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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
University graduates carry rice, retail goods to bide their time | Look At Vietnam
University graduates carry rice, retail goods to bide their time
June 13, 2012
LookAtVietnam – Every year, Vietnam has thousands of students finishing
universities, and many of them become redundant. The race for looking for jobs
has become stiffer than ever, when a lot of businesses have got bankrupted.
universities, and many of them become redundant. The race for looking for jobs
has become stiffer than ever, when a lot of businesses have got bankrupted.
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Van’s bachelor’s degree has been lying in the drawer for more than one year. She
once felt so excited and happy on the day she received the degree and she kept
looking at it for hours on the first days after the graduation.
However, the bachelor has not helped Van find a good job. Van applied for
different jobs over the last year, but she was refused. Van has been working as
a receptionist, marketing officer and assistant to a tie shop owner at a market
to earn her living and waiting for the right moment.
“Some employers promised to contact me again after the interview. I many times
hoped that I could find a suitable job. However, I finally was not chosen,” she
complained.
Unemployment is the biggest threat to the new university graduates like Van.
They spend most of their time reading newspapers to seek job opportunities,
sending curriculum vitas to businesses and hoping. However, they understand that
there are not many opportunities for new graduates with no experience.
Nguyen Van Dat, who has finished the Hanoi Transport University, has been
working as a tinman to earn his living. His main work is binding iron wires
which are used to build the foundation or pillars of houses. Though he works
very hard, he can earn 50,000 dong a day.
Sometimes Dat sits idle because he is not hired by construction projects’
contractors. Therefore, he goes working on the rice field to assist his parents.
He spends evening to access to Internet to read newspapers and seek job
opportunities.
“The biggest barrier for new graduates is the lack of experiences. Meanwhile,
experience is the top requirement set by employers,” Dat said.
Continuing studying because of no job to do
A lot of students, who feel tired of looking for jobs, decide to continue
studying to get master degree, which they hope would help them find jobs more
easily.
Since the number of job candidates with university degree has been increasing
rapidly, new graduates believe that they should have many degrees in different
majors, or higher education degrees in order to have privileges over other
candidates. Therefore, they decide to take the entrance exams to the training
courses for master degree.
Nguyen Anh Tuan, a postgraduate of the Hanoi University for Social Sciences and
Humanity, said 60 percent of his classmates have not found jobs. Some of them
are running online fashion shops to earn their living. Meanwhile, many others
have decided to return to school to continue studying.
“It sounds good to follow higher education. However, in fact, we continue
studying just because we still cannot find jobs,” Tuan said.
A lot of graduates feel regret that they studied the finance and banking. This
was a very hot major some years ago. However, things have become quite
different. Therefore, many of them have to continue studying to obtain degrees
in other professions which promise more opportunities.
Nguyen Anh Duc, Deputy Director of CCIC, a construction consultancy and
investment company, said that a lot of students have been staying unemployed
because they did not receive good career guidance when they were at general
schools. Meanwhile, some of them believe that with university education, they
need to take important positions in businesses. Therefore, they feel discouraged
when they cannot fulfill their dream.
Thu Thao
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Beautiful scenes in the home of terraced fields
VietNamNet Bridge – Summer is here. The rice is almost ripe. If you don’t know where to go, let’s go to Mu Cang Chai, the home of terraced fields, to admire ripening rice.
Here are some pictures of Mu Cang Chai in the time of ripen rice:
On the road to Mu Cang Chai – the peak of Khau Pha hill.
Terraced fields.
La Pan Tan – a mountain village of H’mong, around 15 kilometers from
Mu Cang Chai. Before 1996, this village was the land of poppies. All families planted poppy.
All people were poppy addicts. The local government had to implement a special
policy to gradually rub out poppies.
In the first year, each old person was allowed to keep 100sq.m of poppy field.
The area of poppy for each old person was reduced in the second year,
and poppy was banned completely in the third year.
At present, rice has replaced poppy in this land.
Local H’mong people now have a better life. La Pan Tan has been r
ecognized as a national landscape in 2007.
Terraced field in La Pan Tan.
Cu Que Nha, a commune in Mu Cang Chai.
Ethnic minority women harvest rice.
Hai Anh (photo: phuot.com)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The six most impressive figures of Vietnam’s economy in 2010 | Look At Vietnam - Vietnam news daily update
VietNamNet Bridge – The year 2010 finished with the record numbers of garment and rice export turnovers and the number of foreign tourists as reviewed by Tuoi tre.
