At the site of the accident (Photo: VNA) Vinh Phuc (VNA) - Seven people were killed and three others were injured on March 27 morning after a coach crashed into a funeral procession in northern Vinh Phuc province’s Yen Lac district. The accident happened at 5am on a road of Trung Nguyen village, Trung Nguyen commune, with the coach plowing into a group of pedestrians, killing five people instantly, while two others died later in hospital, said Hoang Van Hoan, chief of office of the provincial traffic safety board. The injured people are still under treatment in hospital and local police are investigating the accident, Hoan said. Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, who is head of the National Committee for Traffic Safety and Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The sent their condolences to the victims’ families. Binh instructed the provincial People’s Committee and relevant agencies to deal with the aftermath and organise drug tests for all drivers of … [Read more...] about Seven killed after coach crashes into funeral procession
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Foreign investment increases in wood processing industry
At a wood processing plant. Foreign investment in the wood processing industry in Viet Nam has increased significantly in recent years. — VNA/VNS Photo Foreign direct investment in the wood processing industry has increased rapidly, especially since 2018, the Viet Nam Timber and Forest Product Association has said. In the first nine months of the year foreign investors had registered to invest the same amount as in the whole of 2018, it quoted the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency as saying. A report on foreign direct investment in the wood processing industry by To Xuan Phuc of Forest Trends, Cao Thi Cam of VIFORES, and Tran Le Huy of Forest Product Association of Binh Dinh showed that FDI projects have been and would continue to be an integral part of the wood processing industry. “Last year 529 foreign enterprises were directly involved in exports worth nearly US$3.96 billion, or 46.7 per cent of the industry’s exports. “In the … [Read more...] about Foreign investment increases in wood processing industry
Farm produce processing industry urged to tap potential
Visitors look at processed farm produce on display at the Việt Nam International Exhibition on Processing, Packaging and Preserving Food and Agricultural Products held in HCM City. — VNS Photo Xuân Hương HCM CITY — Việt Nam’s agro-forestry and fishery processing industry has bright prospects in both export and domestic markets, but needs further measures to tap its potential, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority. Speaking at a conference in HCM City on Wednesday, Nguyễn Quốc Toản, the authority's director, said: “The domestic agro-forestry and fishery processing industry had an annual growth rate of 5-7 per cent over the past 10 years, creating a system with total processing capacity of about 120 million tonnes of farm produce materials a year." The country is home to over 7,500 enterprises involved in agro, forestry and fishery processing on … [Read more...] about Farm produce processing industry urged to tap potential
Vietnam wants more northern border gates to process fruit exports to China
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will negotiate with Chinese authorities to allow goods to pass through hitherto unused border gates in the northern province of Lang Son, like Chi Ma, Na Hinh and Binh Nghi, in order to resolve congestion at the Tan Thanh border gate, said Tran Thanh Hai, deputy director of the ministry’s Import and Export Department. On Wednesday morning, in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo and Yunnan Province’s Party Committee Deputy Secretary Wang Yobo, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue had mentioned the difficulties Vietnamese exporters have been facing at the border, and asked China to help resolve the issue. Xiong Bo said Chinese border authorities have been overwhelmed by the sudden surge in traffic, and have sent personnel to inspect and resolve the issue. For his part, Wang Yobo said that the southern Chinese province wants to raise bilateral trade turnover with Vietnam, and stands ready to purchase Vietnamese farm … [Read more...] about Vietnam wants more northern border gates to process fruit exports to China
Exhibition shows remarkable contemporary artists
Originated from Soli, lacquer, 90cm by 90 cm by Hà Phước Duy. HÀ NỘI — As many as 69 paintings by 64 artists nationwide are on display at an exhibition in Hà Nội featuring highlights of the contemporary fine arts of the country. The exhibition Viet Art Now is a result of the project with the same name initiated by painters Phạm Hà Hải, Nguyễn Bình Chương and Phạm An Hải. They founded a Facebook page called Viet Art Now gathering remarkable artists of the country. It’s a rendezvous of the artists to exchange and share idea and passion for art. It also hosts exhibitions and auctions with the aim to promote the national fine arts and support the artists. “Viet Art Now is a notable web page but can easily become out-of-date when a lot of new methods of displaying and introducing art are mushrooming, and if it lacks updates, the participation of talents and real … [Read more...] about Exhibition shows remarkable contemporary artists