Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam (L) and Chairman of the Vietnamese Business Association of Australia Tran Ba Phuc toast the Lunar New Year at the event on January 19 (Photo: VNA) Sydney (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia on January 19 held a get-together for the Vietnamese community in the country on the occasion of the lunar New Year, the Tet. Representatives of the community, offices and students in Australia attended the ceremony to mark the most important annual festival for the Vietnamese. Briefing them on the socio-economic achievements recorded by Vietnam in 2018, Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam said the year saw special successes in the bilateral relations. He expressed his belief that on the basis of the newly-established strategic partnership, bilateral relations will strongly develop in various fields in 2019, especially now that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership has taken effect. The Vietnamese community in Australia is … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year get-together for Vietnamese in Australia
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Job jitters mount as China’s factories sputter ahead of Lunar New Year
Wang Zhishen was thrilled when Danish shipper A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) gave him two months’ paid leave, relishing the chance to spend time with his wife and daughters in China’s remote northwestern Gansu province. But his euphoria over what he thought was an unexpected bonus quickly turned to despair when Maersk fired Wang on January 3, less than a month after he packed his bags in the southern Chinese manufacturing center of Dongguan. Wang said he was one of 2,000 workers laid off at the company’s Dongguan transport container factory which has been idle since early December, as the impact of a trade war between Washington and Beijing ripples through industries from logistics to autos and technology. "I was sure it was a holiday," said Wang, 35, who said he worked as a painter at Maersk for nearly six years until he was sacked two weeks ago via China’s WeChat messaging service. Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipper, confirmed in an email to … [Read more...] about Job jitters mount as China’s factories sputter ahead of Lunar New Year
City steps up food-safety inspections ahead of Lunar New Year
An inspection team checks food safety at Kim Biên market in HCM City’s District 5. — VNS Photo Gia LộcViet Nam News HCM CITY — The Food Safety Management Board of HCM City conducted food safety inspections at Kim Biên Market (District 5) and Bình Tây Market (District 6) on Tuesday to ensure safety and hygiene for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday. Đỗ Xuân Trường, deputy head of Kim Biên Market management board, said last year the management board conducted 23 inspections and required the 16 households that sell spices and food additives at the market to keep them in coolers. Phạm Khánh Phong Lan, head of the city’s Food Safety Management Board, said the households were granted business registration certification and food hygiene and safety certification. The spices and food additives are included on a list of approved uses by the Ministry of Health. The confusion between food … [Read more...] about City steps up food-safety inspections ahead of Lunar New Year
No pork shortage for Lunar New Year festival
There will be enough pork to meet demand for the Lunar New Year holiday. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - There will be no shortage of pork in the months approaching the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday despite an increase in demand, Nguyen Xuan Duong, Acting Director of the Animal Husbandry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said. Duong said that the market demand for pork regularly increased by 25 percent ahead of the Tet holiday. If there were no sudden diseases or extreme weather conditions which might affect pork supply, the supply would meet market demand, Duong said. The department’s statistics showed that pork output reached 3.81 million tonnes in 2018, an increase of 2.2 percent over last year. In some provinces and cities like Dong Nai, Hanoi, Thai Nguyen and Ha Nam, pig husbandry has shifted from scattered scale to large-scale production. Pork prices after tumbling to a ten-year low of 35,000-38,000 VND per kilogramme (live … [Read more...] about No pork shortage for Lunar New Year festival
No pork shortage for Lunar New Year
There will be enough pork to meet demand for the Lunar New Year holiday. — VNA/VNS PhotoViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — There will be no shortage of pork in the months approaching the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday despite an increase in demand, Nguyễn Xuân Dương, acting Director of the Animal Husbandry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said. Dương said that the market demand for pork regularly increased by 25 per cent ahead of the Tết holiday. If there were no sudden diseases or extreme weather conditions which might affect pork supply, the supply would meet market demand, Dương said. The department’s statistics showed that pork output reached 3.81 million tonnes in 2018, an increase of 2.2 per cent over last year. In some provinces and cities like Đồng Nai, Hà Nội, Thái Nguyên and Hà Nam, pig husbandry has shifted from scattered scale to … [Read more...] about No pork shortage for Lunar New Year