6.9 million tons of rice exported
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According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam exported 6.88 million tons of rice in 2010, reaping $3.23 billion in turnover. The figures represent the 15.4 percent increase in quantity and 21.2 percent increase in export turnover in comparison with 2009. 2010 was also the year which had the highest volume of exports and highest export revenue so far.
However, the high export volume did not mean that farmers and export companies generated high profit. The rice price fluctuated so heavily in 2010 such that both enterprises and farmers suffered. The summer-autumn crop price dropped to 3000 dong per kilo, but farmers still had to sell rice because they did not have enough storage. When the rice price later surged to 6500 dong per kilo, they did not have more rice to sell.
Meanwhile, a lot of enterprises have also reported losses because they signed export contracts in mid-year at low prices ($300 per tone). However, when collecting rice from farmers to fulfill the export contracts, they had to pay high prices due to price increases.
$11 billion worth of garment exports
With an export revenue of $11 billion, garment has become the export item which has the highest export turnover among the 26 main export items of Vietnam.
According to Vu Duc Giang, Chair of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association, the sum of money that garment companies can pocket after paying for expenses has increased by 18 percent, reaching $4.5 billion.
Many garment companies made breakthroughs in seeking new export markets and have reported high profits. For example, Phong Phu International Company, reported an impressive growth rate of 248 percent in 2010, while Viet Tien Corporation had the leading export turnover of over $200 million.
To date, many garment companies have received orders that will bring enough jobs until the third and fourth quarters of 2011. Vietnam strives to see the growth rate of 10-15 percent in 2011.
5 million foreign tourists
 For the first time Vietnam has received a record high number of foreign tourists in 2010 – 5 million tourists, an increase of 1.2 million compared to 2009. The revenue from tourism in 2010 is estimated to reach 96 trillion dong, up by 37 percent over 2009.
General Director of the Vietnam Tourism Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan believes that the number of foreign tourists will be higher in 2011 than in 2010. However, he thinks that the growth rate would not be as high as in 2010 for three reasons. First, Vietnam will not have big events in 2011 like it did in 2010. Second, Northeastern Asia, a potential market of Vietnam, shows latent political uncertainties. And third, in 2011, Vietnam will focus on heightening the quality and efficiency of tourism, while trying to improve service professionalism.
228 trillion dong poured into real estate
Though the real estate market was gloomy in 2010, outstanding loans to fund real estate trading deals in 2010 still increased by 23.5 percent over 2009, reaching 228 trillion dong, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.
Several new real estate projects were kicked off in 2010. Meanwhile, due to lack of capital; many real estate developers have been relying on bank loans to develop the projects. Moreover, real estate developers could not put high hopes on the stock market, which was very quiet in 2010.
Top 10 stock millionaires hold 48,400 billion dong worth of stocks
Pham Nhat Vuong has been recognized as the richest stock millionaire with the total stock assets of 16 trillion dong. Vuong is the Chair of Vingroup. The second position is being held by Doan Nguyen Duc, Chair of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group with assets worth 11 trillion dong.
The 10 richest stock millionaires in Vietnam are holding total assets worth 48,400 billion dong.
$11 billion was the FDI capital disbursement
The Foreign Investment Agency has announced an impressive figure of foreign direct investment (FDI) investment - $11 billion.
This has been described as a breakthrough in Vietnam’s FDI attraction. In previous years, the volume of FDI registered capital was always higher than the disbursed capital.
At the same time, some FDI super projects had their licenses revoked due to the investors’ tardiness in implementing projects.
Source: Tuoi tre
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Disease, insects attack Mekong Delta crop
Rice blast disease has affected the winter-spring crops in many southern provinces, warned the Southern Steering Committee for Pestilent Insects Fighting and Prevention.
LookAtVietnam - Rice blast disease has affected the winter-spring crops in many provinces, including Kien Giang, Long An, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, An Giang, Soc Trang and Hau Giang, warned the Southern Steering Committee for Pestilent Insects Fighting andPrevention.
In these Mekong Delta provinces, nearly 99,000 hectares have been infected with the disease, accounting for 5-15 percent of the total crop area. In some areas, the rate was up to 30 percent, the committee said.
At the same time, brown backed rice plant hoppers have damaged 46,465 hectares of the crop, with a density ranging from 750-2,000 insects per square meter, but up to 3,000-7,000 in some provinces.
