Health and agriculture officials met in Hanoi on December 24 to discuss food safety and hygiene in the lead-up to the Tet Lunar New Year. Representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ha Noi People's Committee and other agencies attended the meeting. Dr. Nguyen Cong Khan, head of the Health Ministry's food hygiene and safety department, expressed concerns about some of the items seen at markets in Hanoi, such as imported cattle and chemicals and additives without clear indications of their origins. Dr. Bui Quang Anh, who heads the National Animal Health Department, warned diseases can be transmitted from imported cattle to humans. Mr. Anh said his staff had found a strange white ox at a slaughter house in Ha Noi's Hoang Mai District. The white ox, illegally imported into Vietnam, was suffering foot-and-mouth disease. Those responsible for monitoring food markets were hampered by a lack of personnel, funding and space to store … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year food safety and hygiene concerns raised
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Hanoi’s Buddhist temples crammed in early lunar New Year
VietNamNet Bridge - Famous Buddhist temples in Hanoi and HCM City are crammed, full of people who come to pray for good fortune in the Year of the Cat. The Lunar New Year is the time when Vietnamese people to go to Buddhist temples and pagodas to pray for happiness and good fortune in the new year. During this time, the first lunar month, which often falls on February, temples and pagodas are always full of people. VietNamNet captures the festivity at some pagodas in Hanoi and HCM City. on every sixth day of the first lunar month. … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s Buddhist temples crammed in early lunar New Year
More than 71,000 visitors coming to Binh Thuan on the Lunar New Year 2012
BT - According to Binh Thuan Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, about 71,500 tourists (January 21st - 29th ) stayed and welcomed Tet 2012 at resorts in Phan Thiet, Ham Thuan Nam, La Gi…, up to 21.2% compared to the same period last year. From the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 1st day of the first lunar month, Binh Thuan welcomed 18,500 foreign visitors (increasing 59.5% compared to 2011), room capacity reaching 60%. This year is the first time that fireworks have been let off in Ham Tien - Mui Ne, on New Year's Eve. So, international visitors enjoyed the full flavour of traditional Tet. … [Read more...] about More than 71,000 visitors coming to Binh Thuan on the Lunar New Year 2012
Over VNÄ10bil. and 800 tonnes of rice for poor on lunar New Year
The Danang People's Committee has decided to give its poor residents over VNĐ10bil. in cash and 800 tonnes of rice to help them to celebrate Tet (lunar New Year). This is the third year the poor people in Danang have received support from their authorities on the lunar New Year. Cycle driver Tran Van Phuc, 50, of Hai Chau district was among those who received VNĐ250,000 in cash last Lunar New Year. "The amount was not big but it was equal to my savings in one month. It helped me buy new clothes for children and some food and wine to worship our ancestors during Tet," he recalled. Xe om (motorbike-taxi) driver Quy is another who received money which helped him have a simple but joyful festival. However, migrant workers will not benefit. Quy said: "Motorbike-taxi drivers who receive support from the authorities plan to concede their customers to their migrant colleagues before Tet." Four years ago, city Party Committee secretary Nguyen Ba Thanh witnessed a group of cycle and … [Read more...] about Over VNÄ10bil. and 800 tonnes of rice for poor on lunar New Year
Hanoi stabilizes prices for municipal residents to welcome Lunar New Year
Measures have been launched to ensure sufficient supplies for Hanoians to welcome in the 2012 Lunar New Year. The municipal Department of Industry and Trade and businesses in the city are joining hands to keep the Consumer Price Index as stable as possible during the month Tet. Hanoi's Department of Industry and Trade reports that total retail turnover is projected to rise by as much as 22% in January— nearly 1.2 billion USD. Consumer demand for some staple items has skyrocketed. Hanoians will consume about 65,000 tons of food, including 12,000 tons of pork and 6,000 tons of poultry this month. Hanoi authorities have spent nearly 23 million USD to stabilize the prices of essential goods. This year, more enterprises have participated in the city's price stabilization program, doubling the number of outlets selling price-stabilized commodities. These outlets include 700 fixed stations and about 100 temporary stations in open air markets, rural areas, and industrial zones. 34 … [Read more...] about Hanoi stabilizes prices for municipal residents to welcome Lunar New Year