The 55th anniversary of the Vietnam – Cuba diplomatic relationship (December 2, 1960 – December 2, 2015) is marked at a ceremony in HCM City on December 3 (Source :VNA) Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – The 55th anniversary of the Vietnam – Cuba diplomatic relationship (December 2, 1960 – December 2, 2015) was marked at a ceremony in HCM City on December 3. The event was held by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association of HCM City. Tat Thanh Cang, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, said the Vietnam – Cuba friendship has been continuously strengthened and developed to become a precious asset of the two nations. Vietnam always treasures Cuba’s solidarity and wholehearted support for Vietnam in Vietnam’s struggle for independence as well as in the current national reconstruction and development, he said. The official called for stronger cooperation between the two … [Read more...] about Bản in : Vietnam – Cuba diplomatic relationship marked in HCM City
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HCM City to build Natural History Museum DTiNews
The construction will include a 20-ha botanical garden and museum which will display over 20,000 species of flora and fauna of Việt Nam. It will also have a research centre as well as facility to preserve gene resources. Lê Dũng, general director of the Science Technology and Production Corp (PTC), which is in charge of developing the project, said: "The museum is the first large-scale complex of culture and science in Vietnam. Through exhibitions, publications and special programmes, the museum will introduce Vietnam's natural history and environment to locals and foreigners." During the first phase of construction from 2018 to 2022, the botanical garden and the museum will open for visitors. PTC will invite 200 local and foreign scientists and researchers to take part in the project. The total investment will be US$533 million, of which $219 million will be used to build the museum and botanical garden, and $316 million for collecting exhibits. The city will provide 20 per cent of … [Read more...] about HCM City to build Natural History Museum DTiNews
HCM City offers interest subsidies for industrial projects
The HCM City People’s Committee has issued regulations on interest support toward enterprises investing in the industrial sector and the support industry. Accordingly, the interest subsidy will be applied to a maximum of VND200 billion ($8.8 million) per project for a period of no more than seven years from the first disbursement. The subsidised loan cannot be higher than 70 percent of the investment in basic construction as regulated by the Construction Ministry and 85 percent of the investment on technology and equipment. Projects that enjoy 100-percent interest subsidies include those on renewable energies, production of new machinery, and those using new automated technologies. Investment projects using equipment fueled by green energy and those producing machinery parts in the sectors of mechanics, plastic-rubber, food processing, electronics-IT, garment-textiles and leather-footwear are also eligible to the same level of financial assistance. Subsidies for 50 percent … [Read more...] about HCM City offers interest subsidies for industrial projects
Bản in : HCM City concerned about outdated industrial zones
Between 60 and 70 percent of equipment and technologies used at export processing and industrial zones is outdated, resulting in products with low added value, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has said. The committee has asked the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zone Authority (HEPZA) to restructure business operations of industrial zones, most of which have been operating for about 20 years. The city asked HEPZA to examine enterprises' capital, technology, products, land-use efficiency, and employees' professional skills. The city said that Freetrend Company in Thu Duc District's Linh Trung Processing Zone, for example, did not operate efficiently. It has a 110,000 sq m plant and 21,000 workers to process footwear for many international brand names. Its turnover is 1.4 trillion VND (67 million USD) a year but the company only contributes 22 million VND (1,000 USD) in tax. At least 100 companies in the city are operating with a similar low economic efficiency, the … [Read more...] about Bản in : HCM City concerned about outdated industrial zones
HCM City poultry meat, eggs to carry details of origin
Viet Nam News HCM CITY - The HCM City People's Committee has approved a programme to label poultry meat and eggs with details of product origin to protect consumers, according to Nguyễn Ngọc Hòa, deputy director of the local Department of Industry and Trade. The labels will contain details about the origin of chicks, breeding process, slaughterhouse, and markets where the products are sold. Customers can use their smart phones to download and install an application that will enable them to read the information. The programme is based on VietGAP (Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices) standards and hygiene and food safety regulations. Hòa said efforts are under way to perfect the programme before its public launch. The department would help poultry farms adopt VietGAP standards. Recently the city launched programmes to carry pork and vegetable origins on labels. In the case of poultry meat, customers can check the origins from the chick stage, while for eggs, it will be from … [Read more...] about HCM City poultry meat, eggs to carry details of origin