About 7.5ha of land in Đa Phước Cemetery in Bình Chánh District are covered in graves. Photo courtesy of nld.com.vn HCM CITY – The amount of land for cemeteries in HCM City is shrinking and authorities have been asked to draw up plans for future needs. “My son died from cancer in January 2021. Burial costs were too high and it was not easy to find a cemetery in HCM City. So I decided to cremate. Since six temples nearby my house refused to store my son’s ashes, we had to go to District 8 to do so,” Nguyễn Một, a…
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The prices of domestically-produced DAP and MAP fertilisers are between VNĐ8-10 million per tonne. Photo chinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Fertiliser prices are forecast to continue to grow for the rest of the year, caused by a number of factors including higher shipping costs, a representative of the Chemical Department said. Speaking at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s monthly press conference held on Thursday, Lưu Hoàng Ngọc, deputy director of the MoIT’s Chemical Department said: “The fertiliser price fluctuation in 2021 is similar to that in 2008, and the prices will continue to increase from now until the end…
Selling via online platforms helps The Coffee House retain its customers during the pandemic. Vietnamese people spent more than $2.28 billion on tea and coffee in 2020. — Photo courtesy of The Coffee House HÀ NỘI — Despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, competition between coffee chains in Việt Nam has become increasingly fierce with more giants trying to grab a slice of the lucrative market. Masan, owned by billionaire Nguyễn Đăng Quang, Novaland of Bùi Thanh Nhơn and Trần Kim Thành’s Kido have all heated up the billion-dollar market by entering recently. In May, The Sherpa, a company…
Associate Professor. Dr. Lê Trung Thành, head of the Vietnam Institute for Building Materials under the Ministry of Construction. – Photo baoxaydung.vn Associate Professor Dr. Lê Trung Thành, head of the Vietnam Institute for Building Materials under the Ministry of Construction discusses the development of Việt Nam’s eco-friendly construction materials and solutions to help the sector become sustainable in the future. Ten years after the Prime Minister’s Decree 567/ QĐ-TTg on the development of Việt Nam’s eco-friendly construction materials until 2020, what has the sector achieved? The sector has made significant progress. Firms have invested in modern technology and machinery to produce…
A turtle is captured in a cage for sale at a wildlife market in the south of Việt Nam. Ninety-four per cent Vietnamese public support closing wildlife markets and ending deforestation. Photo courtesy of PanNature ĐÀ NẴNG – The Vietnamese public is overwhelmingly in favour of the closure of high-risk markets selling animals coming from the wild, a survey has found. The report by the WWF and research firm GlobeScan found 94 per cent of respondents were very likely or likely to support the efforts by the Government and health ministry to close all such markets. The…
Thomas Muller was happy after Germany beat Portugal. AFP/VNA Photo Football MUNICH — Thomas Mueller said confidence is now sky high in the Germany camp after getting their Euro 2020 campaign back on track with a 4-2 thumping of holders Portugal on Saturday. “We are allowed to feel a little euphoria,” said Mueller after Germany moved second in Group F, level on three points with Portugal and a point behind leaders France. “It’s just fun playing in this atmosphere. The cauldron is bubbling.” Germany left-back Robin Gosens produced a man-of-the-match performance in Munich, heading home the hosts’ fourth…
Actors perform in the web drama Gia Đình Cục Súc (Great Family), produced exclusively for online entertainment. Photo courtesy of the producer By Thu Anh A film about fishermen living in a coastal village in Bình Thuận Province has impressed audiences after its release last week on a YouTube channel owned by MCV Media. The work, Hậu Duệ Của Biển (The Children of the Seas), focuses on the lives of fishermen and their children who face challenges in life and love, and their difficulties in developing the family’s traditional business. The film, produced by Mnet Media, stars Xuân Nghị and Khổng Tú Quỳnh. The screening aims to attract audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic social distancing. “There’s no way to release films in cinemas as…
STYLISH: A handbag within the AmReborn project made of recycled textiles and environmentally-friendly material. By Lương Thu Hương Tonnes of unwanted fabrics end up in landfills every year, seriously impacting the environment. However, if such discarded clothes are properly recycled, they could become elegant accessories like handbags, clutches or purses. Hoàng Huệ, a young businesswoman from Hà Nội, is transforming unwanted clothing into fashionable pieces. The idea for AmReborn, a project recycling thrown-away clothes, came to Huệ when she was rearranging her wardrobe and realised that like many others, she was keeping hold of a…
A business in Đồng Nai Province’s Biên Hòa 2 Industrial Park is disinfected. Businesses in the province are taking strict measures to protect their workers against COVID-19. – Photo baodongnai.com.vn ĐỒNG NAI – Businesses in Đồng Nai Province’s industrial parks are taking strict measures to protect themselves against COVID-19 and the risk of transmission from HCM City, which is currently the third largest COVID-19 hotspot in the country. Phạm Văn Cường, deputy head of Đồng Nai Industrial Zones Authority’s management board, said that local businesses faced a high risk because the province is adjacent to HCM City. Busy trade occurs daily between HCM City…
IPP Air Cargo Joint Stock Company wants to set up the first cargo airline in Việt Nam. — Photo logistics.gov.vn HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) recently reported to the Ministry of Transport (MoT) on a project to establish the first cargo airline in Việt Nam. CAAV deputy director Võ Huy Cường announced the agency had received an application to invest in the project from IPP Air Cargo Joint Stock Company. Cường added the MoT’s policy has clarified that establishing a new airline would be considered after the aviation market recovers from the pandemic’s impacts, expected to be…