PANO - After 41 years, Pham Van Hop, former Deputy-Commander and other members of battalion 200c had a chance to return to Ma Lam, the old battlefield in Ham Thuan Bac District, where a collective grave of 27 martyrs from the 200c found some time ago and while the remains of others were still missing. He recalled those fierce days of war… War veterans from 200c battalion arrived in Ma Lam one summer afternoon. Ma Lam is now a town, but a large enemy camp was located there during the war. The enemy base of Ma Lam stood in a flat area and the enemy created a "no-man’s-land" belt around the base. Moreover, the enemy erected many blockhouses and multi-layer barbed wire fences, as well as placed minefields to protect the base. Late in 1968, battalion 200c got the order from the High Command of Military Zone 6 to attack the base. Both the High Command and the battalion knew that it was a tough task, but they were still determined to deploy. The 200c battalion met many … [Read more...] about Ma Lam – a heart-breaking but unforgettable memory (fourth story)
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Lawyers say Vietnam has big legal advantages in Buon Ma Thuot case
Citing the current laws of China and the World Trade Organization (WTO), lawyers believe that Vietnam can gain the upper hand over the Chinese defendant who has been accused of stealing Buon Ma Thuot geographical indication. Vietnam can succeed in reclaiming Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand The lawyers have affirmed the high possibility of Vietnam winning the lawsuit, in which the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association sued the Chinese company of illegally using the Buon Ma Thuot geographical indication. Pham & Associates has been authorized by the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association to represent it to ask for the geographical indication back. It's easy to prove the fraud committed by Chinese company Though the Buon Ma Thuot geographical indication was stolen two years ago when a Chinese company registered Buon Ma Thuot as its trademark in China, lawyers still believe that Vietnam will succeed in requiring Chinese agencies to cancel the trademark registration, if referring to the … [Read more...] about Lawyers say Vietnam has big legal advantages in Buon Ma Thuot case
Vietnam may lose Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand
The fact that Vietnamese "Buon Ma Thuot" geographical indication has been discovered as stolen by a Chinese enterprise, has raised the worry that Vietnamese real coffee products with Buon Ma Thuot brand cannot enter the Chinese market. The problem lies in the fact that a Chinese company has registered the trademark "Buon Ma Thuot" as the exclusive trademark in China. Experts have warned that the Chinese company may take a further step by registering the Buon Ma Thuot trademark all over the world. Vietnam urged to take legal proceedings on Buon Ma Thuot Tran Viet Hung, who has left the post of the Director of the Office for Intellectual Property (NOIP) to take a new office, said that even though there has been no sign showing that the Chinese company takes full advantage of its registered trademark ownership to ask for the measures to prohibit Vietnamese Buon Ma Thuot brand coffee to enter the Chinese market, it is still necessary to take legal proceedings to ask for Buon Ma Thuot … [Read more...] about Vietnam may lose Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand
Pac Ma Hydropower: Efforts for Timely Power Generation
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On March 20, 2016 in Muong Te district, Lai Chau province, construction was commenced on Pac Ma Hydropower Plant invested by Pac Ma Hydropower Joint Stock Company affiliated to Hung Hai Group. This is one of the six largest hydro power plants built by Hung Hai Group in Lai Chau province, and the fourth largest hydropower facility in the province after Lai Chau (1,200 MW), Huoi Quang (520 MW) and Ban Chat (220 MW). After more than a year of construction, the company is now adding efforts to make sure that the facility will be put into operation to generate electricity in the third quarter of 2019, thus turning local potential into a source of national development and livelihood improvement in Lai Chau province. Situated in Mu Ca and Ka Lang communes, Muong Te district, Lai Chau province, Pac Ma Hydropower project was built on the mainstream of the Da River in the upstream of Lai Chau Hydropower Plant. With the installed capacity of 140 MW and a total investment of VND4,994 billion, … [Read more...] about Pac Ma Hydropower: Efforts for Timely Power Generation
Children’s literary works honoured: ‘Con ma da sau vuon’ (Skin ghost in the garden) got the first prize
(Cinet) - On December 17, in Hanoi, the project on supporting literature for children between Vietnam and Denmark organized the award ceremony for children in 2012-2013 periods. As a result, the first prize went to ‘Con ma da sau vuon’ (Skin ghost in the garden) by Nguyen Ngoc Hoai Nam and the second prize was given to ‘Trang Vam Cop’ (Vam Cop moon) by Kao Son. ‘Chuot nhat 7A3’ (7A3 Mouse) by Ngo Thi Y Nhi won the third prize while four others were awarded fourth prizes. The contest jury decided to give two second prizes to ‘Chiec rang sau cua Anak’ (Anak’s decaying tooth) by Duy Tu and ‘Chiec den cua Tho’ (Rabbit’s lanterns) by Khoa Le, one third prize to ‘Trung thu cua Ti’ (Ti’s mid-autumn festival) by Kim Duan and three fourth prizes to three other notable works. The Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen valued outcomes of the project, which would inspire children’s love in reading … [Read more...] about Children’s literary works honoured: ‘Con ma da sau vuon’ (Skin ghost in the garden) got the first prize