Currently, the insects are migrating and will enter their reproductive cycle a few days before the coming Tet (lunar New Year) that falls on February 14, the committee noted.
The committee called on all agriculture and rural development departments of the Mekong Delta provinces to strengthen control measures for the hoppers saying pesticide spraying was the solution for rice fields close to harvest.
The committee also asked the provinces to carry out more inspections and control of rice blast disease before, during and after Tet.
VietNamNet/SGGP
LookAtVietnam - Rice blast disease has affected the winter-spring crops in many provinces, including Kien Giang, Long An, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, An Giang, Soc Trang and Hau Giang, warned the Southern Steering Committee for Pestilent Insects Fighting andPrevention.
In these Mekong Delta provinces, nearly 99,000 hectares have been infected with the disease, accounting for 5-15 percent of the total crop area. In some areas, the rate was up to 30 percent, the committee said.
At the same time, brown backed rice plant hoppers have damaged 46,465 hectares of the crop, with a density ranging from 750-2,000 insects per square meter, but up to 3,000-7,000 in some provinces.
Currently, the insects are migrating and will enter their reproductive cycle a few days before the coming Tet (lunar New Year) that falls on February 14, the committee noted.
The committee called on all agriculture and rural development departments of the Mekong Delta provinces to strengthen control measures for the hoppers saying pesticide spraying was the solution for rice fields close to harvest.
The committee also asked the provinces to carry out more inspections and control of rice blast disease before, during and after Tet.
VietNamNet/SGGP
Monday, January 11, 2010
Artist ‘paints’ with rice | Look At Vietnam
Artisan Ho Nghia began producing a unique form of art in 2008, using grains of rice to create elaborate images.
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| A rice painting created by local artisan Ho Nghia. (Photo: SGGP) |
The rice paintings are meticulously crafted. Each individual grain must be slim, firm, and the same size. For this reason, the rice is always carefully selected.
The grains are then roasted for a length of time depending on the color tones required for the works which are drafted in advance. Finally, the rice is attached to paper according to the draft painting.
The longevity of rice paintings is around 2-3 years.
Nghia has now created 25 rice works, including portraits of the country’s leaders and scenes of Vietnamese villages.
VietNamNet/SGGP
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Vietnam typhoon claims livelihoods as well as lives
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) – Flooded rice fields, dead cattle and smashed fishing boats will mean economic hardship for Vietnam's typhoon survivors long after they clean the mud from their houses, aid workers say.
Typhoon Ketsana, one of the worst disasters to strike Vietnam in years, claimed the lives of 162 people and has also taken away the livelihoods of many more.
"The harvest for this season is probably lost," said Ugo Blanco, who is coordinating disaster response for the United Nations.
Less than one week after the typhoon affected 14 provinces last Tuesday, aid agencies are still in the emergency phase where the priority is distributing fresh water, food, and basic household supplies including blankets and mosquito nets. Related article: Asian armies to the rescue
But Blanco says there is also a need to start thinking about the medium and longer-term impact of the disaster and how to help people in this largely rural country get back to work.
Ketsana caused devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines before striking Vietnam. It also claimed 17 lives in Cambodia and 24 in Laos.
Vietnam is the world's second-largest rice exporter but initial government estimates say more than 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of paddy have been flooded or damaged. About half of that loss came in one province, Binh Dinh.
Almost 60,000 hectares of other crops were also damaged.
Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces suffered the heaviest livestock losses, of almost 150,000 poultry, about 1,600 cows and buffalo, and 2,800 pigs, the government report said.
The storm also damaged more than 500 boats and ships, mostly in the fishing province of Quang Ngai, it said.
About 2,300 hectares of aquaculture areas were inundated, but for Pham Chau and other seafood producers the extent of the losses is still unclear.
"We will only know really how much we lost in terms of fish and shrimp in the next few days," said Chau, 47, of Tong Chanh village in Thua Thien-Hue.
For the moment, he knows that big waves during the storm damaged about half the enclosure where he raises the sea creatures.
Chau was busy trying to fix a damaged net. Others had been swept away and he expects "considerable" losses.
His wife usually sells the fish he produces at the market but since the storm damaged his enclosure they have not sold anything, forcing them to live off their savings, he said.
"I don't have much in my savings now," said Chau, who invested 50 million dong (2,800 dollars) in his business, partly through a bank loan that is not paid off and prevents his getting more help from the bank.
He said he might have to turn to loan sharks to rebuild his business.
