Listing of candidates for upcoming elections being sped up Preparations for the elections, scheduled for May 23, are being sped up. (Photo: VNA) As of April 18, a third consultative conference had been held at local and central levels to select eligible candidates for the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and member of People’s Councils for 2021-2026. The meeting held by the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee adopted a list of 205 candidates for the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th legislature. Making and announcing such lists are among the tasks for local agencies and organisations, as assigned by the National Election Council (NEC). The lists must be sent to the National Election Committee and all-level election committees by April 23 (30 days ahead of the elections), so that the NEC and the all-level election committees will officially announce the candidates at constituencies. The listing of candidates … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 20
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Vinamilk up six spots among world’s top 50 dairy producers
With total revenue of more than VND59.7 trillion (nearly US$2.6 billion) in 2020, Vinamilk was the only dairy producer in Southeast Asia to enter the Top 50. — VNA Photo The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has moved up six places from 42nd to 36th in the Top 50 by Total Sales in Dairy Product Processors (Global), according to the rankings announced by UK-based Plimsoll Publishing Ltd. With total revenue of more than VND59.7 trillion (nearly US$2.6 billion) in 2020, Vinamilk was the only dairy producer in Southeast Asia to enter the Top 50. Top 10 were businesses from the US, New Zealand, Europe and China. The Vietnamese dairy firm entered the Top 50 for the first time in 2017. In 2020, thanks to its rational strategies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vinamilk posted robust business results, with earnings surging 5.9 per cent from 2019, and 17 per cent from 2017. In the past time, an array of new products have been introduced to Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Vinamilk up six spots among world’s top 50 dairy producers
Vinamilk leaps six spots in world’s top 50 dairy producers
A product of the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has moved up six places from 42nd to 36th in the Top 50 by Total Sales in Dairy Product Processors (Global), according to the rankings announced by UK-based Plimsoll Publishing Ltd. With total revenue of more than 59.7 trillion VND (nearly 2.6 billion USD) in 2020, Vinamilk was the only dairy producer in Southeast Asia to enter the Top 50. Top 10 named businesses from the US, New Zealand, Europe and China. The Vietnamese dairy firm entered the Top 50 for the first time in 2017. In 2020, thanks to its rational strategies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vinamilk posted robust business results, with earnings surging 5.9 percent from 2019, and 17 percent from 2017. In the past time, an array of new products have been introduced to Vietnamese consumers, including high-grade Vinamilk Green Farm fresh milk – a product made of … [Read more...] about Vinamilk leaps six spots in world’s top 50 dairy producers
Winners of National External Information Service Awards 2017 honored
The 17 prizes comprise three first prizes, four second prizes, four third prizes and six consolidation prizes. Vietnam News – the national English language daily, the Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Region Pictorial, and photojournalist Nhan Huu Sang of the Press Photography Department are among the first-prize winners. Other first prizes were presented to individuals and groups from Thanh Nien (Young People) and Nhan Dan (People’s) newspapers, the Quang Ngai Radio and Television Station and the Vietnam Television. The award, the fourth of its edition, also honored 15 second prizes, 18 third prizes and 27 consolidation prizes, in the categories of print newspaper and electronic newspaper in Vietnamese and foreign languages, radio broadcast, television broadcast, press photo and book. The organizing board received 970 entries, up nearly 9 percent as compared with the previous edition, with 931 works qualified for the contest. They are made in 15 languages – Vietnamese, English, … [Read more...] about Winners of National External Information Service Awards 2017 honored
Racist hatred leaves psychological mark on Vietnamese living in the west
While Tran Hong Yen was waiting for a train in Munster, Germany last year, two white men passed by and said in German, "Go back to China and take the virus back with you." The 21-year-old Vietnamese student said: "I was stunned and confused. After I got home, the verbal attack was still stuck in my head and made me feel very angry. It looked like they had no one to vent their anger on and we were easy targets." She said the peaceful city, where she has studied for over 18 months, has changed a lot since the Covid-19 outbreak began. There are no more greetings or lifts to school from "kind" strangers. She is now afraid to go outside. Tran Hong Yen, a Vietnamese student in Munster, Germany. Photo courtesy of Yen. Yen said one of her Asian friends had to see a psychiatrist for counseling after frequently facing discrimination and uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Four years ago Long, a Vietnamese student in Washington, D.C., was on his way home from his … [Read more...] about Racist hatred leaves psychological mark on Vietnamese living in the west