Ethiopian news january 3 2019

Vietnam, like many other countries with a traditionally marked New Year, also celebrates the Western end of the year with gusto and more than a bit of chaos. Although you won’t find much in the way of big celebrations for the December NYE out in the countryside, there’s a lot of fun in the major cities of the nation. Here at the end of 2018, I think a lot is going to depend on the weather. I got the impression from a lot of people that the rainy season was late in central Vietnam and might last until Tet; the official New Year holiday in Vietnam which occurs in 2019 at the beginning of February. Either way, it will be chilly enough around Da Nang and Hoi An. Probably the hardest thing is to remain relatively sober until midnight. There’s nothing worse than not remembering who you kissed at midnight and what promises you may have made… While I’m generally happy to hang out with friends on NYE, I hate large crowds myself. A cozy bar or restaurant where I can sit for a few hours is … [Read more...] about Look out, 2019!

Viet Nam’s hardwood plywood exports to the US increased from US$112.3 million in 2018 to $226.4 million in 2019, $248.5 million in 2020 and $356.7 million last year. — VNA/VNS Photo The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has once again announced an extension of the deadline on its final conclusion on an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tax evasion investigation into hardwood plywood imported from Viet Nam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Specifically, the DOC will issue the conclusion on January 31, 2023. According to the DOC’s preliminary conclusions announced on July 25, plywood from Viet Nam using materials from China should be subject to the same anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties applied to China. If the materials are produced in Viet Nam or other countries, the products will be exempt from any duties. Currently, the US is applying an anti-dumping duty of 183.36 per cent and an anti-subsidy tax of 22.98 per cent to 194.9 per cent on the product from … [Read more...] about US probe conclusion deadline on Vietnamese plywood imports extended

Proccessing catfish for export (Photo: VNA) Ottawa (VNA) – Canada wants to diversify supply sources to avoid disruption in supply chains, and is interested in supply sources in Vietnam amidst complicated developments in the world situation, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Canada . The trade office advised Vietnamese businesses to optimise their advantages to boost their exports to Canada. According to the trade office, Vietnamese and Canadian firms have  great potential for production connection and cooperation in original equipment manufacturing ( OEM ) for Canadian brands, which use raw materials from and made in Vietnam serving Canada’s export to a third country market. In particular, as a result of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the upcoming free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and ASEAN, Canadian businesses have begun to pay attention to production cooperation with their Vietnamese peers to … [Read more...] about Vietnamese firms advised to capitalise on exports to Canada

A Samsung Viet Nam smartphone factory. Machinery and equipment are among the products covered by UKCA marking. — VNA/VNS Photo The new UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) mark is about to be used in place of the Comformite Europeenne (CE) mark for products sold on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland). The Vintecom International Management Consultancy Company told Viet Nam News that the UKCA mark is a mandatory mark on products in 19 areas, including toys, machinery and outdoor equipment. The UKCA technical requirements for a product will depend on the specific legislation on that product. Certain assessment procedures allow manufacturers to self-declare their conformity. However, some other procedures for typically high-risk products require third-party conformity assessment. Technical documentation and the UK Declaration of Conformity are compulsory in both cases and must be available to market surveillance authorities on request. Regarding third-party … [Read more...] about Transition from CE to UKCA could cause headache for exporters

Samsung Vietnam Complex, Samsung Vina Electronics and JA Vietnam officially open the Samsung Innovation Campus 2022-23. — Photos courtesy of Samsung Bui Huyen Trang, a student in 12A2 class at An Duong High School in Hai Phong City, now has a clear target to pursue in her IT career after attending a training course on Internet of Things (IoT) under Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC). "I often hear that IT is a very difficult subject that is only suitable for boys. But after attending the course of SIC, I realised that it is just a one-sided view. We are binding ourselves by limited thoughts without realising our true worth." At the beginning of the course, she still had the psychological barrier that she was not suitable for the programme. However, thanks to the teachers of An Duong High School, who always supported and encouraged her, she gradually became more active and achieved very good results at the end of the project. "I have been interested in science and technology for a … [Read more...] about Samsung Innovation Campus helps develop high-quality human resources for Industry 4.0

