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Yen So Fish Market in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District is busier ahead of the Kitchen Gods' Day. Yen So is the largest fish market in Hanoi. Red carp are transported from provinces and cities, including Nam Dinh, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho and Hung Yen, so that on Kitchen Gods’ Day on the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year, which falls on January 25 this year, people will have enough fish available. Traders take red carp from Yen So for selling at different markets in Hanoi. According to traders, red carp prices are lower than last year, at VND220,000-250,000 (USD9.48-10.77) per kilo. Each red carp is priced at between VND10,000-15,000. People often buy three red carps for Kitchen God’s Day worship. Traders select the strongest fish for the sale. The wholesale traders can sell hundreds of kilos of red carp per day. The 21st and 22nd day of the 12th lunar month is the most bustling time for Yen So Fish Market. The … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s biggest fish market busy ahead of the Kitchen Gods’ Day

The new fund will focus on developing modern and environmentally-friendly logistics facilities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The recently established GLP Vietnam Development Partners I (GLP VDP I) with an investment capacity of US$1.1 billion is set to be one of the largest logistics development funds in Southeast Asia (SEA). The fund will focus on developing modern and environmentally-friendly logistics facilities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Dinh Vu Port The fund has received commitments from a well-diversified investor group across Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East representing pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies. Through this transaction, several new investors to its fund management platform included the Dutch pension fund manager APG Asset Management (APG) and Toronto-headquartered global financial services provider, Manulife. GLP VDP I, which will focus on developing modern and … [Read more...] about Vietnam has first $1.1billion logistics fund

A woman gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in Phu Tho province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 14,978 cases of COVID-19 during 24 hours from 4pm January 22 to 4pm January 23, including 44 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health . Hanoi continued to record the highest number of infections with 2,967 cases, followed by Da Nang with 984 and Hai Phong with 724. The national tally reached 2,141,422. On the day, the country saw 123 deaths from the disease. The death toll now hits 36,719. A total 4,157 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,804,849./. VNA … [Read more...] about COVID-19 cases nears 15,000 on January 23

Vietnam logged 14,362 COVID-19 infections on Monday, along with 36,331 hospital discharges and 165 virus-related fatalities. The newest cases, including 55 imported and 14,307 domestic transmissions, were confirmed in 61 provinces and cities, the Ministry of Health said, adding that 9,534 were infected in the community. Hanoi reported 2,801 of the latest local cases, Da Nang 958, Hai Phong City 733, Thanh Hoa Province 585, Quang Ninh Province 404, Nam Dinh Province 355, Hai Duong Province 342, Vinh Phuc Province 297, Thai Nguyen Province 288, Quang Nam Province 270, Thua Thien-Hue Province 259, Lam Dong Province 196, Khanh Hoa Province 159, Quang Binh Province 148, Ho Chi Minh City 97, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 95, Binh Thuan Province 64, Can Tho City 29, and Lai Chau Province 26. Vietnam had recorded 14,934 locally-acquired infections on Sunday. The country has detected 2,149,095 community transmissions in all its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave erupted on … [Read more...] about Vietnam announces 14,362 coronavirus infections, 36,331 recovered patients

At the event, 1,530 coach tickets, 270 plane tickets and 200 train tickets were handed over to the representative workers and volunteer youth union members, who volunteered in Covid-19 prevention efforts in 2021. These are the selected recipients of this community initiative implemented nationwide. Apart from these tickets, each beneficiary also received a TET gift set for them to bring home for a joyful TET holiday and celebration together with families. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Giang, SATRACO General Director, member of SABECO Management Board (left), hands over an emblem of the "TET-One-Home" program's gifts for the youth The event was attended by representatives of SABECO, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and relevant sectors and departments, Miss Vietnam Tran Tieu Vy and Phuong Anh, along with other media partners. Due to strict compliance of COVID precautionary measures, only delegates of workers and youth union members, representing more than 600 recipients in the … [Read more...] about Sabeco and Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union launch “Tet-One-Home” community program

The old custom shows the Vietnamese respect to the guardian spirit of the house as well as conveys the Vietnamese wishes for a prosperous upcoming year. When pink peach blossoms appear on the streets, offices, and houses to brighten the grey days of the chilly winter and drizzling rain in the north, it’s a sign that Tet – the longest holiday of the year is just around the corner. A long-time belief The offering feast for Tao Quan is prepared by Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, a resident in Hanoi. Preparation for welcoming the Lunar New Year usually starts a week prior to Tet, with a farewell ceremony for Tao Quan or the “Kitchen Gods”. As Vietnamese have long believed that on the night of the 23rd of the last lunar month, Tao Quan, the Gods who observe everything that takes place in the house, ascend to Heaven and report to the Jade Emperor on all family events of the last year. The Tao Quan’s farewell ritual, which falls on January 25 this year, is one of the most … [Read more...] about Kitchen God farewell ritual to start traditional Tet Holiday

Reporting on the province's achievements, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Dao Hong Lan said from a wholly agricultural locality with underdeveloped infrastructure, Bac Ninh has established itself as a modernity-oriented industrialized province that is among the leading localities nationwide in terms of many socio-economic indexes. It is also one of the best performers in foreign investment attraction, she said, noting that 38 countries and territories have come to invest 21.2 billion USD in Bac Ninh. In particular, the province has taken strong and flexible moves in response to the COVID-19 pandemic last year so as to swiftly revitalize production and business activities and adapt to the new normal, Lan added. Congratulating Bac Ninh on its substantial efforts and achievements, General Secretary Trong asked the province to continue upholding its glorious traditions so as to build an increasingly clean and strong Party organization and political system and become an … [Read more...] about Party leader visits Bac Ninh province ahead of Tet

"Agriculture is hard work; once on the fourth day of a new lunar year I had to plant trees, but got bitter fruits," he said while driving in a banana plantation stretching thousands of hectares. For 10 years his company grew all kinds of trees ranging from passion fruit to grapefruit, but finally found the most suitable one - banana. It currently has some 10,000 hectares of fruit trees, banana accounting for half of that, and the rest include jackfruit, avocado, durian, mango, and others. It has 2,500 ha under banana in Vietnam, 1,500 ha in Laos and 1,000 ha in Cambodia. It plans to improve 10,000 ha of land to grow more banana this year. It also has seven pig farms with a capacity of around 300,000 head a year, and plans to build more with a capacity of one million pigs this year. Duc said HAGL’s debts have decreased from VND36 trillion (US$1.5 billion) to some VND10 trillion, and are expected to be paid off in the next one or two years. Hoang Anh Gia Lai chairman … [Read more...] about Hoang Anh Gia Lai aims high with pig, banana farming

After a busy year outside, people can return safely to their families to be reunited with their loved ones. Bia Saigon and the Communist Youth Union brought joy in the form of 1,530 coach tickets, 270 plane tickets, and 200 train tickets to workers and volunteering Youth Union members, who fought together in the prevention of COVID-19 in 2021. Nguyen Hoang Giang, member of the board of directors presented the tickets to beneficiaries Nguyen Thanh Nam has been working in Ho Chi Minh City for more than a decade, but the number of times he returned to his hometown in Thua Thien Hue to celebrate Lunar New Year can be counted on his fingers. “I thought this year would be another one without my family. I didn't have enough money to buy tickets for the whole family of four people, especially after the pandemic affected my work," Nam shared. Nam is one of the workers who received tickets to return to his hometown through the Tet One Home initiative hosted by Bia Saigon and … [Read more...] about Bia Saigon celebrates Lunar New Year with families after a year of upheaval

Special Honda City prize announced by VNPAY wallet Masan Group – Top ASEAN consumer pick – according to Bank of America Viettel Group, Architecture Magazine launch design contest for Viettel Thăng Long Building Netflix, the US Embassy Hanoi and NPX Point Avenue Hung Thinh signs strategic partnership with partners for tourism development The intuitive interface in ABCmouse English enables children to navigate through the curriculum entirely on their own. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Jan. 25, 2022 – Age of Learning, Inc., the leading education technology innovator and creator of the widely popular ABCmouse online learning program, and Galaxy Education, a subsidiary of Galaxy Entertainment & Education Corporation in Việt Nam, today announced a partnership to launch ABCmouse English in Việt Nam. The new partnership joins Age of Learning’s education technology expertise with Galaxy Education’s deep market knowledge and extensive network of online and offline … [Read more...] about Age of Learning and Galaxy Education Announce Partnership to Launch ABCmouse English in Vietnam