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The promotion fair will run until August 14 in No. 489 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi. A fair connecting farm producers with Hanoi’s wet markets kicked off on August 10 at the Trade Promotion Center for Agriculture in the capital city. Local consumers are attending the fair. Photo: kinhtedothi.vn The event drew the participation of 70 units from Hanoi and other provinces who, on 150 stalls,  introduce a variety of products ranked by the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program and regional specialties as well as production and processing models. According to the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, maintaining and developing traditional channels, including wet markets, is a key task of the capital city as the distribution channel enables the supply of essential goods. However, the quality control of food and products at wet markets has been loose. To solve the problem, the city has approved the project "Management of Food Production and … [Read more...] about Fair linking farm producers to market opens in Hanoi

Various kinds of mooncakes with wholesale prices hovering around VND2,000-4,000 (US$0.09-0.17) apiece have been imported in large volumes from China into Vietnam ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The ingredients in mooncakes can easily go bad if they are not well preserved, posing a high health risk to consumers, according to experts. Meanwhile, designated agencies find it hard to control the quality of these products. Super cheap mooncakes As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the mooncake market is always bullish. This year, some kinds of sticky rice mooncakes originating from China are being offered on social networks at only VND2,000-5,000 ($0.09-0.21) apiece. A mooncake seller named Hong said the wholesale prices of these cakes were only VND2,000-4,000 ($0.09-0.17) each and their retail price was VND5,000 ($0.21). Her products are available for any request. "No one offers lower prices. With only over VND100,000 [$4.3], customers can buy tens of mooncakes with … [Read more...] about Dirt-cheap Chinese mooncake imports swarm Vietnamese market

A Pakistan zoo has called off plans to auction 12 lions from its ever-growing pride to private buyers, saying it would instead create new enclosures for the big cats. Lahore Safari Zoo cancelled an auction of lions from its growing pride and said it would expand current facilities instead. The auction planned for Thursday had drawn condemnation from the WWF, which urged authorities at Lahore Safari Zoo to instead rehome them with other government wildlife facilities. "The main reason behind the auction was the lack of space," deputy director Tanvir Ahmed Janjua told AFP, adding officials had decided to speed up work building two new enclosures. "Now that this issue is to be resolved soon, there is no need for the auction to take place." Set over 200 acres, Lahore Safari Zoo is considered one of the best in the country -- where zoos are known for disregarding animal welfare. The Lahore facility is currently home to 29 lions, six resident tigers and two … [Read more...] about Pakistan zoo cancels lion auction, plans expansion instead

A positive economic outlook gives employers in Vietnam confidence to increase recruitment in the second half of 2022, though not as high as the previous six-month period. The hiring intentions of Vietnam’s employers are estimated to increase in the second half of 2022, as positive growth rates are reported in various sectors. Remarkable economic recovery drives hiring intentions in H2/2022. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh/ILO Vietnam This forecast was announced in the Vietnam Employment Outlook Survey Q3 & Q4 2022 by ManpowerGroup Vietnam. About 88% of the surveyed enterprises plan to increase or at least maintain the current headcounts as compared to 95% of the equivalent index in the first half of 2022. The strongest recruitment intentions were reported in Manufacturing & Processing, Wholesale, Retail & Trading, Banking & Finance, Professional Consulting Services, Construction, Food & Beverage & Hospitality - Accommodation and Real Estate. … [Read more...] about Economic recovery drives hiring in H2/2022

Private schools bump into difficulties recruiting, retaining good teachers Every school, whether public or private, strives to recruit a pool of qualified and committed teaching staff that can deliver quality education to its students and in turn produce students of high quality. Therefore, it is crucial for schools to employ and retain talented teaching staff. According to a staff of K.G Kindergarten in Go Vap District, a holder of an intermediate degree in preschool pedagogy can become a teacher while their salary and benefits will be discussed after an assessment of their work efficiency meanwhile the school's recruitment notice clearly stated that candidates must have a university or college degree with long-term work experience in a preschool. Similarly, at V.M. Kindergarten in Binh Chanh District, the recruitment notice requires candidates to have a college or university degree majoring in preschool, but still accepts an intermediate degree in case the candidate is … [Read more...] about Private schools bump into difficulties in recruiting, retaining good teachers

