My very first calligraphy workshop was back in early 2013. Ms Margaret Shepherd came all the way from Boston to Hà Nội, during her research in Southeast Asian letters, and she spent months travelling across countries to learn the local art and teach calligraphy. She taught us Roman letters, the first Latin alphabet of humankind, in 10 days. I skipped almost every class in college that week to learn calligraphy with her. That was a remarkable milestone for me. Something said in my mind: “Hoàng, finally you have learned true calligraphy from a calligrapher." I really appreciated that, so after the workshop I decided to become a calligrapher, just like my teacher. … [Read more...] about Young calligrapher renowned for his talent introduces art to new generation
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Organic farmers reap fruit of investment due to growing demand
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the agricultural sector’s organic farming area increased from 53,350ha in 2016 to 237,693ha in 2019; 46 of the 63 provinces/cities nationwide are engaged in organic agricultural production; 17,168 farmers and 97 businesses are involved in organic agricultural production; and 60 enterprises export organic produce worth a total of US$335 million per year. Vietnamese organic farm produce is sold domestically and exported to 180 countries and territories worldwide, including the US, the EU, China, Japan, Germany, the UK, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Russia, Singapore, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy, among others, according to a survey published in 2020 by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). … [Read more...] about Organic farmers reap fruit of investment due to growing demand
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 17
The Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee on January 12 granted investment certificates to three new projects with a total registered capital of US$190 million, including US$100 million by Hansol Electronics Viet Nam Co., Ltd (RoK), specializing in assembling liquid-crystal display modules and electronic circuits, at Ho Nai Industrial Park in Trang Bom District, and US$60 million by Ojitex Viet Nam Co., Ltd (Japan), specializing manufacturing high-quality packaging, at Loc An-Binh Son Industrial Park in Long Thanh District. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 17
Food reviewing emerges as new job choice among young Vietnamese
Nguyen Huu Quynh Nhu, the boss of iamfoodtester In the meantime, another Vietnamese food reviewer, Dao Hong Phuong Anh, attracts fans as she provides reviews for not only food in her country but also in the U.S., where she is doing a BA course in programming and completing a master’s degree in business administration. … [Read more...] about Food reviewing emerges as new job choice among young Vietnamese
Human rights considerations: Dialogue and cooperation are the only effective way
At the regional level, Vietnam is also an active participant in presiding over many activities within the ASEAN human rights framework, including the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the ASEAN Committee on promoting the rights of women and children (ACWC). Vietnam hosted the AICHR Workshop on promoting gender equality and empowering women through information technology (November 2019), Conference on the promotion of the development of children in Asia and the Pacific Duong (December 2019). In particular, in preparation for the term of a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2020-2021, in 2019, Vietnam actively researched and prepared for its participation in the topic "Women, peace and security" of the UN Security Council. As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-2009 term, Vietnam presided over the introduction and promotion of the adoption of the Security Council's Resolution 1889 on the role of women in the … [Read more...] about Human rights considerations: Dialogue and cooperation are the only effective way