Workers put out coffee beans to dry in a glass house in northern Son La Province — VNAVNS Photo Huu Quyet Vietnamese businesses must stay vigilant and do their homework to avoid trade and legal disputes in exporting to the UK to take full advantage of the United Kingdom-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), which officially went into effect last May, say industry experts and policymakers. The agreement was intended to provide both sides with the same trade benefits under the previously signed EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA ) as the United Kingdom has left the EU. UKVFTA aims to go even further than the EVFTA to boost trade between Viet Nam and the UK with 65 per cent of all tariffs having been removed so far. In the next six years, the agreement is to remove up to 99.2 per cent of all tariffs on Vietnamese exports, with the Southeast Asian country to remove 48.5 per cent of all tariffs on UK products in return. Early signs have shown a positive effect on bilateral … [Read more...] about Trade and legal disputes part of the game with UKVFTA

In a complaint sent to police of Lam Dong Province, Nghia and his wife, from the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, said they sent their 3-year-old son to Le's family who is known for taking in and treating children with autism and other developmental issues. When he met the child in January this year, Le said the boy had an intellectual disability and that the treatment period would last two to three years. The fee would be VND200 million ($8,477) a month, and he required a three-month advance payment because there were "many patients in the waiting list." Le said his team would consist of a driver, a woman in charge of cooking and nutrition, an assistant who would sleep with the boy, and Le himself, who would perform therapies. Nghia was promised his son would be kept safe 24/7. "[Le] said he had been trained in the U.K. and that my son would be cured," Nghia said, adding that Le told his family they could not know where the boy would be treated due to "security reasons." On … [Read more...] about Man suspected of cremating boy after admitting him for autism treatment

Electronic circuit boards being tested at a factory in Bắc Ninh Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam Viet Nam hopes to boost its exports of computers, electronic products and components to the UK in the near future after it has gained success in shipping this group of goods to many other overseas markets. In 2021, exports of computers, electronic products and components earned Viet Nam US$50.8 billion, making it the second biggest export group, according to the General Department of Customs. Export turnover of this group of goods last year grew 14.1 per cent year-on-year, equivalent to an increase of $6.3 billion, accounting for over 15 per cent of the nation's total export turnover. The US market was the biggest for this group of goods from Viet Nam, accounting for 25 per cent of exports. Exports to mainland China reached nearly $11.1 billion, although only increased by less than 1 per cent and accounted for 21.83 per cent of the total export turnover of the whole industry. … [Read more...] about VN hopes to foster computer, electronic, component exports to the UK

Sacombank has rolled out a 2 per cent interest rate subsidy package to help corporate customers recover post-COVID. — Photo courtesy of the bank Sacombank has deployed a 2 per cent interest rate subsidy lending package to help corporate customers restore production and business activities in response to the Government’s Decree 31/2022/ND-CP and the State Bank of Vietnam’s Circular 03/2022/TT-NHNN. It will provide the subsidy for loans to businesses, cooperatives and business households operating in sectors specified under Decision No 27/2018/QD-TTg issued in 2018 by the Prime Minister on economic sector classification. The sectors include aviation, transportation and warehousing; tourism; accommodation and food and beverage services; education and training; agriculture, forestry and fisheries; processing and manufacturing; software publishing; computer programming and related operations; and information services. It also applies to developers of social and workers’ housing … [Read more...] about Sacombank offers 2 per cent interest subsidy on corporate loans to spur post-Covid recovery

Soc Trang Province's OCOP products showcase at the workshop. — VNA/VNS Photo The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Soc Trang is working hard to boost its ‘one commune-one product’ programme by strengthening links between co-operatives to create more jobs for locals and increase incomes. The province has around 1,336 co-operative groups and 231 co-operatives in various sectors, but mostly in agriculture, according to its Party Committee. Huynh Ngoc Nha, director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the collective economy plays an important part in fostering socio-economic development, especially agriculture. The development of co-operatives and co-operative groups has enabled an improvement in both volumes and quality serving both domestic sales and exports, he said. Most co-operative members in the province have received training in advanced farming techniques and benefited through a reduction in costs and higher selling prices since … [Read more...] about Soc Trang Province plans boost to ‘one commune-one product’ programme