Viet Nam News ĐỒNG THÁP — Born and raised in Sa Đéc City in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp, Lương Thị Diễm Trinh fell in love with flowers at a young age. Interested in pharmaceuticals, Trinh studied medical journals to see how flowers can be used by herbalists. The idea of making tea from flowers came to her in 2016 after she realised she could make use of fertiliser-free flowers from her family’s 1,200sq.m garden. She invested in a drying machine and learnt recipes from books. The biology and chemistry she had learned at college helped her a lot. She started with common flowers with small quantities like roses, just to serve to her relatives to enjoy. The first flower tea products received positive feedback from Trinh’s family and friends. Realising more consumers were turning to nature-friendly products, Trinh decided to start making large quantities and develop her own brand. She tried … [Read more...] about Nature lover makes tea from flowers
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BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 17/1
Vietnamese goods campaign promote local firms’ development A trade promotion fair to connect firms in Hà Nội and other localities. — Photo kinhtedothi.vn A campaign urging local people to buy “Made-in-Viet Nam” products has helped develop businesses across the country. The Vietnamese people using Vietnamese goods campaign has played a key role in helping local enterprises, a conference held in Hà Nội on Tuesday heard. “The campaign should not be a slogan but aim to conquer Vietnamese consumers,” said deputy minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải. Trương Thị Ngọc Ánh, vice chairwoman of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee, said all of localities nationwide had worked to implement the idea. More than 100 trade promotion conferences were held last year and more than 2,000 programmes were organised to bring Vietnamese goods to rural areas. “Local … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 17/1
Vietnamese prosecutors seek 7.5 years in jail for ex top cop
A court in the northern province of Phu Tho, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Hanoi, has completed questioning Phan Van Vinh, former director of the General Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, and Nguyen Thanh Hoa, former director of the ministry’s Department for High-Tech Crime Prevention in a case where they’ve been charged with "abusing of power or position in performance of official duties." Vinh was arrested in April and Hoa a month earlier. The trial, which opened on November 12, also questioned 90 other defendants, who are charged with six different crimes: gambling, organizing gambling, money laundering, and trading illegal receipts. By Wednesday, 89 of the defendants, including public workers and college students, confessed that the charges were correct, while the other three, Le Thi Lan Thanh, Vinh and Hoa, denied them. Vinh said he did not engage in "abuse of power," and was only guilty of being "irresponsible." Hoa blamed his actions on … [Read more...] about Vietnamese prosecutors seek 7.5 years in jail for ex top cop
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 20/11
New trends in Vietnam’s rice exports 2018 is witnessing new trends in Vietnam’s rice export sector, notably the priority of exporting high-quality rice through international bidding as well as stricter and more diverse trade barriers from importing countries. Preliminary data by the General Department of Customs shows that Vietnam exported 264,500 tonnes of rice in October, generating a revenue of US$135.56 million, up 22.96% in volume and 31.8% in value, compared with the same month last year. The total volume of rice exports in the first ten months of 2018 was 5.15 million tonnes, worth US$2.6 billion, representing year-on-year increases of 6.62% and 21.49% in volume and revenue respectively. What is notable during the period is that the price of Vietnamese rice has now surpassed that of Thailand, averaging at more than US$500 a tonne, up about 15%. In 2016, Vietnam exported 4.8 million tonnes of rice, bringing in US$2.1 billion. The respective volume and revenue figures … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 20/11
The Government’s regular meeting-July 2018
THE GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAMIndependence - Freedom - Happiness No. 104/NQ-CP Ha Noi, August 8, 2018 RESOLUTION THE GOVERNMENT’S REGULAR MEETING – JULY 2018 THE GOVERNMENT Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 138/2016/ND-CP dated October 01, 2016 promulgating the working regulation of the Government; Based on the discussion of the Cabinet members and the conclusion of the Prime Minister at the Government’s regular meeting in July 2018, held on July 31, 2018 DECIDES 1. Regarding the revised Law on Education The Government approved the proposal of the Ministry of Education and Training to raise the training standard for preschool teachers from pedagogic intermediate level to pedagogic college level according to the roadmap stipulated in the draft revised Law on Education. At the same time, the Government agreed with the policy on tuition exemption for … [Read more...] about The Government’s regular meeting-July 2018