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HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Demand for bamboo products is rising globally, offering Vietnam the opportunity to foster the industry. Bamboo consumption is 400 – 500 million culms for various purposes annually, including making products for export. With more than 720 handicraft villages that make bamboo products and over 1,000 bamboo and rattan production and trading establishments and companies, Vietnam is currently the fourth largest exporter of bamboo and rattan after China, the EU and Indonesia. “The world has shifted to products made from regenerative and environment-friendly materials from timber, plastic and steel,” said Vo Tan Thanh, director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s HCM City office. Bamboo not only has high economic value but also helps cover bare land and hills to prevent erosion and protect watershed forests and contributes to poverty reduction, Thanh said at the seminar ‘Green Steel – Potential in the … [Read more...] about Bamboo industry has huge growth potential

Meanwhile, it is necessary to prepare scenarios to protect the safety for delegates to the 13th National Party Congress, which is slated for late January 2021 in the city, he stressed. Alongside, local healthcare, tourism, public security, and transport sectors as well as the Capital Military High Command to roll out pandemic prevention measures ahead of the event. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS DECEMBER 30

According to Chu Van Nguyen, vice president of the Vietnam Responsible Care Council (VRCC) of Chemical Enterprises, the implementation of CSR activities requires many efforts and the voluntary commitment of the leaders and employees of the company, as well as support from other enterprises in the industry. These voluntary CSR activities bring companies not only profits, but also trust from the market and the community. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS DECEMBER 30

Quang Nam (VNA) – A project named “Humanitarian Aid and Post-Flood Recovery in Central Vietnam”, funded by the Dutch Relief Alliance under the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands, was launched in the central province of Quang Nam on December 29. Through Oxfam Vietnam, the project will provide emergency assistance and help restore livelihoods for 5,000 households severely affected by natural disasters in Tra Bui, Tra Duong, Tra Dong, Tra Son and Tra Giang communes of Bac Tra My with a total value of over 5.5 billion VND (238,000 USD). Le Tan Minh, President of the Quang Nam Red Cross, pledged to manage, use and allocate the aid on right persons. The project will provide 916 gift packages worth 1.2 million VND each, plastic buckets, and hygienic tools for households while promoting communications on COVID-19 prevention and control as well as hygiene and clean water in communes. It will also include assessments of livelihoods and market, and training on planting and … [Read more...] about Dutch-funded project launched to help flood-affected residents in Quang Nam

More than 900 gift packages worth VND1.2 million each, plastic buckets and hygienic tools will be provided to the affected households. The project also promotes communication on Covid-19 prevention and control as well as hygiene and clean water in these communes and provides training on planting and breeding for local residents. … [Read more...] about Dutch-funded project launched to assist post-flood recovery in Quang Nam