Tet is the biggest and most important festival in Vietnam. It is a time when millions of migrant workers return to their homes in the countryside from major cities to mark the coming of the Lunar New Year with loved ones. The Lunar New Year is also celebrated by several other Asian communities around the world. … [Read more...] about HCMC gets busy with welcome party for Lunar New Year
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Saigon’s hidden ‘com tam’ gem
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
Vietnam doctors remove 1kg of metal objects from patient with pica disorder
Metal objects are removed from the patient’s stomach in this photo provided by 175 Military Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The man is considered a rarer case of pica as he had consumed a large number of metal objects, including nails, spoons, nail clippers, blades, iron sticks and hooks, and others. … [Read more...] about Vietnam doctors remove 1kg of metal objects from patient with pica disorder
Vietnam makes a big push into renewable energy
According to the amended seventh national power plan, the Mekong Delta is expected to become an energy hub for the south. Bac Lieu and Long An provinces have canceled big coal-fired power projects to call for investment in wind, solar and biomass power plants. Bac Lieu has added two wind power projects with total capacity of 200MW to the seventh national power plan. Meanwhile, the remaining projects capable of generating 8,690.6MW have been supplemented to the eighth national power plan—comprising 7,170.6MW from wind power, 1,500MW from solar power and 30MW from biomass power. … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes a big push into renewable energy
Supporting start-ups to adapt to new normal
In Hanoi, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the first three months of this year, more than 6,300 new businesses were established with total capital of VND103 trillion ($4.5 billion). It was an increase of one per cent in terms of the number of new businesses compared to the same period last year but a surge of 98 per cent of registered capital. … [Read more...] about Supporting start-ups to adapt to new normal
