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MPI proposes a draft decree on procurement bidding under CPTTP MPI proposes a draft decree on procurement bidding under CPTTP The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has summited to the Government a draft decree on amending Decree 95/2020/ND-CP providing guidelines on procurement bidding under the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTTP). According to the MPI, the draft decree will amend and supplement some articles of Decree No 95. It aims to guide State companies to execute bidding packages under the CPTTP agreement and EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). However, per the Government's Resolution No 190/NQ-CP on the provisional application of the UK-Việt Nam FTA (UKVFTA), Việt Nam agreed to temporarily apply the UKVFTA from January 1, 2021. The agreement was negotiated based on the principle of inheriting commitments in the EVFTA with necessary adjustments to ensure compliance with the bilateral trade framework between Việt Nam … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS FEB. 27

The Covid-19 illegal immigrant is a woman who is being under quarantine in a centralized ward in Hong Ngu District. Dong Thap authority asked the health sector to track down and isolate all close contacts of the woman and F2 contacts would be required to isolate at home. The illegal immigrant hailing from the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho arrived in Cambodia to work for a casino in Cambodia. According to authority’s investigation, she and another woman illegally entered Vietnam on February 23 and stayed in a rental house in Tan Hong District in Dong Thap Province. On the same night, the two women were detected to take them to centralized isolation centers taking samples for testing. Test results conducted by Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City have shown that the woman was positive for SARS-CoV-2 while the other woman was negative. The Covid-19 woman is experiencing coughing and sore throat. She was rushed to a local hospital in Hong Ngu District. Competent forces have tracked … [Read more...] about Dong Thap convenes urgent meeting on positive Covid-19 illicit immigrants

But every day, even in the cold of the northern winter, he stands by the front door of his house to gaze at the forest with pride and happiness. The trees were all planted by him and his family over 50 years, and his life has been dedicated to growing and protecting them. Cao belongs to the Dao ethnic group, and lives in Tan Dan Commune in Ha Long Town of Quang Ninh Province, home to the world-famous bay. Trieu Tai Cao at his home in Ha Long in Quang Ninh Province. Photo by VnExpress/Minh Cuong. The Dao used to be nomadic, felling forests to meet their temporary land needs for cattle and crops before moving on. It was not until 1968 that they started to settle. By then Cao had started thinking about growing trees. He began to look around for seedlings of valuable timber trees such as ironwood, shorea and apitong. Between 1970 and 1980 he and his family planted those and other trees on 32 hectares (80 acres). They faced a lot of challenges in protecting the … [Read more...] about Man spends decades growing trees, says bequest to future generations

At 6 a.m. Friday, the 15th day of the first lunar month, Ly A Ton, 62, woke early to prepare offerings, including fresh flowers, fruit, incense, boiled chicken and fried cakes ( jian dui ) in front of his house on Tran Hung Dao Street in District 5. Instead of flocking to a Chinese-built pagoda with his offerings and burning incense to the gods as in previous years, Ton stayed home and set up a table to worship the deities for fear of gathering in crowds amid the new Covid-19 outbreak that began in the country in late January. He then hung red pieces of paper bearing Chinese characters on his walls to pray for peace and good fortune. "This is the most important ritual during Tet Nguyen Tieu ," he said, referring to the Lantern Festival, known as the biggest and most important festival of the year for ethnic Chinese, marking the final day of the traditional Lunar New Year ( Tet ) celebration. It is observed on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the first Full Moon day … [Read more...] about Covid-19 wave forces Chinese Vietnamese to celebrate Lantern Festival in silence

The Hanoitimes - Relevant agencies have been asked to exert efforts in ensuring safety for students when they resume going to schools, and enforce strict measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Hanoi students are set to come back to school on March 2 after one-month break and online classes to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a dispatch issued by the municipal People’s Committee on February 27. The date applies for students from kindergarten to high school levels, while colleges and centers for vocational training and continuing education will reopen a week later. Students at Le Quy Don Secondary School in Hanoi wear masks in class and practices mild social distancing. Photo: Van Trong University student schedules would be determined by the schools themselves, though the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control recommended that they should reopen on March 15 to ensure social distancing measures. Relevant agencies … [Read more...] about Hanoi students to return to school next Tuesday amid tight medical control