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Ho Chi Minh City Greenery Parks Company Limited has cut down nine large trees on the streets around Ho Con Rua (Turtle Lake) in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3, as they are at risk of being uprooted and pose danger to road users. Some of the trees are at the site for a subproject to upgrade sidewalks in the area, part of a broader project to upgrade Turtle Lake, but the company claimed that their removal was not related to the sidewalk renovation. The nine trees were chopped down as per permits issued by the municipal Department of Construction and the Infrastructure Management Center. Of the nine trees, two hopea odorata trees had rotten roots and seriously damaged trunks. An ancient Dipterocarpus alatus tree on Vo Van Tan Street was severed due to the impact of the sidewalk upgrade subproject in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo : Le Phan / Tuoi Tre The felling of the trees is aimed at ensuring safety for local residents during the rainy season as the … [Read more...] about 9 large trees in central district of Ho Chi Minh City chopped down

President Truong Tan Sang laid a wreath at a monument dedicated to the late President Ho Chi Minh in Moscow, Russia on May 8 during his stay in Russia from May 7-10 to attend celebrations of the 70th anniversary of victory over fascism. >> President arrives in Moscow for Great Patriotic War Victory celebration >> President Truong Tan Sang leaves for Russia He was accompanied by Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Son, Russian war veterans who assisted Vietnamese during the anti-America war, and representatives of Vietnamese community in Russia. On the occasion, the State leader, his spouse and Vice President of the Russia – Vietnam Friendship Maj. Gen Anatoly Pozdeyev planted a pine tree behind a monument. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about President lays wreath, plants tree at Ho Chi Minh monument

The investor Madison Land shared that the project topped out on schedule and delivered the committed construction quality by the contractors: Dong Duong Construction Investment JSC, Viteccons Construction Investment JSC, and a private unit project management Synergy Consultancy Corporation. The project is sponsored by leading state lender Vietinbank. Representatives at Dhawa Ho Tram Hotel’s topping out ceremony It took precisely one year from the construction started during the pandemic until the Dhawa Ho Tram Hotel has been completed. Phuong Dang, CEO of Madison Land Co., Ltd. asserted, “These efforts showcase our commitment to bring the best quality products to customers in the shortest time.” Phuong added that the Dhawa Hotel's construction started right at the peak of the pandemic and has put Madison Land and its partners in front of various challenges in terms of human resources, raw materials, and supply chain disruption. "Nevertheless, thanks to the … [Read more...] about Dhawa Ho Tram Hotel topped out on schedule

A peaceful corner of Ngòi Tu Village. Photo mia.vn Lâm Giang Located on the peaceful Thác Bà Lake, Ngòi Tu Community Cultural Tourism Village in Vũ Linh Commune, Yên Bình District is an attractive destination for tourists. Ngòi Tu has a unique landscape combined with the long-standing cultural values of the people here, creating a very unique attraction. We went by car to visit the village, though it can also be reached via boat, departing from Hương Lý Port in Yên Bình Town, to feel the cool and fresh atmosphere of Thác Bà Lake. The village is located close to the edge of Thác Bà Lake, nestled under palm trees and luxuriant forests. It covers an area of 2sq.km. With the typical climate of the lake area, the winter is cold and the summer is cool. We arrived at the village on a calm morning, the wind gently carried the fragrance from the rice fields. Lurking behind the shady palm trees, the village appears as a picture of a peaceful Vietnamese village, … [Read more...] about Ngòi Tu Village, an attractive destination by Thác Bà Lake

On Monday, more than 55 chefs divided into 11 teams participated in an event to process hundreds of coconut-based delicacies in Ben Tre to set a world record in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Vietnamese cultural celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu (1822-1888), whose hometown was Ben Tre. The delicacies are made from different parts of the coconut tree, including coconut palm heart, shredded coconut, desiccated coconut, coconut milk, coconut water and sprouted coconut. Nguyen Thi Be Muoi, vice chairwoman of Ben Tre, said this was a great pride of Ben Tre people and the world record helps to promote its culture and tourism image to international visitors. Currently, Ben Tre is well known as Vietnam's coconut capital and has more than 200,000 families growing coconuts, accounting for about two thirds of the total number of households in the province. Ben Tre boasts the largest coconut-growing area in the country at 74,000 hectares (182,800 acres). … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s 222 coconut-based dishes set world record

