Many of the pyrotechnic displays are locally funded by businesses and enterprises. These shows signal a major shift in governmental attitude toward firework displays on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Colorful fireworks are expected to light up the night sky of Vietnam, from the northernmost province of Ha Giang, to the southernmost province of Ca Mau, according to the Vietnam News Agency. The displays in Hanoi will last 15 minutes, from midnight until 00:15 am on February 16. There are 31 launching sites in 30 locations in the capital, the highest in the entire country. High-range fireworks are to be launched from Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Khanh Lake (Ba Dinh District), Hoang Cau Lake (Dong Da District), Thong Nhat Park (Hai Ba Trung District), Lac Long Quan Flower Garden (Tay Ho District), Van Quan Lake (Ha Dong District), Thanh Tich Park (in My Dinh National Sports Complex), Harmony Lake (Vinhomes Riverside in Long Bien District), and Son Tay Citadel (Son Tay District). The total budget for the displays amounts to VND10 billion (US$440,730) and was locally raised by the interested businesses and enterprises. People living in Ho Chi Minh City can enjoy 15-minute firework shows at seven different sites, one high-altitude in the city center, and six low-altitude in peripheral districts. The high-altitude fireworks shows will be launched from the District 2 entrance to the Saigon River Tunnel. Low-altitude displays can be observed around Dam Sen Cultural Park (District 11), Nga Ba Giong Memorial (Hoc Mon District), Ben Duoc Memorial Temple (Cu… [Read full story]
Four provinces in Vietnam have reported six outbreaks of bird flu, according to the Department of Animal Health. The provinces affected are Vĩnh Long, Đăk Lắk, Quảng Ninh and Thừa Thiên-Huế. An outbreak was detected in the southern province of Vĩnh Long on Saturday at a household in Bình Tân District's Mỹ Thuận Commune which affected 300 chicken. More than 3,000 chicken also tested positive for A/H5N1and were disposed of at a farm in the province's Bình Minh Town. In the northern province of Quảng Ninh, 320 poultry were reported to have fallen ill and died in the past four…... [read more]
As one of the key service corporations of PetroVietnam, after 17 years of establishment and development with a sound development strategy, suitable solutions and drastic leadership, Petro Vietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) has soon affirmed its leading position in field of petroleum technical services. PTSC is very confident of strong development to be "host of sea", actively integrate into the region and the world. PTSC reminds a leading unit in emulation movement in production, quality and effectiveness of PVN with an annual growth rate from 28-30 in the past consecutive 5 years. A pioneer and its success story After 17…... [read more]
PANO – On May 7th, Canon Viet Nam Co.Ltd., in association with Bac Giang provincial authorities, held a ceremony for a project in Bao Son village, Bao Son commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province. The "Lighting up the countryside" project cost the company more than VND 200 million for 9km of street lighting. The project took 2 months to install street lighting systems in Don 19 hamlet, Huong Son commune, Lang Giang district; Ngo Khong hamlet, Chau Minh commune, Hiep Hoa district; Viet Thang Nui hamlet, Dong Phuc commune, Yen Dung district; and Bao Son commune, Luc Nam district,…... [read more]
Bird flu has struck 21 provinces and cities across the country witharound 64,000 infected chickens culled, according to the lateststatistics from the Animal Health Department under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development.The outbreak was attributed to the complicated weather in the firsttwo months of the year, and the increase in shipping and trading ofpoultry during the recently-ended Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. ... [read more]
12 provinces have asked the government for 14,700 tons of rice in total. Twelve provinces recently hit by storms and floods in northern and central Vietnam have asked for rice aid from the government so that poor families do not have to spend the Lunar New Year Tet holiday in hunger. The provinces -- Cao Bang, Ha Nam, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang and Yen Bai in the north, and Binh Dinh, Dak Nong, Nghe An, Ninh Thuan, Quang Ngai, Quang Tri and Thanh Hoa in the central region -- have requested a total of more than 14,700 tons, according to…... [read more]
