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On November 28, 1959, President Ho wrote an article in the Nhan dan (People) newspaper stressing the significance of tree planting for each person, each family, and the entire nation. tree planting festival was held in the spring of 1960, following the late leader’s teachings, authorities and sectors from the central to grassroots levels, along with people nationwide, have joined hands in planting trees whenever a new year arrives. tree planting festival and stepping up forest protection and development at the beginning of 2021. Vietnam is to plant 1 billion trees from now to 2025 , including about 182 million this year./. VNA …

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During the event, the command’s troops worked closely with relevant forces to upgrade 760 meters of Mieu Dien-Go Tranh intervillage road in Tan Loi Thanh commune at a cost of VND 950 million, a 20m-long bridge costing VND 300 million and 600 meters of the Vinh Phuc canal road in Thanh Phu Dong commune at a cost of VND 500 million. Apart from upgrading these roads, troops decorated the roads with numerous flowers and trees, giving a new look to the local roads. Additionally, they also contributed working days to build 35 houses of military-civilian unity with a total investment of VND 1.75 billion, provided free health checkups for 500 people and presented 1,000 Tet gifts to local policy beneficiaries and poor people as gratitude to those who contributed to the national revolution. Thanking troops for their assistance to the locality, Nguyen Hoang Giang, Secretary of the Party cell of Tan Thi village, Tan Hao commune, emphasized that local people were happy with what troops have done for them such as house-repairs, road-upgrading, and medicine provisions. Military-civilian activities during the Tet were closely attached to the national program of new-style rural building, contributing to winning people’s hearts and minds and firmly building a defensive area. Translated by Mai Huong …

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Since Vietnam’s timber exports are on the rise, securing supply chains for raw materials is crucial. Photo: Le Toan By the end of 2020, Nguyen Trong Hieu and seven other production households representing the Lien Ha handicraft village in Hanoi’s Dan Phuong district had been supplying the market mostly with beds and wardrobes, mainly to furniture store Tan Vinh Cuu JSC (Tavico) in the southern province of Dong Nai. Hieu told VIR, “We are gradually creating links between production households in Lien Ha and furniture manufacturers in the south to promote and sell our products.” However, as long as the southern market remains unfamiliar with traditional handicraft products from the north, Lien Ha can certainly not sell its products immediately. The advantages of its craftsmanship or the use of proper and high-quality materials cannot offset the cost of transporting from Hanoi to Dong Nai. “The important factor for these products is to have a unique design, but we cannot always achieve it,” Hieu explained. The emergence of Lien Ha village’s products at Tavico has attracted the attention of other manufacturers, contributing to creating new awareness for traditional craft villages about the legal use of timber. This association process can help craft villages build brand names and values through activities that capture market trends, the importance of designs, and the demand of domestic consumers. Weak links There are already several link models between craft villages and manufacturers in Vietnam, some of which were born when they realised that such cooperation would foster survival to withstand the pandemic, even before taking sustainable development into account. However, these models are still very new, focusing on a few timber suppliers and not meant for export, which would benefit the entire value chain the most. “Vietnam has a weak and inactive link system when it comes to wood billets and other raw materials,” said Tran Thien, director of …

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