Rubber trees in Ia Pnon Commune of Quang Duc Company are dead and underdeveloped. (Photo: SGGP) Mass death of rubber trees Since 2008, Gia Lai Province has permitted about 16 enterprises to carry out 44 projects to grow rubber on poor natural forest land with a total area of more than 32,000 hectares. Of which, the rubber tree area is more than 25,500ha. However, after planting, rubber trees died in mass. Visiting a rubber plantation converted from exhausting forests of Quang Duc Company in Ia Pnon Commune, we witnessed that many rubber areas had died. On other hills, rubber trees are still alive but stunted. Although rubber trees have been grown for more than ten years, their trunks are only as big as a bicep. According to an official of Ia Pnon Commune, at first, the project was carried out by another unit and later handed over to Quang Duc Company. Among 850 hectares converted to rubber plantations of the project, about 100 hectares remain, but the rubber trees are … [Read more...] about Projects to convert exhausting forests into rubber plantations fail

Hundreds of Citi volunteers joined a tree-planting campaign at Nam Cat Tien National Park in Dong Nai province and Phu Ninh Primary School in Phu Tho province, with more than 1,500 trees planted in total. The campaign aims to support the Vietnamese government’s project of growing one billion trees in the next five years. “Every year since 2006, Citi employees serve the communities that they work in through Community Day events in the month of June. This year we planted trees on a large scale supporting the Vietnamese government’s 1-billion-tree initiative, aligned with Citi’s focus on ESG. Our tree planting campaign brought Citi volunteers and communities together to form a social movement for environment protection,” said Ramachandran A.S., Citi Vietnam country officer. The blood donation programmes were half-day events held in cooperation with the the Ho Chi Minh City Humanitarian Blood Donation Centre of the Red Cross and the National Hospital of Hematology and Blood … [Read more...] about Citi Vietnam organised several activities for Global Community Day 2022

Improved production, business efficiency Vimico adheres rigorously to the Law on Environmental Protection. In addition to staff training organized by the Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin), Vimico also organizes a separate training class on environmental protection for managers in charge of departments and workshops, thereby raising awareness of environmental protection in production and business activities. In mineral mining, the corporation applies technology selectively to enrich primary ores, and thoroughly recover metallic minerals. As a result, it can both reduce resource loss and improve environmental protection efficiency by not leaving metal ores that pollute soil, rock and water sources, reducing the volume of ore transport and dust generated during the transportation process. At the same time, it maintains the watering mode to limit generated dust on mining routes. The corporation also plants trees to protect the environment … [Read more...] about Vimico raises environmental awareness

The farm gate prices for Thai jackfruit in Vietnam's Mekong Delta have dropped by VND2,000-3,000 (8-12 U.S. cents) per kilogram, but farmers are still struggling to find buyers, forcing many to leave jackfruits piling up in their gardens or use the crop as animal feed. Hoang Van Linh, a resident of Cai Lay District of Tien Giang Province, said his garden is full of ripe jackfruits, but traders simply are not interested. Linh has resorted to giving the harvest to family and friends. He switched from growing durians to jackfruits in 2016 when saltwater intrusion began affecting his growing operation. Now, with durians selling for VND40,000-50,000 ($1.7-2) per kilogram, he regrets the decision. “The Thai jackfruit trees on my farm are bursting with ripe fruits, but no one wants them,” complained Nguyen Van Tu, another farmer in Cai Lay District. Three years ago, when jackfruit prices were at VND40,000 per kilogram, Tu’s family was able to earn about VND5 million ($215) per … [Read more...] about Vietnamese farmers downbeat over tumbling Thai jackfruit prices

Manulife Vietnam will plant up to 2,200 trees on behalf of customers in Ben En National Park under the insurer’s latest campaign, which runs from June 12 through to the end of September. — Photo courtesy of the company In partnership with local environmental NGO Gaia Nature Conservation, Manulife Vietnam has helped plant 7,000 trees across seven hectares this year as part of its expanding network of ‘Customer Forests’. The insurer’s latest campaign, which runs from June 12 through to the end of September 2022, encourages its customers to receive digital communications instead of paper correspondence. The company aims to get 22,000 customers to go digital by simply registering or updating their email. In return, the insurer will plant up to 2,200 trees on their behalf in Ben En National Park, Thanh Hoa Province. The company’s push to go digital further underscores the focus placed on reducing paper waste across its operations in Viet Nam. Naren Baliga, Manulife Vietnam chief … [Read more...] about Manulife Vietnam eyes a sustainable future with ‘Customer Forests’