Lying downstream of the Huong (Perfume) River in Phu Mau commune, Phu Vang district, Thanh Tien village is famous for the craft of making paper flowers. Thanh Tien was recognised by the Thua Thien – Hue province as a traditional craft village in 2013. … [Read more...] about Thanh Tien paper flower making village
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Handicrafts find it difficult to catch EVFTA train to $100 billion market
The EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA) is expected to bring more opportunities to Vietnam’s enterprises to export products to the EU. However, it will be not easy for handicraft producers to obtain bigger market share there. Meanwhile, there are too many commodity codes, diverse manufacturing processes and many records, thus making it difficult to set up and supervise traceability system. … [Read more...] about Handicrafts find it difficult to catch EVFTA train to $100 billion market
All football competitions in Vietnam postponed from August 2
The VFF and the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company agreed that all games in the V.League 1 would be suspended starting from the 12th round of fixtures on July 29, with the V.League 2 being suspended from the 10th round of matches on July 30. … [Read more...] about All football competitions in Vietnam postponed from August 2
Another patient dies of end-stage chronic kidney failure, COVID-19
Passengers include children aged under 18, the elderly, pregnant women, those with illness, workers with expired visas and labour contracts, students without accommodations, workers with expired visa and labour contracts, stranded tourists, and those in extremely disadvantaged circumstances. … [Read more...] about Another patient dies of end-stage chronic kidney failure, COVID-19
HCM City fines people for not wearing face masks in public from Aug. 5
HCM City (VNA) – All people in Ho Chi Minh City, who do not wear face masks at public places, will be fined 100,000-300,000 VND (4.33-13 USD) from August 5. Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has recently made the request, given the fact that wearing face masks can avoid spreading the virus to others and protect users’ health. In late March, HCM City and many localities nationwide punished people for not wearing face masks at public places, with a common amount of 200,000 VND. In around one month, the city fined over 4,300 cases with nearly 870 million VND. Units in the city have committed to ensuring enough face masks for locals HCM City has so far recorded 70 COVID-19 infections, including 62 having fully recovered./. … [Read more...] about HCM City fines people for not wearing face masks in public from Aug. 5
