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Hanoi has 141 models of farm chain, according to the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Hanoi is extending support to local businesses and cooperatives in putting agricultural products on the e-commerce platforms, as well as boosting trade promotion activities, according to the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. A staff is guiding a Bac Giang's farmer to post lychees on the e-commerce site. Photo: Vietnam Post In Chuong My District, the Thang Long High-tech Agriculture JSC faced difficulties with selling Solanaceae, so it turns to new sales channels such as Facebook and Zalo for better consumption. Phan Trung Kien, Director of the Thang Long High-tech Agriculture JSC said: “Since the company put its products on online sales sites and e-commerce platforms, they are better known and easily approached by a huge number of local consumers.” The company grows solanum Hainanese hance in an area of 20ha, the largest in the … [Read more...] about Hanoi promotes consumption of agricultural products on e-commerce sites

A Vietnam appellate court has cut the prison term of former Hanoi administration chairman Nguyen Duc Chung by three years following his fulfillment of a US$1 million compensation requirement issued during his hearing last year for an offense related to the purchase of Redoxy-3C to treat polluted lakes in Hanoi. After a three-day appellate trial, the High People’s Court in Hanoi on Wednesday issued commutations to Chung and his two accomplices for sentences handed down by the Hanoi People’s Court in December for “abusing positions and powers while performing duties.” Accordingly, Chung received a three-year commutation after the court considered his past achievements and his fulfillment of the VND25 billion ($1.07 million) he owed in compensation for his crimes, as required by the first-instance court. The total amount included VND10 billion ($429,700) previously paid during the first instance hearing and the remainder recently settled at the appellate trial. Along with a … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s former chairman earns 3-year commutation after fulfilling $1mn compensation

The bridge to be built on the Red River could become another icon of the capital city. The Hanoi's authority has sorted out the final design of the Tran Hung Dao Bridge spanning the Red River in Hanoi. The final design of Tran Hung Dao Bridge is a combination of ancient and modern Hanoi. Photos: the organizer Accordingly, Tran Hung Dao Bridge will be a six-span arched truss bridge. Its curved lines resemble running waves. With a total length of about 5.5km, the bridge will connect the districts of Hoan Kiem and Hai Ba Trung with Long Bien District on the north bank of the Red River. The bridge’s design won the first prize in a design contest held by the city’s Transport Construction Investment Project Management Board and the Vietnam Association of Architects last October. The bridge designer said that Tran Hung Dao Bridge will represent a combination of ancient and modern capital city on the two sides of the Red River, featuring curving waves of the … [Read more...] about Hanoi selects final design of Tran Hung Dao Bridge

The book fair in Hanoi is expected to raise awareness of the importance of books. The big festival for Hanoi book lovers will open in October this year, according to Hanoi Department of Information and Technology. Various genres of books will be availabe at Hanoi Book Fair 2022. Photo: Hanh Ha The Hanoi Book Fair 2022 themed “Traditions and Integration” will take place from October 7 to 9 at the Ly Thai To flower garden and the area surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake. The event aims to implement the “Plan to develop reading culture in Hanoi until 2025, with orientation to 2030”; celebrate the 68th anniversary of Capital Liberation Day (October 10); 70th anniversary of Publication, Printing and Distribution Day (October 10) and 55th founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8). According to the organizers, Hanoi Book Fair is a festival for book-lovers, where the culture of reading is honored and promoted. Hanoi Book Fair 2002 is expected to attract the participation … [Read more...] about Hanoi Book Fair 2022 reopens after two years

A series of measures for flexible and safe adaptation to the Covid-19 pandemic helped ensure Hanoi’s speedy socio-economic recovery. Hanoi’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in the first six months of 2022 is estimated to expand by 7.79%, representing a 1.29-fold increase against the same period of last year, according to the municipal People’s Committee. Production at Dong Anh C&F Company. Photo: Duy Khanh “A series of measures for flexible and safe adaptation to the Covid-19 pandemic helped ensure Hanoi’s speedy socio-economic recovery,” stated the authorities’ report. To date, 99.9% of locals above 18 years of age and children aged 12-17 have been vaccinated with the second dose, while in those aged 5 to 12, the rate is 70%. According to the municipal authorities, the high vaccination rate has been one of the key factors for Hanoi to reopen its economic activities and lay the foundation for growth. During the six months, the city’s state … [Read more...] about Hanoi GRDP growth hits 7.79% in first half

