The homemade bi (shredded pork mixed with cooked and shredded pork skin) at Com Tam Chi Nam on Tan Canh Street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, is seen in the photo. Photo: Nam Vuong / Tuoi Tre News A 'standard' dish of com tam suon (broken rice topped with grilled pork) at Com Tam Chi Nam fecthes around VND20,000 (US$0.87). … [Read more...] about Saigon’s hidden ‘com tam’ gem
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Tra Vinh lifts over 4,000 households out of poverty in 2020
Tra Vinh (VNA) – Up to 4,010 households, including over 2,500 Khmer ethnic ones, in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh escaped from poverty in 2020 thanks to local efforts for sustainable poverty alleviation.poverty reduction, local districts built 85 essential infrastructure facilities for agriculture and people’s daily activities, maintained 34 others in disadvantaged communes and villages, and carried out 89 projects to help deprived households develop livelihoods.Khmer ethnic group which makes up about 30 percent of its population./. … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh lifts over 4,000 households out of poverty in 2020
Drastic measures urged to curb rise in plastic usage
SEA of Solutions is an annual event covering the debate on plastic pollution, convened by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia, through the SEA Circular project supported by the Swedish government. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused new and extraordinary challenges, threatening public health, the economy, and the environment. Efforts to preserve life and prevent contagion, such as wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing remain important measures. However, repercussions are all being felt in the increased use of hand sanitisers and protective equipment; a resurgence in the use of plastics including single-use bags; extensive use of food delivery services and e-commerce; and delays or reversals in plastic bag bans. … [Read more...] about Drastic measures urged to curb rise in plastic usage
Vietnam makes a big push into renewable energy
In particular, the Prime Minister has agreed to incorporate the 3,200MW Bac Lieu LNG power plant costing US$4 million to the seventh national power plan. Its investor, Delta Offshore Energy Company, is now finishing the procedures so that it can start construction soon. The project’s first phase, which will generate 750MW, is scheduled for service in 2024. The whole project will be completed in 2027. … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes a big push into renewable energy
Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam
From the afternoon of October 28 to early morning the next day, Kim and other men used hammocks and tree branches to carry three people from the landslide spot to the Tra Leng commune’s clinic, 15 kilometers away. It took them three hours, having to navigate past dozens of landslide spots. Those walking in the front used knives to cut fallen trees and open a way for those behind them. … [Read more...] about Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam
