Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - A free cooking school has opened at Artemis building, No 3 Lê Trọng Tấn Street, Thanh Xuân District in Hà Nội. "The Ajinomoto Cooking Studio has been opened to encourage people's passion for cooking, through which one can enhance the nutritional intake and health of one's family and stay happy," said Hiroharu Motohashi, general director of the centre. The dishes cooked at the centre have been newly designed, and are divided into four groups: dishes for people who love cooking; dishes for mothers with small babies (under five years); dishes for couples (newly weds and nearly weds); and dishes for families with children from 6 to 11 years. All cooking ingredients will be supplied by the centre, and each class will have a maximum of 12 to 14 students. The centre is calling for registrations for various courses to be held in June and July. For details, call 04 3 640 6688. - VNS … [Read more...]
Seafood factory’s discharge suspected to cause mass shrimp die in Phú Yên
Viet Nam News PHÚ YÊN - Shrimp breeders in Sông Cầu Township, Phú Yên Province have strongly opposed a local seafood processing factory's discharge of untreated wastewater into Xuân Đài Bay, recently causing mass shrimp death. The breeders suspect the wastewater discharge of Xuân Phương Commune-based Nguyễn Hưng Ltd.Co's factory was the main cause of the 524,000 shrimp that died in the few days, according to shrimp breeders in Xuân Yên Ward and Xuân Phương Commune, with hundreds of billionđồngin damage. Nguyễn Thanh Nam, a shrimp breeder in Xuân Yên Ward, said all breeders along the bay were suffering losses. "We urge the authorities to clarify the cause and respond to the people," he was quoted as saying to the Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper. Nguyễn Thị Hoa, deputy director of Nguyễn Hưng Ltd.Co, explained two months ago, the factory's wastewater treatment system crashed, so all wastewater was sucked into tank trucks and transported to another system in Xuân Canh … [Read more...]
37 Nghệ An fishermen rescued from sea
Viet Nam News NGHỆ AN - Thirty-seven fishermen have been rescued from sea by the central Nghệ An Province's navy police force and other fishermen in the past few days. On Monday, Quỳnh Thuận District's border guards, in co-ordination with the navy police, brought 19 fishermen from fishing vessel NA95688TS to shore after they were rescued from sea. The latest incident took place around 6pm on Sunday, when the fishing vessel owned by Bùi Ngọc Kiên, a resident of Nghệ An Province's Quỳnh Lưu District, broke down suddenly in sea and started drifting away. The fishermen on board sent out an emergency signal following which the navy police received an order from the Command to go on a rescue operation. The navy police ship caught up with the drifting vessel a few hours later, around 00.30am on Monday. Earlier, on the afternoon of May 21, a local fishing vessel, captained by Nguyễn Bá Thảo, a resident of Quỳnh Lưu District, with 17 other seamen, broke down and went adrift in sea. On … [Read more...]
PM supports Nasdaq’s co-operation with Vietnamese firms
Viet Nam News NEW YORK - Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has expressed his wish that, with its reputation and influence, the Nasdaq Stock Market would further expand co-operation with and provide stronger assistance for Vietnamese enterprises, including the VNG Joint Stock Company, to list their shares on the US stock market. While receiving Robert H McCooey Jr, senior vice president of Nasdaq's Listing Services in New York on Monday (local time), PM Phúc said the Vietnamese Government supports and hopes the co-operation between Nasdaq and VNG would bring success to both sides and contribute to the enhancement of Việt Nam-US economic and trade relations in the time ahead. Many US companies have been successfully investing, producing and doing business in Việt Nam, making important contributions to the achievements of economic and trade co-operation between the two nations, he said, adding that Việt Nam wants to see more US enterprises to pour investment into Việt Nam and vice versa. … [Read more...]
Four members of Việt Nam National University receive accreditation in educational quality
Viet Nam News HCM CITY - Four member universities of Việt Nam National University Hồ Chí Minh City (VNUHCM) on Monday received accreditation certification for educational quality from the Ministry of Education and Training. They include the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Science, University of Information Technology and University of Economics and Law. The Centre for Education Accreditation at Vietnam National University Hà Nội was responsible for carrying out quality assessment of the four universities. Associate Professor Nguyễn Hội Nghĩa, deputy director of VNUHCM, said the university had been carrying out educational reforms and enhancing creativity. VNUHCM, which has a total of six member universities, considers educational quality the leading priority in its development strategy, said Nghĩa, adding that the accreditation process had helped member universities discover their strengths and weaknesses. Of the six members, VNUHCM now has five … [Read more...]
