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Vicostone eyes 20 per cent revenue growth in 2021

April 18, 2021 by bizhub.vn

Vicostone’s Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting 2021 took place in Ha Noi late last week. — Photo courtesy of the company

Vicostone Joint Stock Company, member of Phenikaa Group, is targeting 20.1 per cent and 15.1 per cent in net revenue and pre-tax profit respectively to nearly VND6.8 trillion (US$292 million) and VND1.9 trillion ($83 million) in 2021.

These figures were announced at the company’s Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting 2021 held in the capital late last week. The shareholders attending the meeting hold more than 143 million shares, representing 89.64 per cent of the total voting shares.

The company will focus on enhancing research and development activities to create new products, improving market competitiveness based on the advantage in science and technology while expanding production and better control expenses.

Top priority will also be given to connecting other members in the Phenikaa Ecosystem for added values and benefit and broadening the culture and values as well as balancing the interests among all stakeholders.

Vicostone earned VND5.66 trillion worth of total net revenue and VND1.67 trillion worth of pre-tax profit tax in 2020.

Last year, it sought further penetration in new markets in addition to existing ones such as North America, Europe and Asia. The exploration of new markets helped strengthen the presence of Vicostone in more than 50 markets across the world.

In 2020, Vicostone became the third largest engineered countertop supplier to the global market, according to the US research firm Freedonia, and that was a strong confirmation and recognition of VICOSTONE® in both domestic and international markets.

Thanks to the postive business performance, Vicostone planned to distribute a 40 per cent dividend for 2020, including cash and bonus shares, to fulfill its commitment to the shareholders. — VNS

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Red-crowned cranes reappear in Mekong Delta

April 19, 2021 by e.vnexpress.net

Phu My Biosphere Reserve in Kien Giang Province on Saturday confirmed the 30 cranes had been here for half a month. This year, however, they have not gathered among the grey sedge but instead found a quiet corner within the reserve. In the afternoon, the cranes typically flock to Anlung Pring, Cambodia to rest.

About 150 kilometers away, a family of three cranes was spotted in Tram Chim National Park of Dong Thap Province on Friday afternoon.

“This crane family has been returning here over three consecutive years, from 2017 to 2019, but in 2020 they didn’t come back,” said Le Thanh Cu, vice director of Tram Chim National Park.

The three red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim National Park. Photo by VnExpress/Do Minh Chanh.

The three red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim National Park. Photo by VnExpress/Do Minh Chanh.

As a crane conservation volunteer at the International Crane Association, Nguyen Hoai Bao, vice director of Wetland Research Center at Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City – University of Science, immediately visited Tram Chim National Park after learning about the return of the red-crowned cranes.

Bao said since the cranes came back very late, they could only stay in the national park for a few days before departing. “Their normal cycle is to stay in the park until the end of April then fly to Cambodia to rest prior to the breeding season.”

Tram Chim National Park was recognized as the world’s 2,000th Ramsar site (a wetland designated to be of international importance under Ramsar Convention) and the first of the Mekong Delta, with an area of more than 7,300 hectares. It is one of the world’s most famous stops for red-headed cranes, a factor that helped Tram Chim become a Ramsar site.

However, the number of rare cranes here has decreased rapidly over the years. Statistics showed that in 1998, the number of red-headed cranes in Tram Chim was 1,052 but by 2017 there were only nine. In 2018 and 2019, the number was 11.

Phu My Biosphere Reserve recorded the biggest number of red-crowned cranes in 2003, at more than 500. In 2016, the reserve was officially established, covering an area of nearly 2,900 hectares. The core area of 1,200 hectares is for grey sedge. By 2019, there were only 54 cranes returning here.

Bao said the decline in cranes has many reasons, mainly habitat loss. Natural wetland habitats across the Mekong Delta have been converted into agricultural and aquaculture land, disrupting the balance of ecosystems, resulting in little to no chance for cranes to thrive here.

Over past years, national reserves have focused on developing habitats to attract more cranes. However, Bao said changing the ecosystem to restore crane habitats would take many years.

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Two-century-old Bình Thủy House in Mekong Delta

April 19, 2021 by vietnamnews.vn

The front of the 177-year-old Bình Thủy Communal House in Cấn Thơ City. VNA/VNS Photo

HCM CITY  The 177-year-old Bình Thủy Communal House in Cấn Thơ City has long been renowned for its beauty and architecture.

This house was known as Long Tuyền Communal House in the past. It was completely renovated in 1910.

In front of the communal house is an opera house used for performances of Vietnamese classical drama.

Although it was built at the beginning of the 20th century, its architecture has many traditional characteristics with carved and engraved wooden boards.

The house is located in Bình Thủy District, north of central Cần Thơ

Different from other communal houses built in the northern region, the communal house front and  back buildings are square.

In addition, there are six rows of columns that are placed on each side of the house.

There are four small external shrines for the Agriculture, Tiger, Forest and Irrigation deities. VNS

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