The Hanoitimes - Five Hanoi-based artists showcase their talents in a group exhibition themed Spring. An exhibition entitled "New 5" featuring spring-themed artworks is on display at 29 Hang Bai exhibition hall in Hanoi from 7 to 12 January. A painting of artist Nguyen Huu Khoa is display at the exhibition. The exhibition is organized by a group of artists including Nguyen Huu Khoa, Le Phuong, Khong Do Duy, Nguyen Minh Hieu and Nguyen Ngoc Dan. According to the artist Nguyen Huu Khoa, the name of the exhibition "New 5" means that the New Year 2021 has arrived, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year of the Ox is also approaching; "New 5" - also represents five artists who are authors of new works of art composed in 2020 that are exhibited in this exhibition. Artist Nguyen Huu Khoa introduced to the public a series of watercolour paintings with awesome pinky peach blossoms - the iconic flower of spring in Vietnam. Besides, there are also paintings of the zodiac animal of next year - the Ox. Painter Khong Do Duy brought to the exhibition paintings of apricot flowers, fig trees and Hanoi’s tiny lanes in the Old Quarter area. The artworks by painter Nguyen Ngoc Dan focus on bunch wires hanging high in the sky that recalled his nickname "Dan-day-dien" (or Dan -electric wires). Meanwhile, artist Nguyen Minh Hieu present to the public his excited nude women paintings and beautiful landscapes. The nude paintings showcasing the youthful bodies of girls seem to be an interesting highlight of this spring-themed art exhibition. The painter Le Phuong, whose nickname is Leo, brings to the exhibition abstract paintings with pieces of shapes that are impossible to classify, but which are extremely harmonized with other works of art on display and the “New 5” exhibition space. These paintings are a new experiment by a renowned Vietnamese cartoonist. …
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Vietnam face mask producers want to give a hand to nCoV prevention
The Hanoitimes - Most enterprises are willing to boost production amid the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Vietnamese enterprises consider the production of medical face masks as their social responsibility and are committed to not increasing prices to meet the public demand in preventing the spread of the new coronavirus (nCoV), according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Representatives of MoIT in a meeting with Dong Xuan Textile. Source: MoIT. Most enterprises are willing to boost the production of face masks, stated the MoIT after a visits to a number of enterprises. In a meeting with a working group of the MoIT on February 2, Tran Viet, CEO of Dong Xuan Textile Company, said the company has strong expertise in producing products made from antibiotics fibers and exporting to Japan. Viet said the company’s current production capacity of face masks is 50,000 pieces per day and could expand the production to over 300,000. Babu, a fashion company specialized in kids’ fashion, added it is expanding production chain of face masks to meet domestic demand. Face masks production at Babu company. Source: MoIT. Local producers expected more supports from the MoIT in accessing input materials and guidance from the Ministry of Health in terms of technical specifications for production of face masks. According to the MoIT, Vietnam currently has 38 enterprises producing three-layer face masks with daily production of 1.24 million units, and two enterprises capable of making N95 face masks with a capacity of 32,000 pieces per day, which are sufficient to meet domestic demands. Amid a possible outbreak of the new deadly coronavirus (nCoV) in Hanoi, locals are rushing to stockpile medical masks and hand sanitizers, causing prices of these products to soar in recent days. Notably, single-use medical masks with prices of VND30,000 – 40,000 (US$1.29 – 1.73) per box before the epidemic have nearly tripled to …
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Vietnam lawmakers urge tightened control over small hydropower planning
The Hanoitimes - Lawmakers largely attributed severe floods in the central region recently to poor planning of small-scale hydropower plants. Vietnam’s lawmakers have urged the government to thoroughly review hydropower planning nationwide for sustainable management following severe flooding and fatal landslides in the central region late last month that are largely believed to stem from poor planning of small-scale hydropower stations. The Ministry of Industry and Trade needs to make all-encompassing assessment of the investment of small- and medium-size hydroelectric plants in the north, the central region, and Central Highlands, lawmakers said at the National Assembly (NA)’s ongoing month-long plenum. They demanded the removal of ineffective projects out of the National Power Plan by 2030. Voices from lawmakers Lawmaker Nguyen Thi Xuan. Photo: Quochoi Lawmaker Nguyen Thi Xuan from Dak Lak province pointed out some consequences resulted from the development of these projects, including drought and flooding when the dams store and discharge water, legalized exploitation of timber under the guise of hydropower, transfer of hydroelectric projects to other investors after exploiting mineral resources. She said the parliament needs to establish task forces to supervise the afforestation while the government has to increase funding the afforestation and add it to the socio-economic development of the mountainous areas and ethnic minorities in 2021-2030. Lawmaker Phan Thai Binh from Quang Nam province demanded environmental impact assessment (EIA) by the government to ensure the safety of both hydroelectric dams and irrigation dams. Lawmaker Hoang Duc Thang. Photo: Quochoi Lawmaker Hoang Duc Thang from Quang Tri province attributed severe floods in the central region largely to the development of hydropower. He said hydropower-related deforestation has caused bare land, soil erosion, flash flood, …
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