once the dipping course is done, rice noodles and bean sprout are added to the viscid broth to create a second course of delicious soup. “Lau canh chua” with its sour taste and … [Read more...] about Sour soup hotpot
IFC works up Vietnam’s appetite for food safety standards
Businesses and investors can make big money from higher food safety standards. Rana Karadsheh, IFC Asia director for Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services, shared her thoughts with VIR’s Nam Phuong. A Vietnamese poultry farm in IFC's food safety programme It is obvious that Vietnam is suffering from a food safety nightmare. Local food processors frequently come under attack for their poor hygiene practices and blatant use of toxic chemicals or preservatives, while 90 million consumers fret about catching terminal diseases from unclean food. In the most recent scandals, coffee was found to be made from electric battery and prawn was injected with deadly insecticide. Besides health consequences, these scandals are holding back Vietnam’s economic growth and its goal of becoming the world’s top exporter of food products. A recent World Bank report estimated that Vietnam loses $700 million each year in productivity due to its contaminated food. IFC' Rana … [Read more...] about IFC works up Vietnam’s appetite for food safety standards
Hoa Binh to licence $500 million in projects at upcoming conference
Eleven projects totalling $500 million in capital will be licensed at the Hoa Binh Investment Promotion Conference early next week, according to Nguyen Van Thang, Chairman of the Hoa Binh People's Committee. The press conference on the Hoa Binh Investment Promotion Conference These projects include major projects such as the water processing and treatment factory project by Aqua One Water JSC with a total investment of VND3.04 trillion ($132.17 million) and a planned capacity of 600,000 cubic metres of water per day. "The province will also sign 18 memoranda of understanding with the total investment of VND68 trillion ($2.96 million) at the event," said Thang. The conference, as part of the province's fruit fair and Hoa Binh agriculture expo, will focus on the province's review of the past 15 years of investment attraction and identifying how to best promote its potential and advantages to attract more local and foreign investors to key projects. Addressing the press briefing … [Read more...] about Hoa Binh to licence $500 million in projects at upcoming conference