The highlight of the campaign is five main programs, namely “Spring and youth”, “For a safe Tet”, “Spring of Sharing”, “Spring of Soldiers”, and “For a civilized Tet” and other exciting activities, such as presenting gifts to students, young people, workers, and soldiers in border guard stations; making Chung cakes; offering Tet gifts to poor patients and children; mobilizing people to donate 1,500 units of blood, so on. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City youths engage in Spring Volunteer Campaign 2021
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HCM City unveils proposed design for Tet Flower Street
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The HCM City administration has unveiled a draft design for the 18th annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street to celebrate the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Rural life featuring rice farming and buffaloes will be the theme for this year, the Year of the Buffalo, according to eastern zodiac. Every year Nguyen Hue street in District 1, which has a pedestrians-only square down its middle, transforms into a ‘flower street’ during Lunar New Year. This year it will be open from February 9 to 15, with the decorations starting on January 25, according to the organisers. Like in previous years environment-friendly materials will be used for the decorations. According to organisers, the organic design and architecture this year would aim to send the message of environmental protection. To usher in the Year of the Buffalo, most of the event’s concepts and decorations will pay homage to the animal, with 26 mascots being set up along … [Read more...] about HCM City unveils proposed design for Tet Flower Street
GDL delegation pays tribute to martyrs in Quang Tri province
The activity is part of the ongoing “Returning to the roots” program held by the General Department of Logistics from July 5 to 8, paying tribute to national contributors in Quang Tri province. The program includes providing free health check-ups and medicines, presenting medical equipment to local medical stations, and presenting gifts to national contributors, policy families and disadvantaged students. … [Read more...] about GDL delegation pays tribute to martyrs in Quang Tri province
Winners of HCMC Brand Award to be announced Thursday
A poster of the HCMC Brand Awards, which will be held on January 21 – PHOTO: COURTESY OF ORGANIZER HCMC – The HCMC Department of Industry and Trade and The Saigon Times Group will co-organize the HCMC Brand Award at the GEM Center in District 1 on Thursday, January 21, aimed at honoring enterprises in the city for their efforts in building their brands. … [Read more...] about Winners of HCMC Brand Award to be announced Thursday
Agricultural sector aims to increase domestic beef production
By November last year, the total output and value of live market cows and bulls imported to Vietnam were more than 500,000 heads (of which, 91 percent were cows), with a turnover of US$556 million; cool cattle meat reached 1.5 million kilograms; frozen meat reached 80 million kilograms. Amid the current situation, the State, as well as localities, has issued many policies to encourage and boost the development of livestock farming to increase domestic beef production. Especially, the livestock development strategy for the period from 2021 to 2030, with a vision for 2045 to develop livestock production, in general, and beef cattle, in particular, has been approved. Accordingly, the agricultural sector will maintain an average growth rate of 1 percent per year for the period from 2021 to 2030 and an average increase of 6 percent per year of beef production, and raise the proportion of large muscular breeds to above 70 percent of the total herd. Along with that, the strategy will … [Read more...] about Agricultural sector aims to increase domestic beef production