On November 28, 1959, President Ho Chi Minh wrote an article which was published on Nhan dan (People) newspaper, stressing the significance of tree planting to each person, each family and the entire nation. It has since become an annual Vietnamese customs each Lunar New Year. President Tran Dai Quang watering a newly-planted tree during the event According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 235,000ha of concentrated forests and over 60 million scattered trees were planted nationwide last year. Meanwhile, 6.1 million ha of forests were protected and 335,000ha were zoned off for forest regeneration. The number of violations in forest management and protection decreased by 23 percent, the total acreage of damaged forests fell by 68 percent annually, and forestry export hit USD 8 billion. The rate of forest coverage reached 41.45 percent, making contributions to the common growth of the agricultural sector. In accordance with the Target Program on … [Read more...] about President launches New Year tree planting festival
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Authorities greet Catholics, overseas Vietnamese on Lunar New Year
In Hanoi, Chairman of the People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung visited the Hang Bot and Thai Ha parishes in Dong Da district and presented 100 gifts to disadvantaged Catholic followers there. The event in Da Nang Parish priests Trinh Ngoc Hien of the Hang Bot Parish and Nguyen Van Kieu of the Thai Ha Parish both expressed their appreciation toward assistance from the capital’s authority in many years. In the southern province of Binh Duong, the provincial Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee held a gathering for close to 200 overseas Vietnamese, who came back to their hometown for the occasion of Lunar New Year holiday (Tet). At the event, Vice Chairman of the Binh Duong People’s Committee Dang Minh Hung acknowledged valuable contributions of the expatriate community to the country, asking them to continue supporting each other and working to promote the image of Binh Duong and Vietnam to international friends. Binh Duong has over 10,000 … [Read more...] about Authorities greet Catholics, overseas Vietnamese on Lunar New Year
Shorter Lunar New Year holiday option chosen
Civil servants will have seven days off for Tet Holiday which falls on January 26 to February 1, 2017. The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs suggested two options for Tet Holiday including a more generous 10-day option. Under the first option, people would have had from January 27 to February 5 to enjoy the Tet Holiday. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs gave its support to the second option. Civil servants will be given two days off in the lunar calendar of 2016 and three days off in 2017. Since the first and second days of the new year are on Saturday and Sunday, people will be given two more days off so Tet holiday will last from January 26 to February 1. In terms of the New Year holiday, since January 1 is on Sunday, they will only have Monday off, providing a break from December 31 to January 2. However because the Hung Kings’ festival is on Thursday, April 6, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will only let people take Friday off and … [Read more...] about Shorter Lunar New Year holiday option chosen
Vietnamese in Turkey welcome traditional Lunar New Year
Speaking at the event, the ambassador said that in 2017, the situation in Turkey was improved remarkably, tensions around security and politics were lessened and the economy of the country grew considerably. In 2017, Vietnam’s economy achieved high growth rate of over 6.8%, the highest rate in the past 10 years. In terms of foreign affairs, Vietnam successfully hosted the APEC Economic Leaders' Week (AELW) with various important high-ranking events. Ambassador Pham Anh Tuan also emphasized that 2017 marked important development in the nearly 40 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Turkey. In August 2017, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim paid his official visit to Vietnam for the first time and achieved many good results. In July 2017, the 7th meeting of Joint Economic Commission between Turkey and Vietnam was held in Hanoi. The economic and trade relations between the two countries continued to develop optimally, the two-way trade turnover in 2017 reached … [Read more...] about Vietnamese in Turkey welcome traditional Lunar New Year
PVOIL to run Lunar New Year promotion
PVOIL customers can buy E5 RON 92 fuel and diesel oil lower than the listed prices by VND500 per litre. Similar programmes were implemented in 2016 and 2017. PVOIL’s promotional campaign for Lunar New Year will also give away 1,320 coach tickets for disadvantaged students who wish to travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Yen and Da Nang. PVOil said that all of its stations have replaced RON 92 with E5 bio-fuel since the beginning of the year. The sale of E5 at its stations reached 600-650cu.m per day, 70% of its total petrol sales. The corporation has 11 E5 mixing stations and is investing in other such facilities. It has ensured stable supply of E5 to its retail network of 540 petrol fuel stations and more than 3,000 agencies. … [Read more...] about PVOIL to run Lunar New Year promotion