ExxonMobil Asia Pacific today launched the Ride Your Story photo contest, emphasising the close-knit connection between Vietnamese people and their motorcycles. — Photo courtesy of ExxonMobil ExxonMobil Asia Pacific launched the Ride Your Story photo contest today emphasising the close-knit connection between Vietnamese people and their motorcycles. The photo contest cherishes the strong bond between Vietnamese and their motorcycles by encouraging consumers to share their stories based on real experiences behind the mileage they have reached. Their stories can be about worry-free road trips to enjoying the best street food and top attractions in the country; or simply an emotional story of a mum dedicating her life to making ends meet with her motorcycle. The nationwide contest aims to improve community knowledge on the importance of regular maintenance, particularly the value of quality engine oils and different oil types in sustaining healthy and … [Read more...] about ExxonMobil launches photo contest
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Dutch company to invest $250m in Binh Phuoc cashews
Inside a cashew nut processing factory in the southern province of Binh Phuoc. – Photo vinacas.com.vn MCE Group from the Netherlands planned to invest US$250 million in Binh Phuoc Province’s cashew industry, online newspaper vietnamplus.vn reported. During a meeting with the province’s leaders on Friday, Marco Trimborn from the group praised the potential of cashew plantations in the locality, expressing his firm’s desire to develop Binh Phuoc cashews into an international brand. The Dutch enterprise plans to build a cashew nut shell oil factory which will cover 10ha in Duc Lieu Commune, Bu Dang District. It will also develop a 190ha organic cashew plantation in the same commune in order to provide clean and quality cashew products for export. Additionally, the company will support Binh Phuoc in developing a 5,000ha area to supply raw materials for cashew processing that meet the strict standards of European markets in the communes of Duc Lieu and Thong Nhat. … [Read more...] about Dutch company to invest $250m in Binh Phuoc cashews
Vinamilk proposes to build second dairy farm in Ha Tinh
Vinamilk's first dairy farm in the province’s Huong Son District with a scale of 3,000 cows. — Photo nhandan.com.vn The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has sent a document to the Ha Tinh Province People’s Committee, proposing to build a second dairy farming complex in the central province. The complex, expected to cost more than VND1.2 trillion (US$52 million), will cover between 300ha and 350ha in Huong Vinh Commune, Huong Khe District, the online newspaper baohatinh.vn reported. It will comprise one to two dairy farms which will be home to up to 8,000 dairy cows and one cattle farm with a scale from 2,000 to 4,000 heads. Additionally, Vinamilk also proposes to develop a material cultivation for cows which will span from 5,000ha to 7,000ha in Huong Khe District and other locations in the province. In 2016, Vinamilk opened a VND300 billion dairy farm in the province’s Huong Son District with a scale of 3,000 cows. Currently, Vinamilk owns … [Read more...] about Vinamilk proposes to build second dairy farm in Ha Tinh
Boiler system unveiled in HCM City
Friedhelm Best, Vice President, Asia Pacific, HIMA speaks at the International Society of Automation (ISA) Vietnam event on Thursday. — Photo courtesy of HIMA German industrial safety solutions firm HIMA showcased a new boiler system at the International Society of Automation (ISA) Vietnam conference on Thursday. Bringing the HIMA FlexSILon Boiler and Burner Control Systems (BCS) to Viet Nam is the company's first entry to the market, displaying a full-size mock-up of the burner process. "Critical to power generation, processing, manufacturing and chemical plants are the boiler and burner control systems. However, traditional burner controls are often insufficient and out of date in times of increasingly strict safety standards and environmental regulations,” said Friedhelm Best, Vice President, Asia Pacific, HIMA. “With the burgeoning economy and industrialisation of Viet Nam, and the inflow of more human capital-intensive manufacturing into Viet Nam, this is the … [Read more...] about Boiler system unveiled in HCM City
SAPA Thale group promotes economic ties between Bosnia
Billionaire Mai Vu Minh, chairman of German company SAPA Thale group, meets with the President of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, on Monday. — Photo courtesy of the group Mai Vu Minh, billionaire chairman of German company SAPA Thale group, has met with Bosnia and Herzegovina President Milorad Dodik. He was in the country at the invitation of Dodik, heading a company delegation that also comprised Nguyen Dac Nghiep, its CEO and a German lawmaker, and other company executives. The trip, which began on Monday (June 10), took place within the framework of a bilateral investment co-operation programme between SAPA Thale group and the Government and leading enterprises of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The potential areas for investment co-operation are finance - banking, technology, infrastructure, environment, energy, transportation, real estate, hotels - tourism, and agriculture in Viet Nam, Bosnia - Herzegovina and Germany, but also in other countries. At the meeting, Dodik … [Read more...] about SAPA Thale group promotes economic ties between Bosnia