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HA NOI – The Viet Nam Pepper Association expects pepper exports to remain stable at high levels this year, amounting to 130,000 tonnes in volume and earning US$900 million. According to the association, the demand in the world pepper market would be stable and the export prices of pepper would remain high this year. The association has organised two teams to study the growth of pepper trees in two provinces of Dong Nai and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, the two largest pepper producers in Viet Nam, reports Thoi bao Kinh doanh (The Business Times) newspaper. That research helps the association to forecast the output of pepper, its supply and demand and the export prices this year. It estimates the pepper output in the two provinces to increase by an average 20 to 30 per cent, or by 6,000 tonnes over last year. The selling price of pepper in the two provinces after harvest would be between VND130,000 and 140,000 per kilogramme. VPA chairman Do Ha Nam said after working with farmers and … [Read more...] about Pepper exports expected to remain high this year – Economy – Business – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports

HÀ NỘI - Officials of HCM City's Culture, Sport and Tourism Department on Saturday welcomed the first foreigner entering Việt Nam on an e-visa, Richard Kenneth Wilson of the UK, at the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport. Wilson was one of 40 foreigners receiving an electronic visa under a two-year pilot programme launched on February 1 for citizens of 40 countries. The countries include Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, China (not applicable to Chinese e-passport holders), Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Myanmar, Norway, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Timor Leste, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. Applications for the 30-day visas are submitted through http://xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn or http://immigration.gov.vn, and visas or rejections are supplied within … [Read more...] about First 40 e-visas issued under new pilot – Society – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình on Saturday ordered urgent measures to increase safety at railway crossings. His order came in the wake of a sharp spike in the number and scale of railway accidents during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday. Deputy PM Bình, who also heads the National Traffic Safety Committee, sent a message to the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Public Security, chairpersons of People's Committees and heads of traffic safety departments in provinces and cities that the railway runs through. The message followed two severe railway accidents on Saturday. At 3.20pm on Saturday, train TN1 running in the North-South direction through Vụ Bản District, Nam Định Province crashed into a 16-seat car at a crossing, killing the car's driver on the spot and injuring five, two of them seriously and the rest three were released from hospitals on Sunday. The same afternoon, three people were injured, one badly, when train LP5 running on the Hà … [Read more...] about Rail mishaps prompt call for action – Society – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports

HCM CITY (VNS)— Apart from teaching, the extra workload of preparing syllabi, maintaining student's records and preparing for meetings is preventing teachers from improving their skills and updating their knowledge. The complaints were heard at a workshop yesterday, which focused on improving the capacity of self-learning and research for high school teachers. Huynh Van The of the Mang Thit High School in southern Vinh Long Province, said that he and his colleagues spend most of their time doing the "odd" jobs. Research by educational experts with Fund for Peace and Development of Viet Nam show each high school teacher works 60-70 hours per week. The research was conducted among more than 526 high school teachers of 27 schools in five provinces. Nguyen San Ha, who teaches at the Vo Truong Toan Secondary School in HCM City, said because of their low salaries, many teachers open extra-classes outside school time. This is another reason they have no time to improve their … [Read more...] about Overworked teachers need time to learn – Society – Education – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports