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The requirement was made at a meeting presided over by Mr. Hue with the attendance of relevant ministries and agencies about pork price and market stabilization in the remaining months of 2019 at the Government Headquarters. The meeting took place amid the scenario in which the high increase tendency of pork price in the end months of the year requires solutions to control Consumer Price Index (CPI), ensure pork supply and curb inflation to the necessary item. At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to quickly announce the state of pork supply as well as demand and suggest solutions to prevent shortage in the upcoming time, especially in Tet holiday when pork demand rises 25-30 percent a day. The ministry should forecast pork demand and supply sources for each month from now until the holiday, report the Government a plan to make sure sufficient supply and prevent redundancy in the upcoming time. The Government … [Read more...] about Vietnam to import pork to ensure supply in Tet holiday

The series of expos will include the Vietnam International Textile and Garment Industry Exhibition, the Vietnam International Footwear Machinery and Material Industry Exhibition,  the Vietnam International Textile and Apparel Accessories Exhibition, and the Vietnam International Dyeing and Chemical Industry Exhibition. A number of the world’s most popular brands from the footwear and textile industry will be on display throughout the events including ZSK and Nantex from Germany, BARUDAN from Japan, in addition to Tajima, Mingling, Luluxin, Jin Yue Lai, Hongfeng, Jinxin, Mingan, Sokiei, Changmeng, and Teng Yu Long. The expos will see a large number of firms introducing an array of cutting-edge technologies and machinery as well as presenting solutions that can be used within the textile and dyeing sector. A number of seminars and workshops will also be taking place during the events with several prestigious speakers set to give an in-depth analysis of the effects of the … [Read more...] about HCM City set to host series of textile and footwear expos

Infrastructure More power grids needed to unlock renewable energy capacity The Saigon Times Daily Tuesday,  Nov 19, 2019,13:29 (GMT+7) More power grids needed to unlock renewable energy capacityThe Saigon Times Daily Wind towers at a wind-energy farm in Ninh Thuan Province. Solar and power projects in central Vietnam are suffering reductions in power generation as 110kV grids have failed to transmit electricity to 220kV and 500kV transmission lines – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed the prime minister allow for more power grid projects than earlier planned to handle the high capacity of wind and solar power projects in the south-central provinces of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan. Pham Van Hau, vice chairman of Ninh Thuan Province, told Thanh Nien newspaper that it is imperative to develop more power grid projects for the sake of power generation. “We are aware that the … [Read more...] about More power grids needed to unlock renewable energy capacity

Numerous sectors were added to receive incentives under the Draft Law on Investment to ensure it matches the new FDI strategy. Accordingly, the main targets of the draft are to increase the quality and effectiveness of local and foreign investment inflow, complete the legal framework about conditional investment lines as well as create favourable conditions for investors. According to the drafting board, the draft amendment is planned to revise 36 regulations, add four regulations and remove two regulations compared to the Law on Investment passed in 2014. Notably, the draft amendment added a number of investment sectors namely R&D, manufacturing and trading products created by scientist study, investment activities relating to renew and innovation, manufacturing goods or supplying services which either create or join the value chain. Besides, the draft added regulations about the principles and conditions to apply the incentive policy in order to ensure the effectiveness and … [Read more...] about Draft Law on Investment adds incentive sectors

While they acknowledge that the Red River waters could be polluted, they shrug off any impacts it can have on their health. So they continue to swim in the river and play games on its banks, stark naked and completely unabashed. Their activity is referred to as a fairy shower or tam tien in Vietnamese; a modern take on a legend about fairies with godlike beauty coming down from the sky to swim in a river after having deposited their holy silk dresses on its banks. These days, the ‘fairy’ swimmers are a group of men who have been bathing in the buff in the Red River for many years, decades even. No one can pinpoint when exactly this nudist "tradition" began or who started it, but its current proponents are proud of what they do. They also assert that they are immune to any reported impurities in the river. "I don't feel itchy or anything. It really depends on each person's skin," Duong said. The 33-year-old resident of Long Bien District has swum in the Red River "365 days a … [Read more...] about True Lies: Swimming buffs in the buff call the pollution bluff