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Huynh Thi Nhu Quyen has spent the past six years saving thousands of cats and dogs from slaughterhouses in Ho Chi Minh City. About six years ago, Quyen’s dog disappeared. Fearing the worst, she turned the search for her missing dog toward local slaughterhouses. It was during this hunt, when she discovered dozens of cats and dogs locked away in cages waiting to be butchered, that she resolved to save as many cats and dogs as she could. Huynh Thi Nhu Quyen cares for cats and dogs at the rescue center in Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre On that trip she wound up buying each and every animal from the slaughterhouse. Now, more than six years later, she has saved nearly a thousand cats and dogs from sure demise. Over the years, Quyen’s rescue operation ballooned in size to the point that she was forced to move her rescues out of her home and into a shelter she built on a 2,000-squre-meter rented lot on Nguyen Thi Se Street … [Read more...] about Vietnamese woman devotes heart, soul to saving thousands of cats, dogs from slaughter

A six-year-old boy in the northern province of Nam Dinh who was paralysed due to an intramedullary tumour is in dire need of community support. Tran Van Nam from Truc Ninh District’s Viet Hung Commune is staying at Nam Dinh Paediatrics Hospital for treatment. He has to use a ventilator. The boy’s mother Nguyen Thi Van, 39, said that his entire body is paralysed, so he can’t move. He has had to use ventilators since having surgery. Van and her son Van said that he was often sick as he was born prematurely. He only started to learn to walk at the age of four. He was then diagnosed with Down syndrome. In May this year, Nam faced serious headaches and a high fever. After three consecutive days of high temperatures, he was taken to Nam Dinh Paediatrics Hospital where the boy was diagnosed with an intramedullary tumour. The boy underwent two surgeries; however, his condition did not improve. Van’s family mostly depends on farming. Her husband does … [Read more...] about Paralysed boy in desperate need of support

For 14 days, 5,000 Laotians received free treatment and medical support from medical practitioners from Vietnam, as part of a volunteer project. The regular volunteering trip involving Vietnamese doctors to Laos was halted for two years following the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that crossing the border is again possible, the young Vietnamese doctors made their way to the people of Attapeu and Champasak Provinces. Besides providing treatment and drugs, the Vietnamese volunteers spent time holding professional talks with their Laotian counterparts. Tiring, yet satisfying The envoy from Vietnam set up 10 diagnosis desks on a given makeshift premise as part of their ‘miniature hospital’ initiative. They provided service in internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, and surgery in the neighboring country. They also coordinated with local authorities to manage the flow of patients and welcomed a large number of them during their two-week visit. At 8:00 am every morning, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese doctors help needy Laotians in overseas volunteer trip

An exhibition and trade networking event was held in HCM City’s Le Van Tam Park for businesses from southern provinces to promote their goods to consumers and distributors. — VNS Photo Viet Dung An exhibition and trade networking event for southern provinces to promote their agriculture products with high export potential has opened at HCM City’s Le Van Tam Park. Around 300 businesses from 18 southern provinces are showcasing high-quality agricultural products for the benefit of end consumers and potential business partners such as retail chains and exporters. Vu Ba Phu, head of the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency, said the event seeks to connect businesses with foreign trade facilitation organisations to stimulate exports. Besides, producers and distributors could network with each other and study each other’s markets, he said. Online B2B meetings were also held between Vietnamese and foreign businesses. The event, organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and … [Read more...] about Exhibition, trade event held for southern provinces’ businesses

Rules of origin To be eligible for tariff benefits under the agreement, products must meet the rules of origin used to determine its “nationality”. These rules are designed to encourage trade among member countries of a free trade agreement while limiting the usage of materials or products from non-member countries. The CPTPP’s regional cumulation means that all CPTPP-sourced materials are treated the same as locally sourced materials. If it meets these criteria, the product is known as an “originating good” and can qualify for preferential tariff rates. However, this does not mean that all the materials need to be sourced in CPTPP countries to count as originating goods. The CPTPP’s Product Specific Rules of Origin allows certain types of products manufactured in member states to use some non-originating materials (non-CPTPP sourced materials) while still qualifying for originating goods status under certain circumstances. Three main Product Specific Rules are applicable under … [Read more...] about CPTPP benefits Southeast Asian SMEs

