Tree planting holiday

The award is a testament to Panasonic's efforts over the years in technology development and product innovation towards saving and environmental friendliness Mr. Yasushi Kondo, Deputy General Director of Panasonic Appliances Vietnam Co., Ltd., proudly revealed, “Panasonic Corporation has set an environmental vision to 2050 as a long-term strategy for sustainable environmental management, towards the goal where energy creation exceeds energy consumption. Therefore, we are constantly developing technologies and improving products to raise electricity savings, increase consumers’ benefits, besides other activities to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, enhance the recycling of raw materials and the efficient use of resources, and reduce the impact of chemicals in our production. ” In parallel with the development orientation of “green” and energy-saving products within the above mentioned Panasonic’s environmental vision, in 2020, Panasonic announced its new business value proposition, welcoming the 50th anniversary of Panasonic's official operation in Vietnam (1971-2021) by officially changing from Consumer Electronic Company to Wellness Solutions Providing Company, pioneering in providing human-oriented technology trends with the mission "Passion for your health and comfort", while at the same time proposing solutions to urgent social problems in order to contribute to the sustainable development of Vietnam. Over the years, Panasonic Vietnam has always strived to realize the basic business philosophy of "contribute to society" built by the Founder, not only by gradually expanding production and business activities in Vietnam, but also by pioneering in social responsibility activities focusing on education and environment, which are considered by Panasonic as the two key areas contributing to the country's sustainable development. Typically, in the annual tree planting program "Panasonic for a green Vietnam" in collaboration with the Center for Natural …

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On March 5, the Trade Union of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee officially began the work to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. The work included planting many trees and installing bookshelves featuring publications on President Ho Chi Minh and national leaders; the traditions of the Union; professional skills for youth union members; and start-up knowledge, among others. Also, on the same day, the Provincial Youth Union, Youth Federation, and the High Command of the Border Guards of the central province of Nghe An jointly organised a programme entitled “March in the Border” in the highland commune of Muong Ai, Ky Son District. At the program, the organisers handed over a set of computers to the officers and soldiers of the Muong Ai Border Guard; over 3,000 notebooks to students living in difficult circumstances; medical equipment and 3,000 masks, 50 bottles of antiseptic solution to officers and soldiers at two COVID-19 anti-epidemic posts. Also on March 5, in the district of Bat Xat in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, the Bat Xat District Youth Union organised activities in response to Youth Month 2021 with the participation of nearly 200 members and young people. The union presented five gifts worth VND5 million each to needy households in the district; planted trees along border roads; donated five tonnes of cement and directly participated in the construction of more than 300 metres of rural roads; visited and presented gifts to two border guard posts protecting against the COVID-19 epidemic; and presented 100 national flags and gifts to the A Mu Sung Border Guard station. The Youth Union of Agencies and Enterprises of the northern mountainous province of Son La has recently awarded 10 scholarships to needy youth union members, and five gifts to policy beneficiary families in Chieng Ngan Commune, Son La City. …

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by Minh Nguyễn With colours as words and patterns as metaphors, ethnic Chăm artisans in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang passionately create stories through weaving. Saymah is working on a handloom when I visit her family’s craft shop. She is among the experienced weavers of the Chăm community in Phũm Soài Village in Tân Châu District. Her husband, Mohamad, is the third generation of a family pursuing traditional handloom weaving. Their shop is small but full of handloom fabrics with colourful and charming patterns. Weaving is the language they use to create stories from threads. SPINNING TALES: The couple continue to tell stories through the tradition of Chăm weaving. VNS Photo Hồng Minh Colours as words, patterns as metaphors “Learning how to weave is like learning a language. You need to start with basic words,” the 58-year-old Saymah says. By words she means colours. The five basic colours of Chăm fabric are red, white, yellow, blue, and black. Not only do Chăm weavers learn to remember and classify these colours as warm and cold tones, they also learn to dye the yarns themselves. In the past, colour pigments were made from natural plants around their home: green from leaves, red from resin, yellow from tree bark, and black from ebony fruit (scientifically named Diospyros mollis ). According to Saymah, what sets the Chăm traditional textile art apart from, say, its northern ethnic counterpart, is the dyeing technique. Chăm people have traditionally dyed their threads before setting up the looms, while weavers in the north have usually done it the other way around. BEYOND APPEARANCE: Patterns as metaphors of nature, work, and life. VNS Photo Hồng Minh Nowadays, natural dyes are rare, with local people turning to colourants instead. But the lessons from hand-made colours help Chăm weavers select the right shades and blend them into their products. Chăm weavers also speak through patterns as metaphors of …

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