Day: May 24, 2024

The central coastal province of Ha Tinh entered harvest season for the 2024 spring crop in May. The spring crop was planted on 59,300 hectares (ha) of land, with a record yield of 61.17 quintals per ha, a year-on-year increase of 1.58 quintals per ha. The final output is estimated at 362,859 tons of rice, an increase of 8,837 tons of rice compared to last year. Freshly picked rice is sold at 5.8 – 6.3 million VND (228 – 247 USD) per ton, while dried rice is sold at 8.3 – 8.5 million VND (326 – 334 USD) per ton, an increase of 200,000 – 500,000 VND (7.9 – 19.6 USD) per ton compared to last year’s crop. Farmers are overjoyed with this year’s increase in yield and price of rice, giving them high returns for their hard work.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The 15th National Assembly held group discussions on the proposed revisions to the Law on Security Guard Force and the Law on the Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools during the ongoing seventh session in Hanoi on May 24.

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Ho Chi Minh City opened the first International Ginseng and Fragrance and Medicinal Herbs Festival on Le Loi street, District 1, on May 24. Lasting til May 26, the event saw the participation of domestic and foreign businesses and localities with strengths in ginseng, flavourings and medicinal herbs, including from Canada, the US, the Republic of Korea, Japan, India, and Southeast Asia. The festival included hundreds of booths, a food court on Le Loi street, a seminar on ginseng and aromas and medicinal herbs (May 24) held at the Caravelle Hotel, and cultural and artistic exchange programmes.

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Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Phuoc Loc on May 23 received visiting Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Laos’ Houaphanh province Khamsay Saysompheng.

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Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern port city of Hai Phong Hoang Minh Cuong hosted a reception on May 24 for crew members of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Frigate HNLMS Tromp that is anchoring at the local Chua Ve port. During their stay in Hai Phong from May 24-27, the Dutch delegation is scheduled to pay a courtesy visit to the leader of the Naval Region 1 Command under the Vietnam People’s Navy, have exchange activities with Vietnamese naval soldiers, and visit local historical and cultural relic sites.

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Vietnam, Slovenia, Switzerland, several other United Nations (UN) member states and international organisations on May 23 jointly organised an event on preventing attacks on water resources in armed conflicts and enhancing civilian protection. Held within the UN Protection of Civilians Week, the event saw many representatives lauding the importance of Resolution 2573, which is on protecting objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, to the protection of water systems and infrastructure. The document was initiated by Vietnam during its non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council for 2020-2021.

Source: Vietnam News Agency