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Organisations and individuals must also have certificates for rice products, in accordance with the Vietnamese standards (TCVN) and fulfil their tax obligations and ensure environmental protection. — Photo cafef.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued regulations on the use of national brand GẠO VIỆT NAM or VIETNAM RICE. The rice national brand is designed to promote products, maintain prestige, create trust among consumers, as well as improve the competitiveness of Việt Nam’s rice products in the domestic and international markets. Organisations and individuals shall be entitled to use the brand when they are granted business registration certificates, enterprise registration certificates or investment certificates, along with the contents of registration for operations, processing or trading of rice products. In addition to these, organisations or individuals can own the national … [Read more...] about MARD issues regulations on ’VIETNAM RICE’ national brand

Việt Nam rejects China’s statement on sovereignty over Trường Sa islandsKorean scholar says states should not resort to forceChina asked to withdraw ships from Việt Nam’s territorial watersViệt Nam voices concern over developments in East Sea at AMM-52VN consistently protects sovereignty in East Sea: spokeswoman     Military officers of the Vietnamese Navy's Second Regional Command wave to the officers and experts stationed on the DK1/15 economic, scientific and technological service rig, which is based in the Phúc Nguyên shoal (internationally known as Prince Consort Bank) in the southern continental shelf of Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt No country has the right to arrogantly and callously ask Việt Nam to stop exploring oil and gas fields in waters where Việt Nam holds sovereignty and sovereign rights, says the Vietnam News … [Read more...] about Việt Nam consistently exercises, safeguards sovereignty by peaceful measures

Peruvian band Apu Inka will perform in Hà Nội to celebrate the 25th anniversary of relations between Việt Nam and the Republic of Peru. Photo apuinka.com HÀ NỘI — The Peruvian band Apu Inka will perform Vietnamese folk music and traditional dances of the Amazon jungle and the high mountains of the Andes at Hà Nội's Lý Thái Tổ Garden on August 3 and at Việt Nam Youth Theatre on August 5. The artists will use traditional and modern instruments including the charango, bombo and zamponas. The performances will include traditional dances of the ancient Peruvian civilisation as well as new dances based on the indigenous culture and influences from Spanish and African cultures. The repertoire includes song and dances featured at festivals and ritual ceremonies. The band will perform Chuklla, a kind of traditional music of the … [Read more...] about Peruvian band’s concert to celebrate Việt Nam-Peru relations

While more and more universities in Vietnam have gone hi-tech by allowing students to register for courses online before the start of every new semester, the registration is in fact a nightmare for students as the educational institutions just fail to ensure they have adequate tech infrastructure for the process. Students at some universities have complained that the arduous online course registration even led to them graduating later than expected, but school management said these cases are rare. Even so, some educational institutions admitted that they do not have adequate systems to ensure efficient Internet-based course registration for students. One of the most common issues for many universities is that their websites will crash whenever too many students access the systems at a time. Even when students were able to log in and complete the registration, their selected courses would just ‘disappear’ from the system, meaning they had to do everything again, they … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, poor infrastructure makes online course registration a nightmare for students

The Thu Thiem Catholic Church complex will be preserved as a national relic under the Cultural Heritage Law, an official said on Tuesday at a meeting in HCM City. Thu Thiem church complex on Thu Thiem peninsula in HCM City’s District 2. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Tinh The complex, which includes a number of buildings, will be protected in accordance with the 2001 Cultural Heritage Law and other related legal documents, according to Huynh Thanh Nhan, director of the Department of Culture and Sports. Speaking at the meeting on historic preservation held by the People’s Council, Nhan said the decision would affect the city’s planning of the Thu Thiem new urban area project in District 2 since the complex is located within the area. Previously, the city government had planned to clear all of these works to build a functional area in the new urban area, but decided to preserve them in early February. But it did not issue a detailed plan at that time. The department … [Read more...] about Church complex on Thu Thiem peninsula to be preserved as national relic