Trung Luong-My Thuan expressway The week-long pilot program aims to help relevant departments, collectives, businesses and individuals get used to the fee collection system before officially starting on July 1. There are four toll stations on the expressway, including Than Cuu Nghia, Cai Lay, Cai Be and An Thai Trung. Each station has four to six lanes using automatic non-stop toll collection. Vehicles stamped with a Continuous Toll Collection (ETC) card and an eligible transaction account will be allowed to enter all toll lanes. The automatic recognition system and barriers will let vehicles access. In case the card stamped on the vehicle can not be recognized by the system, the toll station’s officer will issue an IC card to the driver. Vehicles that do not have an ETC card and an eligible transaction account will enter into the mixed toll lanes. Drivers will be asked to press a button to receive an IC card from an automatic card issuance machine and return it to the … [Read more...] about Trial of toll collection on Trung Luong – My Thuan expressway starts

Xuan Son Landfill in Hanoi's Son Tay Town has stopped receiving waste from June 23 due to overloading. Xuan Son Landfill in Son Tay Town Deputy director of the Hanoi Urban Environment Company (URENCO), Pham Cao Thang, on June 23 sent a letter to the city's Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Department of Construction informing they would temporary stop receiving waste at Xuan Son Landfill in Son Tay Town the same day as it was reaching full capacity. According to URENCO, the overloading at Xuan Son Landfill had seen storage ponds holding wastewater from buried rubbish at the landfill reach over 70,000 cubic metres by June 23. "We will have to stop receiving more waste wastewater from spilling over into surrounding areas that could threaten the local environment and the operation of the landfill," Thang said. Xuan Son Landfill is currently dealing with 1,750 tonnes of rubbish a day which is 230 tonnes higher than capacity. At … [Read more...] about Hanoi landfill temporarily closed due to overloading

A photo by photographer Thomas Billhardt . (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi still provides a source of inspiration for nominations of the 14th “Bui Xuan Phai: For the Love of Hanoi” Awards amid the COVID-19 tourism freeze. Activities and initiatives regarding Hanoi are part of the “dual goal,” as culture always serves as momentum for the development of any city, according to historian Duong Trung Quoc. Nostalgic works The jury panel has selected dozens of works, ideas and deeds over the past years for nominations. These include projects associated with the city’s development and works by Hanoi citizens and even one foreigner. German photographer Thomas Billhardt, whose photos of the Vietnam War taken in the late 1960s helped him to gain fame worldwide, is the only foreigner nominated for the 14th awards. The photo book exhibition by Billhardt introduces for the first time in Vietnam some 130 black-and-white and colour photos taken during his trips to … [Read more...] about Bui Xuan Phai Awards: Culture – momentum for Hanoi’s development

The fourth fixed blood donation center in Hanoi will make it easier for people to donate blood regularly, facilitating blood donation campaigns. The fourth fixed blood donation center was launched this week at the Agricultural General Hospital in Hanoi’s Thanh Tri District, according to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT). The center is part of an attempt to address the issue of blood shortage in the capital city. Dr. Bach Quoc Khanh, director of the NIHBT speaks at the launching ceremony. Photo: Duy Khanh Hanoi is a city with a high population density which implies a large blood reserve, Dr. Khanh noted, adding that the fourth fixed blood donation center in the capital will operate regularly every day of the week. The director emphasized that the center will make it easier for people to donate blood regularly, contribute to forming the habit of donating blood and making blood supply sustainable. Dr. Khanh hoped the … [Read more...] about Fourth fixed blood donation center opens in Hanoi

Strong recovery According to data from the Hanoi Statistics Office, the index of industrial production (IIP) in the first five months of 2022 grew an estimated 6.4 percent over the same period last year. Realized investment capital from the state budget managed by localities during the reviewed period was estimated at VND15.5 trillion, up 2.3 percent over the same period last year and reaching 30.5 percent of the year plan. Hanoi’s industrial production increased in the first five months of 2022 In the first five months, the city attracted US$703 million from foreign-invested enterprises, up 35.4 percent year on year. Of these, the city granted certificates to 129 newly registered projects with capital of US$96 million; 69 other projects added investment capital of US$216 million; while 146 foreign investors contributed capital and bought shares worth US$391 million. Export turnover of commodities during this period was estimated at US$6.908 billion, up 18.8 … [Read more...] about Hanoi strives to speed up investment disbursement to fuel recovery