From 7:00 am to 5:00 pm each day, the workers take turns to conduct their duties in various phases of making a broom: tearing down materials, which come from a tree with scientific name ‘thysanolaena latifolia,’ bundling, and chopping to make a finished product. … [Read more...] about Hustle and bustle in a unique hamlet making brooms in Ho Chi Minh City
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HCMC gets candidate for 2020-2025 Party head honcho
Nen, 63, received a decision Sunday to leave his seat as chief of the Party Central Office, the Communist Party's advisory agency, to join the Executive Committee and Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, where he will be introduced as candidate to be its secretary for the 2020-2025 term. … [Read more...] about HCMC gets candidate for 2020-2025 Party head honcho
Prime Minister calls for enhancing efforts to root out fraud
The PM entrusted the Ministry of Information and Communications to work with the MoPS, the State Bank of Vietnam and other agencies in strengthening supervision of websites and social network accounts of organisations and individuals that have committed acts of mobilising capital illegally, advertisement of goods on websites or social networks to prevent fraud. … [Read more...] about Prime Minister calls for enhancing efforts to root out fraud
Humanitarian Lunar New Year fair for the poor in Ninh Binh
Ninh Binh (VNA) – The Red Cross Society of northern Ninh Binh province held a humanitarian Lunar New Year fair in support of the poor and the disabled in Yen Thanh, Yen Dong and Yen Thai – the poorest communes of Yen Mo district, on January 25. Joining the event, 180 poor households and those living with disabilities had a chance to receive vouchers worth 500,000 VND (21.7 USD), which could be used once to buy necessities for free at stalls. Chairman of the provincial Red Cross Society Bui Trong Ky said the event is a joint effort among the provincial Red Cross Society, businesses and philanthropists with an aim to ease difficulties faced by the poor. Initiated by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society, the event will be held in all districts and city in the province between now and the Lunar New Year festival which will fall by the middle of this month./. … [Read more...] about Humanitarian Lunar New Year fair for the poor in Ninh Binh
Hanoians stuck in traffic amid Party Congress road blocks
Hundreds of vehicles escort delegates attending the 13th Party Congress, carrying them through Tran Phu, Kim Ma, Lieu Giai, Nguyen Chi Thanh and Tran Duy Hung streets to the National Convention Center from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Monday for the congress's preparatory session. … [Read more...] about Hanoians stuck in traffic amid Party Congress road blocks