New terms for customs declaration to take effect
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The Ministry of Finance recently made changes to a circular that regulates the terms of customs declaration for passengers entering and exiting Việt Nam. New terms have been added to Article 4 and Article 6 of the new circular which will come into effect on July 10. Point c of Clause 1 of Article 4 refers to changes in the volume of alcohol, number of cigarettes and amount of tobacco that must be declared when exiting and entering the country. Specifically, passengers carrying liquor with alcohol volume of 20 per cent and above (instead of from 22 per cent in the old circular) and more than 20 cigarettes and 250g of tobacco (instead of 100 cigarettes and 500g of tobacco in the old circular) must declare the goods in the customs form. Point d.3 of the same article details categories of passengers who are required to declare their gold and jewellery in the customs form for 300g or more of gold and ornaments. This covers incoming and outgoing passengers with … [Read more...]
Ninh Thuân begins to afforest to protect lakes
NINH THUẬN - The central province of Ninh Thuận will implement a forest rehabilitation and planting programme from now through 2021 to protect 20 irrigation lakes. Around 1000ha of forest will be grown around the lakes at a cost of VNĐ68.7 billion (US$ 3 million). The tree species to be planted include burflower, white siris and kassod. The programme hopes to check erosion and restore the ecological balance in a province with harsh weather, increasing groundwater levels, according to the local Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The 20 lakes have a total capacity of 192 million cubic metres, but because of the weather they are never more than 60-70 percent full. - VNS … [Read more...]
Deputies aim to clarify law on State assets
HÀ NỘI- National Assembly deputies on Monday devoted most of their time discussing proposed changes to the draft Law on the Management and Use of the State assets. In its report, the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed that it was high time to revise some articles in the law and change the law's name into "the Law on Management and Use of Public Assets" to make it conform with the Constitution and to the country's current legal system. During their discussion, most lawmakers agreed that the changes will contribute to the success of the current fight against corruption and the thrifty use of public assets. In its report, the National Assembly Standing Committee said it had instructed the drafting committee and the law appraisal committee to include the proposed ideas into Article 7 of the Law to assure that public assets are used efficiently. The NA Standing Committee also demanded that the changes must not run against other legal documents, including international treaties … [Read more...]
Bùi Viện pedestrian street opens for tourists
Thousands of local and foreign tourists flocked to Bùi Viện Walking Street in the popular backpacker area of HCM City’s District 1 as it officially welcomed walkers at its grand opening last night. Hitting the street: Thousands of local and foreign tourists flocked to Bùi Viện Walking Street as it officially opened to tourists last night. - VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp The street will be reserved exclusively for pedestrians from 7pm to 2am at weekends. During this time, vendors will be allowed to display their merchandise on the pavement, but not on the road. Two stages for live music performances will also be set up at the two ends of the street, promoting both Vietnamese folk songs and international music. In addition, tourists will enjoy free Wi-Fi services, … [Read more...]
Five VN operators in most valuable telecom brands
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The UK's brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance has announced the Telecoms 500 2017 ranking for the second time this year, with five Vietnamese telecom brands appearing on the list. These operators include Viettel Telecom, VNPT Group, MobiFone, Vietnamobile and Gmobile. The positions of Viettel Telecom, VNPT Group, MobiFone, Vietnamobile and Gmobile are 49, 89, 138, 348 and 386 respectively. Telecom 500 is Brand Finance's report on the 500 most valuable telecom brands in the world and the 10 most valuable telecommunication infrastructure brands in the world. Brand Finance is a UK-based brand consultation and valuation company and has representative offices in more than 20 countries. The company conducts valuations of more than 7,000 brands worldwide each year and publishes pricing results in the form of brand rating reports. It is the only world ranking of brand names' value under the ISO standard. Brand Finance co-operated with the representative brand … [Read more...]