For the most vulnerable, the Red Cross aims to help 21,000 obtain a viable source of income by early next year.
That initiative is among the aims of an international appeal for 4.75 million dollars launched by the Red Cross on Friday.
It could include the supply of fertiliser to two or three provinces, said Doan Van Thai, secretary general of the Vietnam Red Cross Society.
State-run Vietnam News on Saturday said the government planned to give 460 billion dong -- about 25.6 million dollars -- to affected areas, partly to buy seedlings to restart production but also for rebuilding, disease control and other measures.
Local governments in the typhoon-hit central region have asked Hanoi for far more. They want close to 40 million dollars as well as 600 tonnes of rice seed, 20 tonnes of vegetable seed and 30 tonnes of maize seed.
Blanco said the UN had sent people to the disaster zone to try to assess the need for livelihood recovery assistance.
"Probably this will be one of the main sectors which the international community will try to support," he said.
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Typhoon Ketsana, one of the worst disasters to strike Vietnam in years, claimed the lives of 162 people and has also taken away the livelihoods of many more.
"The harvest for this season is probably lost," said Ugo Blanco, who is coordinating disaster response for the United Nations.
Less than one week after the typhoon affected 14 provinces last Tuesday, aid agencies are still in the emergency phase where the priority is distributing fresh water, food, and basic household supplies including blankets and mosquito nets. Related article: Asian armies to the rescue
But Blanco says there is also a need to start thinking about the medium and longer-term impact of the disaster and how to help people in this largely rural country get back to work.
Ketsana caused devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines before striking Vietnam. It also claimed 17 lives in Cambodia and 24 in Laos.
Vietnam is the world's second-largest rice exporter but initial government estimates say more than 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of paddy have been flooded or damaged. About half of that loss came in one province, Binh Dinh.
Almost 60,000 hectares of other crops were also damaged.
Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces suffered the heaviest livestock losses, of almost 150,000 poultry, about 1,600 cows and buffalo, and 2,800 pigs, the government report said.
The storm also damaged more than 500 boats and ships, mostly in the fishing province of Quang Ngai, it said.
About 2,300 hectares of aquaculture areas were inundated, but for Pham Chau and other seafood producers the extent of the losses is still unclear.
"We will only know really how much we lost in terms of fish and shrimp in the next few days," said Chau, 47, of Tong Chanh village in Thua Thien-Hue.
For the moment, he knows that big waves during the storm damaged about half the enclosure where he raises the sea creatures.
Chau was busy trying to fix a damaged net. Others had been swept away and he expects "considerable" losses.
His wife usually sells the fish he produces at the market but since the storm damaged his enclosure they have not sold anything, forcing them to live off their savings, he said.
"I don't have much in my savings now," said Chau, who invested 50 million dong (2,800 dollars) in his business, partly through a bank loan that is not paid off and prevents his getting more help from the bank.
He said he might have to turn to loan sharks to rebuild his business.
For the most vulnerable, the Red Cross aims to help 21,000 obtain a viable source of income by early next year.
That initiative is among the aims of an international appeal for 4.75 million dollars launched by the Red Cross on Friday.
It could include the supply of fertiliser to two or three provinces, said Doan Van Thai, secretary general of the Vietnam Red Cross Society.
State-run Vietnam News on Saturday said the government planned to give 460 billion dong -- about 25.6 million dollars -- to affected areas, partly to buy seedlings to restart production but also for rebuilding, disease control and other measures.
Local governments in the typhoon-hit central region have asked Hanoi for far more. They want close to 40 million dollars as well as 600 tonnes of rice seed, 20 tonnes of vegetable seed and 30 tonnes of maize seed.
Blanco said the UN had sent people to the disaster zone to try to assess the need for livelihood recovery assistance.
"Probably this will be one of the main sectors which the international community will try to support," he said.
Related Searches:
* rice fields
* binh dinh
* vietnam
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Vietnam Rice Deal $564 million/6000,000 Tons
The Philippines' $564-million purchase of 600,000 tons of rice from Vietnam will consist of three rice grades, with the 25 percent broken variety making up the majority of the imports, a source from the state grain agency said on Thursday.
The Philippines, the world's biggest rice importer, will get 360,000 tons of 25 percent brokens and 180,000 tons -- or 30 percent of the total shipment from Vietnam -- in 15 percent brokens.
The rest, or 60,000 tons, will be at a higher grade of 5 percent brokens.