Photographer Lam Duc Hien of World Press Photo Contest fame sat down with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper during his time at the 2022 Hue Festival to reflect on the portraits that made his name, the life-or-death experiences, and the state of modern photojournalism after spending three decades in the ever-changing industry. How did you get your start in photography? At the beginning, I did not even plan to do photography professionally. It started when I joined a non-governmental organization (NGO) because I want to help people. I went to Romania with them in 1990 and they asked me to take pictures. [In 1990, the country was experiencing perpetual social unrest and political battles following the Romanian Revolution in December 1989]. The pictures were used in campaigns to raise money for Romanian children, and after that, the NGO said they got a lot of donations. It made me understand the power of a picture - a good one can help mobilize a lot of money. They [the NGO] then … [Read more...] about Invisible for portraiture: An encounter with French-Vietnamese photographer Lam Duc Hien

Business strategies including brand and tenant positioning and product diversification are being evaluated as critical success factors for shopping mall developers. The three biggest commercial space developers in Vietnam – Vincom, Lotte, and AEON – are all following this path. AEON wants to continue its aggressive expansion plans over the next few years in this country According to the latest data published by Vingroup’s Vincom Retail Company, the group currently owns 81 shopping centres, with two new Vincom Plaza shopping centres expected to open this year. Pham Thi Thu Hien, deputy CEO of Sales and Marketing for Vincom Retail, said, “In 2021, despite the difficulties posed by the pandemic, Vincom Retail still had many tenants around the world and they have high expectations for the Vietnamese market. Large companies have asked us to formulate a long-term development plan but domestic tenants have said that they are confident in the lease plan for the next 1-3 … [Read more...] about Retailers jostle for superiority

Many Vietnamese people have donated money to a 39-year-old Russian man in south-central Khanh Hoa Province who is unable to afford the surgery for his femoral neck fracture. Roman Borodachev, 39, a Russian national living in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, suffered a femoral neck fracture after a fall about two months ago but could not afford a surgery due to unstable income and the lack of health insurance. Anna Los, another Russian citizen in Nha Trang, sent a letter to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Friday to seek help for Borodachev. According to Los, Borodachev fell on the bathroom floor and broke his hip on June 12. The Russian man was then taken to the hospital, with doctors concluding that he would need to undergo a surgery. As the surgical operation is too costly and Borodachev does not have a health insurance policy, he decided to try other alternatives, but none seemed to be effective. Los said she had also sent letters to the Russian Consulate General in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese citizens offer support to Russian man with broken thighbone

The application of advanced technology in production is one of the key solutions to maintaining traditional craft villages. Despite its important contribution to the rural economy, the sustainable development of craft villages in Hanoi is facing great challenges that require comprehensive solutions from relevant agencies and stakeholders. Local consumers are shopping at a store in Van Phuc silk craft village. Photo: Bich Hoi Van Phuc, about 15km far from Hanoi, is known as a famous silk craft village both nationally and abroad. However,  many silk weavers have switched to other lucrative jobs due to rapid urbanization. "The number of looms in Van Phuc Village had decreased from more than 500 looms in 2001 to about 300 today. Skilled silk weavers are aging, while young villagers are not interested in the traditional trade," said Pham Khac Ha, chairman of the Van Phuc Silk Weaving Villages Association in Ha Dong District. The people of the centuries-old … [Read more...] about Hanoi seeks ways to develop sustainable craft villages

Seizing the opportunity laid out by its clean energy resources and phasing out coal could be key for Vietnam’s green growth path. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has set a deadline for sectors to build plans for their sustainable development within the first quarter (Q1) of this year as part of efforts to materialize the country’s sustainable development. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at COP26 in Glasgow, the UK in November 2021. Photo: VNA The PM demanded in Q2 a comprehensive program to implement Vietnam’s net-zero target that he pledged at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) in November 2021. Accordingly, authorized agencies are tasked with eight issues, namely energy transition, reducing greenhouse gas emissions; lowering methane emissions; developing electric cars; planting forests to absorb carbon dioxide; building construction materials and urban development suitable for green and sustainable … [Read more...] about [Net-zero strategy] Which way is possible for Vietnam’s net zero journey?