Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Binh Thuan (VNA) – The south central coastal province of Binh Thuan is implementing the United Nations’ “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (UN-REDD) project funded by the Norwegian Government in 41 communes of seven districts. The project is expected to bring other benefits to the province such as reducing poverty reduction, restructuring the forestry sector, and conserving biodiversity, heard a conference held on December 27 by the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. In 2014, Binh Thuan was one of the six provinces nationwide selected to carry out the second phrase of the programme. The province now has more than 350,000 hectares of forest land, accounting for half of its natural area. Implementing the national programme on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by limiting forest loss and degradation and the UN programme on conservation, sustainable management of … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan makes efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Thaco to buy five million shares of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agricultural JSC
Farmers of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agricultural JSC (HNG) (Source: haagrico.com.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco) has registered to buy five million shares of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agricultural JSC (HNG). HNG is the business arm of farming group Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company (HAG). Thaco expects to spend 73 billion VND (3.2 million USD) for the acquisition. The transactions will be conducted via agreement or order matching method, from December 4 this year to January 2 next year. After the purchase, Thaco will hold 296.4 million HNG shares, 26.7 percent of the firm. Thaco currently holds 291.4 million HNG shares. Thaco and HAG signed a cooperation contract in August 2018. Thaco Chairman Tran Ba Duong pledged to pour capital into HNG, help implement the HAG Myanmar project and arrange HNG’s loan structure. In the first nine months of this year, HNG recorded net revenue of 1.27 trillion VND (54.9 million USD), down 54 percent from the same period … [Read more...] about Thaco to buy five million shares of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agricultural JSC
Thanh Thanh Cong Investment to buy 16 mln shares of Sai Gon Thuong Tin Real Estate
An overview of Panomax River Villa project in HCM City's District 7 (Source: panomaxrivervilla.net) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Thanh Thanh Cong Investment JSC is to buy more than 16 million shares of Sai Gon Thuong Tin Real Estate JSC (SCR), equivalent to 4.7 percent of the company’s outstanding shares. The transaction is scheduled from December 5 to December 31. Thanh Thanh Cong said the company is expected to spend 100 billion VND (4.3 million USD) for the acquisition. On the stock market, SCR shares price has plunged to the bottom of the last three years since 2016. Since earlier this year, SCR shares have been traded with stable liquidity with an average of 2.8 million shares matched during each session. The figure for the nearest 10 sessions is 3.2 million shares matched per day. In the first nine months of this year, SCR saw an increase of 50 percent in post-tax profit, reaching 304 billion VND, fulfilling 95 percent of the yearly plan. In the last quarter of this … [Read more...] about Thanh Thanh Cong Investment to buy 16 mln shares of Sai Gon Thuong Tin Real Estate
Military medical personnel provide free health check-up for Binh Phuoc people
Local people have their health checked. The activity was part of the “Returning to the Roots" tour to Tau O revolutionary base, which was jointly conducted by Army Corps 4, the Military Broadcasting Center, the People’s Committee of Hon Quan district, and other local units. Accordingly, the mission also visited and presented gifts, worth VND 1 million each, to 20 families with great contributions to the revolution, heroic Vietnamese mothers, patriarchs, and heads of villages. There were also 300 other gifts, worth VND 500,000 each, that were handed over to policy beneficiaries, needy locals, and ethnic minority people. The mission visits heroic Vietnamese mother Pham Thi Xy. Hon Quan district is known for the victory of troops of Division 7 in 1972 over the enemy at Tau O post. The 150-day and-night battle greatly contributed to the liberation of the South and national reunification. More than 1,000 troops of the division died in the battle. In 2012, a … [Read more...] about Military medical personnel provide free health check-up for Binh Phuoc people
More efforts to help locals mitigate flooding consequences
Hundreds of households in Nhan Ly village, Nam Phuong Tien commune, Chuong My district, have been isolated. Nearly 1,413ha of rice, 250ha of other crops and 598ha of aquatic farming have been flooded. Meanwhile, many canals and dyke sections were also eroded. Accordingly, the Steering Committees for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of the district asked Chuong My district Military Command to set up a rescue team at the People's Committee of Nam Phuong Tien commune to grasp weather situations and promptly mobilize military forces stationed in the locality to support flood victims. More troops were sent to the locality to evacuate residents from flood-prone areas and ensure food and safety for locals. This timely presence of the armed forces has minimized damages to humans and property. Earlier, a delegation of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee, led by Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Council, … [Read more...] about More efforts to help locals mitigate flooding consequences