According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in the first seven months of this year, tra fish exports to Mexico grew by 73%, reaching 73.5 million USD and accounting for 4.5% of Vietnam's total turnover. Over 90% of tra fish shipped to the market were frozen fillets. In July alone, the country spent more than 11 million USD on the Vietnamese product, doubling that of the same period last year. Le Hang, Deputy Director of the VASEP Training and Trade Promotion Center, said with the advantage of competitive prices, plus preferential tax benefits under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Vietnamese seafood remains a good choice for Mexican importers. In the first half of this year, 30 Vietnamese seafood enterprises exported tra fish to Mexico. Many processing enterprises in the Mekong Delta localities of Dong Thap, An Giang, Ben Tre, Can Tho and Vinh Long are also increasing their shipments to the … [Read more...] about Mexico becomes bright spot for Vietnam’s tra fish exports
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HCMC bridge damaged by vessel
The incident was discovered 10 days ago, but it is still not clear when it happened, Nguyen Xuan Vinh, head of the management center of road traffic infrastructure under the HCMC Department of Transport, said Thursday. He said authorities are searching for the vessel that damaged the girder of the bridge, which is part of National Highway 1. As the bridge is being fixed, all trucks and buses with more than 16 seats are not allowed to cross it and must use another bridge nearby. Put into service in 2003, Binh Phuoc 1 stretches 480 meters long and 11meterswide. It did not apply any load limit before the accident. … [Read more...] about HCMC bridge damaged by vessel
HCMC holds requiem to commemorate Covid-19 victims
A requiem is held at the Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in HCMC's District 10 on August 18 in remembrance of people who died of Covid-19 . Attending the event was Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCMC Phan Van Mai; Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai; Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of the city Phan Thi Thang; Major General Le Hong Nam, Director of the Municipal Public Security Department; Secretary of the Party Committee of District 1 To Thi Bich Chau; Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCMC Ngo Minh Chau; Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, acting Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS); and Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon, chairman of the VBS’s Executive Council. HCMC's leaders attend the requiem. Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front of HCMC Phan Kieu Thanh Huong extended her deep gratitude to Vietnamese people at home and overseas, the frontline forces and Vietnam Buddhist Sangha … [Read more...] about HCMC holds requiem to commemorate Covid-19 victims
HCMC honors 486 good students
Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc (L, 6th) and Director of the Department of Education and Training of the city Nguyen Van Hieu (R, 6th) present certificates of merit to students. Attending the event was Vice Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Van Dung and Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc. Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc said that last year, the education sector faced numerous unprecedented difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic and saw a tremendous effort of the city’s political system, teaching staff and students who overcame challenges to achieve their goals. He asked the sector to continuously maintain and promote the strong points, directly participate in high-quality human resource training of the country in general and HCMC particularly, and contribute to the city’s development. Vice … [Read more...] about HCMC honors 486 good students
HCMC proposes preferential policies for investment in non-state-owned preschools
At the meeting The statement was made at a working session on policies and laws regulating preschool in export processing zones and industrial parks in the city between the supervision delegation of the National Assembly (NA)'s Committee on Culture and Education led by Vice chairwoman of the committee, Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa and the HCMC People’s Committee on August 18. Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee on Culture and Education, Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa said that the supervision delegation will have working sessions with provinces and cities, including Can Tho, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Hanoi, Bac Giang and HCMC. The meeting will focus on the comprehensive view of kindergarten education, the level of meeting the people’s demands, and assessment of the implementation of policies and laws regulating preschool and existing problems. Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee on Culture and Education, Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa speaks at the event. According to Deputy Director of the HCMC Department of … [Read more...] about HCMC proposes preferential policies for investment in non-state-owned preschools
HCMC launches online land data platform
The platform comprises the two websites geodata-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn and esb-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn to store a total 450 resource and environmental data files of the whole city, including information on subdivision, land area, zoning plans, land use purposes and land subsidence, Bui Hong Son, director of the information-technology center under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment announced Wednesday. "This platform is similar to Google Maps, and businesses and citizens can use data from it, like ride-hailing firms use Google’s remote sensing data for their services," he said. Son said before the platform was launched, anyone that needs to get access to such data had to send a report to the department to ask for permission and wait for approval. Now with this platform, people can access information online for free while state agencies will be provided with accounts to download files if required. Deputy Chairman of Binh Tan District Vu Chi Kien said in the past two … [Read more...] about HCMC launches online land data platform