Manila paid an average price of $940 a ton, including cost and freight, for the shipment, which will be delivered between July and September. The source did not give the price per grade of rice.
The government-to-government deal wraps up Manila's purchases of its national staple for this year, with the Southeast Asian nation likely to be out of the market until possibly the end of the year, when it may start stocking up for 2009
The Philippines, the world's biggest rice importer, will get 360,000 tons of 25 percent brokens and 180,000 tons -- or 30 percent of the total shipment from Vietnam -- in 15 percent brokens.
The rest, or 60,000 tons, will be at a higher grade of 5 percent brokens.
Manila paid an average price of $940 a ton, including cost and freight, for the shipment, which will be delivered between July and September. The source did not give the price per grade of rice.
The government-to-government deal wraps up Manila's purchases of its national staple for this year, with the Southeast Asian nation likely to be out of the market until possibly the end of the year, when it may start stocking up for 2009
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
RP to buy 600,000 tons of Vietnam rice - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
The Philippine government agreed on Tuesday to buy 600,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam through a government-to-government deal, bringing to 2.3 million metric tons its total rice imports for 2008.
The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice importer, paid an average of $940 a ton, including freight, for the latest purchase. The rice is expected to be delivered in July, August and September.
“This is sufficient for the 2008 requirement,” Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said in a telephone interview.
In a statement, Yap said the purchase was made in keeping with government plans to go back to the market to further augment its “buffer stocks when the price and other conditions are suitable for us.”
“In this instance, we have been able to secure a good deal with Vietnam and saw this as a good opportunity to expand our stockpile, especially in light of the recent uptick in global rice prices,” he said.
Prices decline
Benchmark Thai rice prices fell to about $795 per ton FOB on Wednesday, continuing a decline from a peak of about $1,080 on April 24 on the back of the Philippine flurry of purchases and export curbs by producing nations.
The trade restrictions, along with higher costs of oil and farm inputs, rising global demand, drought, biofuel production and price speculation, pushed up grain prices to record highs.
The leap in the price of rice, a staple for half the world’s population, fed into a global food crisis that triggered protests around the world and threatened hunger for nearly 1 billion people.
In the Philippines, the rise in the cost of regular milled rice to more than P30 a kilo in April, from about P25-P27 a kilo in March, drove people to queue for state-subsidized rice sold at only P18.25 a kilo.
So far, the Philippines has spent around $1.54 billion importing its rice requirements, mainly from Vietnam and Thailand, for the year.
At its last successful rice tender in April, the Philippines paid an average of $1,136 a ton, up 60 percent from a tender in March.
The Philippines scrapped a tender for 675,000 tons of rice in May, saying it preferred to wait for international prices of the grain to decline as more supply reaches the market.
Market very quiet
more info--->>>RP to buy 600,000 tons of Vietnam rice - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice importer, paid an average of $940 a ton, including freight, for the latest purchase. The rice is expected to be delivered in July, August and September.
“This is sufficient for the 2008 requirement,” Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said in a telephone interview.
In a statement, Yap said the purchase was made in keeping with government plans to go back to the market to further augment its “buffer stocks when the price and other conditions are suitable for us.”
“In this instance, we have been able to secure a good deal with Vietnam and saw this as a good opportunity to expand our stockpile, especially in light of the recent uptick in global rice prices,” he said.
Prices decline
Benchmark Thai rice prices fell to about $795 per ton FOB on Wednesday, continuing a decline from a peak of about $1,080 on April 24 on the back of the Philippine flurry of purchases and export curbs by producing nations.
The trade restrictions, along with higher costs of oil and farm inputs, rising global demand, drought, biofuel production and price speculation, pushed up grain prices to record highs.
The leap in the price of rice, a staple for half the world’s population, fed into a global food crisis that triggered protests around the world and threatened hunger for nearly 1 billion people.
In the Philippines, the rise in the cost of regular milled rice to more than P30 a kilo in April, from about P25-P27 a kilo in March, drove people to queue for state-subsidized rice sold at only P18.25 a kilo.
So far, the Philippines has spent around $1.54 billion importing its rice requirements, mainly from Vietnam and Thailand, for the year.
At its last successful rice tender in April, the Philippines paid an average of $1,136 a ton, up 60 percent from a tender in March.
The Philippines scrapped a tender for 675,000 tons of rice in May, saying it preferred to wait for international prices of the grain to decline as more supply reaches the market.
Market very quiet
more info--->>>RP to buy 600,000 tons of Vietnam rice - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
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