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Farmers harvest coffee in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. (Photo baolamdong.vn) Lam Dong (VNS/VNA) - The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has recognised a 371.6ha coffee growing area in Di Linh district as a hi-tech coffee growing area . Located in Dinh Lac commune’s Tan Lac 1, Tan Lac 3 and Tan Lac 4 villages, the area is cultivated by 325 households, four co-operatives and six coffee producing and processing establishments. In the hi-tech coffee growing area, coffee growing households use machines to till the land and use automatic and semi-automatic chemical spraying mechanisms to prevent and control diseases. They also use composted animal manure to fertilise coffee. Up to 90% of the area’s coffee beans are dried by driers. The area is also equipped with automatic weather and soil moisture monitoring facilities. More farmers in Di Linh, which is the province’s largest coffee growing district, are using high … [Read more...] about Lam Dong province recognises hi-tech coffee growing area

Illustrative image (Photo: congthuong.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in 2023, themed "Buon Ma Thuot - Destination of the world coffee", will take place in Buon Ma Thuot city and several other localities of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 10 – 14, heard a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on February 3. According to H'Yim Kđoh, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee, the festival aims to promote the Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand and develop Vietnam’s specialty coffee, towards gradually turning Buon Ma Thuot into a global coffee centre. At the press conference (Photo: VNA) This is one of the important activities to raise the value and affirm the position of Vietnamese coffee in the world market, as well as honour coffee growers, processors, and traders, she added. With a scale larger than that of the previous editions, this year’s festival will feature 18 official activities and some response activities of … [Read more...] about Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival 2023 to take place in March

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. -The Presidential Office on February 3 announced the Acting President’s order to promulgate the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment that was adopted by the 15th National Assembly at its second extraordinary session. The revised law aims to deal with shortcomings and emerging problems in medical examination and treatment activities in a bid to develop and improve the quality of medical services towards fairness, high efficiency, development and international integration, while strengthening State management over these activities. Read full text -A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, the Presidency, the National Assembly, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on February 3 paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 93rd founding anniversary of the CPV … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on February 3

NESCAFE Plan has contributed to improving farmers’ income and enhanced the role and status of women. Nestle has been recognised in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for its efforts to promote gender equality in the company and its value chain. — Photo courtesy of Nestle With its efforts to promote gender equality in the workplace and its value chain, Nestle has been recognised in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fifth consecutive year. The GEI measures gender equality in over 70 metrics across five pillars - leadership and talent pipeline, equal pay and gender pay parity, inclusive culture, anti-sexual harassment policies, and gender equality outside the company). The company scored 78.5 per cent, above the average index score of 73 per cent. "We are pleased our efforts to advance gender balance in our workforce and empower women across our value chain have been recognised once again. We strongly believe that taking action to ensure women's equal … [Read more...] about Nestlé recognised in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for fifth consecutive year