The Viglacera booth at Vietbuild 2022 in HCM City. Viglacera has cooperated with the world's leading experts in designing and transferring green technologies. — Photo courtesy of the firm Viglacera takes “pioneer in green technology” as its core value, said Phung Viet Quang, General Director of Viglacera Ceramic Tiles Joint Stock Company, at a networking event themed 'Touch the future' held in HCM City last week. Organised under the Vietbuild exhibition 2022, the event aimed to connect and create opportunities for influential individuals in the field of design and architecture to introduce new products and connect sustainably with domestic and foreign experts. The event showed how green technologies are efficiently used in energy and resources in the entire process of socio-economic activities to minimise the emission of greenhouse gases and pollutants. Prominent technologies were mentioned, such as technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, efficient use of energy; brick … [Read more...] about Vigalcera promotes green technologies in production
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Plantations dreaming of FSC status for rubber products
Plantations dreaming of FSC status for rubber products, Photo: Duc Thanh Nguyen Vinh Phuong, the owner of a 150-hectare rubber plantation area in the south-eastern province of Tay Ninh has recently spent more time studying the process of obtaining the FSC certification. Although he is interested in cultivating sustainable rubber, he remains hesitant to implement this process. Phuong pointed out that the rule of a 10-per-cent conservation area seems to be an infeasible requirement for small operators of plantation areas. The rule would mean that Phuong would lose $1,500 over 10 days of rubber tapping if he saved 10 per cent of his 150-ha plantation area for conservation. Besides state-owned companies like Tan Bien Rubber and Tay Ninh Rubber, there are 12 private firms competing to source rubber. Phuong was certain that he would not lose VND105 million ($4,520) per month during the tough market caused by rising production expenses, the shortage of rubber tappers and the … [Read more...] about Plantations dreaming of FSC status for rubber products
Sơn La mango and safe farm produce week launched in Hà Nội
Sơn La's mangoes and longans are being sold in Big C Thăng Long supermarket, Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Mai Hương HÀ NỘI — Mangoes and safe agricultural products from Sơn La Province are being introduced at Big C Thăng Long supermarket in Hà Nội. The week-long event, organised by Sơn La Provincial People’s Committee in collaboration with Central Retail Vietnam, is an effort to promote high-quality provincial products to the capital city’s consumers. The event has attracted 15 businesses and cooperatives, introducing both fresh fruits and vegetables such as mango, longan, avocado, guava, banana, Mộc Châu pumpkin, cabbage and zucchini to processed foods. These products all meet food safety standards such as VietGAP, GolbalGAP and organic certification. With more than 400,000 hectares of fertile agricultural land and favourable climate condition, Sơn La is the largest fruit granary in the North with an annual output of over 450,000 tonnes. Sơn La mango ranks second nationwide in terms … [Read more...] about Sơn La mango and safe farm produce week launched in Hà Nội
Market caught in tug-of-war closes unchanged
Workers processing fish at a Vĩnh Hoàn Corp.'s factory. VHC was the leading stock in the seafood sector backing the market pick-up yesterday. Photo kinhtechungkhoan.vn HÀ NỘI — The market closed largely unchanged on Wednesday as bullish and bearish sentiments entered a tug-of-war. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index started off the afternoon with a double-bottom pattern but broke above the neckline at around 2pm to begin an upward trend. The buying and selling forces cancelled each other out, leaving the index more or less stable at 1,218.09 points, down 0.01 points compared to the previous session. The market’s breadth stood visibly negative as 190 stocks declined while 156 advanced. Notably, eight stocks reached ceiling prices and only one hit floor prices. The market’s liquidity was relatively low with 519 million shares traded on the southern bourse, equivalent to just over VNĐ10.4 trillion (US$448 million). The 30 biggest stock tracker VN30-Index … [Read more...] about Market caught in tug-of-war closes unchanged
Vietnam police seize over 1.3 tonnes of drugs in year’s first half
Police in Vietnam solved more than 10,000 drug-related cases in the first six months of 2022, confiscating upwards of 1.3 metric tons of narcotics of various types. Major General Nguyen Van Vien, head of the Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes under the Ministry of Public Security, on Tuesday reported about the result of the unit’s crime fighting efforts in this year’s first half. Anti-drug police nationwide dealt with more than 10,000 cases during this period, arresting over 16,000 suspects and confiscating 397 kilograms of heroin, 838 kilograms of synthetic drugs, and 71 kilograms of marijuana, Vien elaborated. The production, trading, transportation, and use of drugs, especially synthetic drugs in Southeast Asia, have become increasingly serious, posing many challenges and difficulties to police officers in the country. Major General Nguyen Van Vien, head of the Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes under the Ministry of Public … [Read more...] about Vietnam police seize over 1.3 tonnes of drugs in year’s first half
