The low income, plus the flooding of cross-stitched embroideries sourced from China, has discouraged local people to continue the career. Young people often leave the village for cities where they find jobs in companies. The number of embroiderers is now so modest that it ‘can be counted on one’s fingers’. … [Read more...] about The once-famous village in Hanoi where people got rich with embroidery products
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VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 18
A mangrove forest in Ca Mau province - Illustrative image An environment monitoring project for mangrove aquaculture (AQUAM) in Ca Mau was kicked off on January 15 by the Mekong Delta province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Australia’s University of Queensland and the Greenfield Consulting and Development Ltd (GFD). … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 18
Phở hồng, a must-try dish in Bắc Hà
Making đậu xị is also complicated. First one has to roast the soybeans and stew them until they become soft and ferment the mixture on the kitchen’s smoking shelf for several days then mix it with ingredients collected from the forest such as menghundor seeds, black cardamom, ginger, fried chilli, and chilli juice. … [Read more...] about Phở hồng, a must-try dish in Bắc Hà
Mobile top-up cards fly off the shelves in Vietnam on final day of promotion
Hundreds of people queued at mobile payment card agents on Wednesday to buy cards before a new regulation which lowers the promotional value cap for prepaid subscribers takes effect. From March 1, telecom service providers will not be allowed to offer bonuses of more than 20 percent under promotions to prepaid subscribers. The current cap is 50 percent for both prepaid and post-paid mobile subscribers. … [Read more...] about Mobile top-up cards fly off the shelves in Vietnam on final day of promotion
Draft amendments to Decree 52 on e-commerce activities discussed
As e-commerce is a field which needs significant capital, Vietnamese businesses without a parent company with strong financial potential would not be able to develop and compete as they are only allowed to access capital from the narrow list of investors announced periodically by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, he said. … [Read more...] about Draft amendments to Decree 52 on e-commerce activities discussed
