Bricks of heroin (Illustrative image. Source: VNA) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Police from the north central province of Thanh Hoa arrested two people for trafficking 60 bricks of heroin weighing nearly 20kg on May 21. The traffickers include Ha Ba Cho, born in 1993, from the central province of Nghe An, and Hoang Van Xuan, born in 1987, from the northern province of Thai Nguyen. The police also seized four mobile phones, 2 million VND (87.9 USD) in cash and other relevant objects. The two traffickers confessed that they took the drugs from a stranger at the Vietnam-Laos border area to sell at home. Further investigation is underway. Drug-trafficking at Vietnam’s borders is a major issue that increasingly concerns law enforcement officers. Nearly 21,471 drug-trafficking cases were reported in 2017, up 14.5 percent from 2016, according to a report on collaboration between agencies including the Police General Department, the General Department of Vietnam Customs, … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa police seize 60 bricks of heroin
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Thanh Hoa works towards removal of EC’s yellow card warning
The northern central province of Thanh Hoa is accelerating inspections and control of local fishery in the fight against IUU fishing. (Photo: VNA) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The northern central province of Thanh Hoa is accelerating inspections and control of local fishery to join national efforts in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, towards meeting requirements for the removal of the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card”. Three surveillance representative offices were set up at three fishing ports of Hoa Loc (Hau Loc district), Lach Hoi (Sam Son city) and Lach Bang (Tinh Gia district). They are tasked to inspect fishing vessels to trace the origin of seafood products in line with current regulations. They must prevent the sailing of any fishing boat which is not able to show necessary documents or ensure safety for both crewmen and the boat. Communication campaigns have been step up in the locality to raise public awareness of … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa works towards removal of EC’s yellow card warning
Vinamilk to open 4 farms in Thanh Hoa
Currently, Vinamilk has 120,000 dairy cows, producing some 750 tonnes of fresh milk for raw material every day. — Photo courtesy Vinamilk The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) would invest in four hi-tech dairy farms in the central province of Thanh Hoa until 2020, said general director Mai Kieu Lien. These four farms will be located in Vinamilk Thanh Hoa hi-tech dairy farm complex, according to the general director. Of which, there is an organic dairy farm, bringing the size of the complex to 20,000 cows, provides an estimated 110 million litres of milk per year. With the plan to develop the farms, the total number of cows supplying milk to the company (including Vinamilk’s farms and farmers) has reached over 120,000, producing some 750 tonnes of fresh milk for raw material every day. It is expected that the total number of cows will be raised to some 200,000 by 2020, and raw milk production is expected to double by then, meeting 50 per cent of the … [Read more...] about Vinamilk to open 4 farms in Thanh Hoa
Vinamilk to build four hi-tech dairy farms in Thanh Hoa
A farm of Vinamilk (Photo: Vinamilk) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) will invest in four high-tech dairy farms in the north central province of Thanh Hoa until 2020, said Vinamilk General Director Mai Kieu Lien. The four farms, including an organic one, will be built in Vinamilk Thanh Hoa’s high-tech dairy farm complex. As many as 20,000 dairy cows will be raised on the farms, producing 110 million litres of milk per year. [Vinamilk opens high-tech dairy farm in Thanh Hoa] With its current development plans, Vinamilk owns more than 120,000 dairy cows, supplying about 750 tonnes of milk a day. The company is expected to have 200,000 dairy cows and raw milk output will double by 2020, meeting 50 percent of material demand for production and ensuring supply for Vietnamese consumers. Vinamilk has recently inaugurated a high-tech dairy farm in Thanh Hoa. Covering a total area of 40 hectares in Thong Nhat town, Yen Dinh district, the facility was built with an … [Read more...] about Vinamilk to build four hi-tech dairy farms in Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hoa province: Forest planting festival “For a green Vietnam…
The event welcomed 150 volunteers of Canon Social & Culture Volunteer Network and 50 local students. The project not only contributes to the protection of low-belt forest ecosystem, but also raises awareness about environmental protection among the youth with practical activities and strongly connects the youth movement and enterprises through meaningful social activities. This is the eighth year that the planting forest cooperation project of Canon Vietnam is deployed in Ben En National Park, with the total area of newly planted forest growing to 150 hectares (all Erythrophleum fordii).Photos: Hai Dang"Through this project, I do hope students and members of the local Youth Union will raise awareness of environmental protection, plant trees together to create green lungs for the Earth. The young trees we plant are not only for us, but also for generations of our descendants. This will be the most precious gift we can leave for future generations”, said Mr. Minoru Niimura, … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa province: Forest planting festival “For a green Vietnam…