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN. (Photo: VNA) In a meeting on August 9 with Robert McCooey, Senior Vice President of Nasdaq's Listing Services unit, who leads business development for new listings in Latin America and Asia-Pacific, the Vietnamese diplomat said Vietnam wants to attract big firms from the US to invest in the above-mentioned areas, especially those that can contribute to implementing Vietnam's commitments at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The Delegation of Vietnam to the UN is ready to cooperate with Nasdaq in the organisation of meetings and seminars to this purpose, especially on the occasion of working visits of Vietnam’s high-ranking delegations to New York, he affirmed. McCooey said that Vietnam's investment environment has a clear competitive advantage in the region thanks to its flexible response policy to the Covid-19 pandemic, and stable legal system. He welcomed the suggestion … [Read more...] about Vietnam looks to draw reputable US investors: Ambassador

The scene of the meeting. (Photo: SGGP) The Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control held a meeting with ministries, sectors, and localities on August 10 to discuss measures to respond to the storm. Nguyen Van Tien, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority and deputy chief of the committee’s office, said as Storm Mulan was forecast to cause heavy rains in many areas, therefore ministries, sectors, and localities need to seriously carry out the official dispatch issued by the committee on August 9. They need to monitor vessels working at sea, keep frequent contact with vessel owners to deal with any circumstance in a timely manner, guide them to seek shelter, and ready personnel and equipment for search and rescue when necessary. Localities were told to ensure safety for people and assets on islands and aquaculture zones, transportation vessels, as well as tourism and construction activities at … [Read more...] about Localities demanded to promptly brace for storm Mulan

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc The Ministry made the statement at the 14th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on August 10. Referring to gambling crimes, online gambling and betting organizations have been complicated and unpredictable, deputy Pham Van Hoa from the Mekong Delta Province of Dong Thap wondered why the police force has handled many cases, but this situation has not improved. According to deputy Pham Van Hoa, it is time to allow the implementation of Decree 06/2017/ND-CP on the business of betting on horse racing, greyhound racing, and international football for stricter management as localities can collect tax from such businesses and limit online betting. This Decree has been studied for many years before it was promulgated and took effect in 2017 but has not been implemented so far. He asked why Vietnam has piloted allowing casinos to operate, but not allowed betting. Minister of Public Security To Lam said that the view of the Ministry … [Read more...] about No issuance of permits to hold races because no projects completed yet

Addressing the ceremony, Chairwoman of the Hanoi VFF Committee Nguyen Lan Huong asked the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in  Hanoi to spread the compassionate spirit of Buddhism among the community and accompany the VFF chapters at all levels in performing social welfare work towards fulfilling the goal of sustainable poverty reduction of the city in 2022 and following years. According to the Hanoi VFF Committee’s report, giving help to the poor is one of main tasks of VFF chapters at all levels in the city, in which raising funds to improve housing conditions for disadvantaged households is an important activity. As of the end of 2021, there were still 3,612 poor families living in substandard housing in Hanoi. VFF chapters and local administrations in the city have been calling for donations from organizations, agencies, enterprises and individuals to upgrade or build new houses for those families. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Buddhist monks, nuns in Hanoi donate money to build houses for the poor

The artist’s “Huong Thoi Gian” (Perfume of Time) collection is on display at the “An & Huy” exhibition that opened on August 6-12 in Ho Chi Minh City. “Thi” (Diospyros decandra fruit) is part of the “Huong Thoi Gian” art collection. Oil paintings portray enigmatic beauty of Vietnamese women Nét đẹp thiếu nữ ba miền qua tranh sơn dầu The exhibition “An & Huy” features the works of artist couple Dang Thi Thu An and Nguyen Duc Huy. Video: VnExpress/Mai Nhat Thu An, an artist born in Hue, has painted Vietnamese women for the past 15 years, inspired from a young age by the dignity and grace of female students in the former imperial capital as they attended school wearing the ao dai . Her works has since gone beyond central Vietnam to women across the country, she says. She also insists that despite being invariably dressed in the nation’s traditional … [Read more...] about Oil paintings portray enigmatic beauty of Vietnamese women