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Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - For two decades, farmer To Nguyen Ho Hai in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai grew peppers, enjoying a boon in production. Five years ago, the industry was doing so well, and the price of peppers so high, he more than doubled his investment, increasing from 900 pepper pillars to 2,000.    At the time, farmers took their profits and reinvested with prices hitting as much as 260,000 VND (11.2 USD) per kg at their peak in 2015. Hoang Phuoc Binh, Vice Chairman of the Pepper Association of Gia Lai province’s Chu Se district, recalled the time when peppers were hot in more ways than one.   “Every farmer, every household grew peppers,” he said. “The more profit they earned, the more money they poured in investing in buying land to grow more pepper.” According to Vu Ngoc An, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, when people saw households making profits of up to 500 million … [Read more...] about Quality key to pepper growth, not quantity

At a booth of the expo Around 180 domestic and international businesses, including firms from Japan, Thailand and China, are showcasing their metal products, hardware, tools, electric and electronic products, machinery and equipment, and manufacturing technology. … [Read more...] about Hanoi hosts second Factory Network Business Expo

According to the criteria of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and relevant units, the employees that had excellent achievements or individuals with their innovations and improvements recognized in 2019 will receive the tickets free of charge. This year, there will be five special flights for 900 workers departing from Ho Chi Minh City, including one flight to the capital city of Hanoi, two flights to Quy Nhon City in Binh Dinh Province on January 20, one flight to Vinh City in Nghe An Province and one flight to Dong Hoi in Quang Binh Province on January 21. In addition to these flights, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee booked an additional 200 seats for workers on two regular flights connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Accordingly, Vietnam Airlines will support each worker to carry an additional of five kilograms of checked baggage, increasing the checked baggage allowance to 28 kilograms a passenger. This is an annual activity of … [Read more...] about Over 1,000 workers offered air tickets to return hometowns for Tet holiday

"Our workload during Tet usually increases three to four times compared to normal days," she said. "It takes us lots of time to deal with bonsai, blankets and furniture." Director of URENCO, Nguyen Huu Tien, said that they often see an increase of from 20% up to 100% in the amount of rubbish collected during Tet Festival. "Many families throw away old furniture when tidying up their homes for Tet Festival. We have had to increase shifts to deal with the rising amount of rubbish. Trieu Tuan Duc, director of Nam Son Waste Treatment Company which deals with waste from Hanoi, said that they are getting 5,600 tonnes of rubbish a day in recent days compared to the average of between 4,900-5,000 tonnes on normal days. "The amount of rubbish discharged on the New Year’s Eve is estimated to increase up to 7,500 tonnes," Duc said. "We have to work through Tet." … [Read more...] about More rubbish seen on streets as people clean homes for Tet in Hanoi

The market’s performance in the last few days showed capital was flowing to some specific groups of stocks, leading the market divergence, and investors were cautious and uncertain about the market’s short-term prospects, Thành Công Securities JSC (TCSC) said in its daily report. … [Read more...] about Vietnam stocks slip on last-minute sales