VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has requested a recall and told consumers not to use imported cheese under the brand Hardy Affineur from France. MoIT is recalling imported cheese Valencay Aoc Affine Hardy from France due to E-coli. — Photo anninhthudo.vn According to the MoIT’s Department of Science and Technology, the recall was due to ecoli 0157 from raw milk and cheese imported from France following a warning sent by the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) to Vietnamese authority agencies. France has also recalled the affected products. The ministry has asked management agencies to inform businesses and individuals about the recall. In addition to the recall, the ministry has also tightened imports of Valencay Aoc Affine Hardy cheese. The ministry also asked consumers to report outlets that continued to sell the products. The cheese, made from goats’ milk, is in French supermarkets nationwide and … [Read more...] about Vietnam recalls E-coli affected cheese
Angoulême Int’l Short Film Festival opens in HCM City
Angoulême International Short Film Festival featuring movies from France and other movie industries of countries will take place at the Ho Chi Minh City College of Stage Performance and Cinematics on March 18. The event will present to movie lovers 30 short films with Vietnamese susubtitles. Organized by the ”Faites des Courts, Fête des Films”, FCFF, in 2015, the event is a chance for anybody who has a love for cinema and wants to find inspiration and ideas for the films they wish to make. The short film fest is also being taken place in Angoulême, France from March 13-19 featuring 190 films of movie industries throughout the world. SGGP … [Read more...] about Angoulême Int’l Short Film Festival opens in HCM City
Cash flow pushes shares up
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The markets had a good start on Monday, witnessed exciting movements among large stocks with cash pouring into most sectors. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange climbed 0.77 per cent to close at 1,011.86 points. The southern market index climbed 1.91 per cent last week to end at 1,004.12 points on Friday. More than 230.5 million shares were exchanged on the southern bourse, worth VNĐ5.35 trillion (US$229 million). Large-cap stocks performed well, boosting the blue-chip VN30 Index up 0.61 per cent to 932.75 points. Seven-teen of the 30 largest stocks by market capitalisation ended in positive territory while 10 slumped. The rest three were flat. Bank stocks increased by 1.54 per cent, led by the increase in VPB (3.2 per cent), CTG (3.1 per cent), and VCB (2.4 per cent). Oil and gas stocks went up 1.69 per cent as its large-cap stocks, including PetroVietnam Gas JSC (GAS), Viet Nam National … [Read more...] about Cash flow pushes shares up
Hoa Sen exports 15,000 tonnes of steel sheets to EU
Viet Nam News BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU – Steelmaker Hoa Sen Group (HSG) exported 15,000 tonnes of steel sheets to the UK, Germany and Italy late last week. The steel sheets were exported from Hoa Sen Phú Mỹ Plant in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu. The company also announced the opening of its new hot-dip galvanized steel pipe plant in the province. Developed by its member company, Hoa Sen Phú Mỹ Joint Stock Company, the plant was built on an area of 5.3ha in Phú Mỹ 1 Industrial Zone in the province with total capital of over VNĐ500 billion (US$22 million). The plant has eight production lines equipped with the most advanced technology in the world, with a total capacity of 85,000 tonnes per year. Hoa Sen said the opening of the new plant will help the company carry out its plan to diversify its products and meet increased domestic and foreign demand. According to the company, the hot-dip … [Read more...] about Hoa Sen exports 15,000 tonnes of steel sheets to EU
Vietnam-Japan Friendship Concert to take place in Hanoi
The concert will gather young talented pianists from Japan and Vietnam. (Source: http://en.nhandan.org.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - A Vietnam-Japan Friendship Concert, themed ‘Spring of Music and Friendship’, will take place at the L’Espace Centre in Hanoi on March 20. The event, which forms part of the third Vietnam-Japan Piano Festival 2019, is co-held by the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam, the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association and the Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese. … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Japan Friendship Concert to take place in Hanoi