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A booth displays traditional products from Can Tho Province in the OCOP Week being held in the GO Trade Centre in Cai Rang District, Can Tho Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Liem The Department of Industry and Trade of Can Tho City and Central Retail Group Vietnam officially opened OCOP (One Commune-One Product) Week and Vietnamese quintessential products 2022 at the GO Trade Centre on Wednesday in Cai Rang District, Can Tho Province. Accordingly, more than 150 kinds of traditional and typical products will be exhibited in 19 booths from June 22 to 26. The event aims to exchange and assist businesses, co-operatives, craft villages and producers in 13 cities and provinces in the Mekong Delta region to introduce their products and connect with supermarkets and traders nationwide. OCOP is a programme in which each locality organises the production and trading of its local specialities to enhance the consumption of Vietnamese farm produce. — VNS … [Read more...] about More than 150 products on display for OCOP Week

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Anh Duong, Director of the Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) – the organizer of the event, said that the festival is an opportunity for businesses to popularize their brands, products, and agricultural models associated with ecotourism to visitors and consumers in the capital city, thus contributing to improving brand value, preserving traditional craft villages, and diversifying OCOP products associated with local tourism. The festival comprises 73 booths, including 20 of businesses from other localities across the country. Many activities held on the sidelines of the festival such as art performances and folk games are expected to draw more visitors to the event, which will last until the end of June 26. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Festival on OCOP products associated with tourism underway in Hanoi

According to a report of the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA), the monitoring results in 2021 showed that the quality of most river water of large basins including the Red, Thai Binh, Ma Chu, Ca La, Vu Gia, and Thu Bon rivers and the Mekong Delta are maintained well. At many river sections, the water is used for domestic, aquaculture and other purposes. The To Lich River has always been one of Hanoi's pollution hotspots The average monitoring results have not thrown up unusual signals. However, local pollution is still recorded in some river sections flowing through densely populated areas, craft villages, and industrial production areas, like the Cau River before flowing into Thai Nguyen City or the Nhue River section through Hanoi City. River basin pollution is mainly of organic and nutrient sources. Most monitoring stations have not recorded any signs of metal pollution and pesticides. Deputy VEA Director Hoang Van Thuc said the agency will continue to … [Read more...] about River pollution: Large discharge facilities to be strictly controlled

The Grand Opening Ceremony of Hue Festival 2022 officially opens on June 25. The ceremony with light shows and dazzling fireworks display, Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) fashion show, and special art program reviving the beauty, hoariness, cultural heritages and traditional craft villages of the Imperial City of Hue offered some exciting experiences and left a deep impression to local people and visitors. On the same day, a hot air balloon festival, an exhibition presenting 20 paintings of Truyen Kieu (Tale of Kieu) and traditional costumes of ASEAN countries opened. The week of arts and culture , themed "Cultural heritage with integration and development" that will be organized from June 25-30 includes a series of activities, such as the Grand Opening Ceremony, a street festival with the participation of local and international art, music shows, folk art performances, food fair, International Trade Fair, Ao Dai festival and among. Foreign tourists … [Read more...] about Grand Opening Ceremony of Hue Festival 2022 officially held

Nguyễn Văn Bình's poultry farm in Đông Yên, Quốc Oai, Hà Nội supplies more than 160 tonnes of safely produced chicken meat annually. — Photos courtesy of Hà Nội Sub-department of Rural Development HÀ NỘI — In recent years, Hà Nội's agriculture sector has created favourable conditions for organisations and individuals to develop the farm economy. This model has contributed to the restructuring of the rural economy and helped farmers to utilise capital more efficiently, as well as apply scientific and technical advances to production for economic efficiency. “Hà Nội currently has 1,759 farms, including 37 plantations, 1,410 livestock farms, 191 aquaculture farms, one forestry farm and 120 general farms," said Nguyễn Văn Chí, Director of the Hà Nội Sub-department of Rural Development. "The farm economy in the city is concentrated, large-scale and sustainable. It also effectively promoted land resources, and investment capital and created many jobs for people in rural Hà Nội." … [Read more...] about Hà Nội’s farm economy yields high economic value

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - In recent years, Hanoi’s agriculture sector has created favourable conditions for organisations and individuals to develop the farm economy. This model has contributed to the restructuring of the rural economy and helped farmers to utilise capital more efficiently, as well as apply scientific and technical advances to production for economic efficiency. “Hanoi currently has 1,759 farms, including 37 plantations, 1,410 livestock farms, 191 aquaculture farms, one forestry farm and 120 general farms," said Nguyen Van Chi, Director of the Hanoi Sub-department of Rural Development. "The farm economy in the city is concentrated, large-scale and sustainable. It also effectively promoted land resources, and investment capital and created many jobs for people in rural Hanoi." The microbiological broiler farm of Nguyen Thi Thoan's family in Soc Son district, despite being greatly affected by the COVID-19 epidemic , is still developing. On average, Thoan's … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s farm economy yields high economic value