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Why Food Shoots Out

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By Joe Fotalattee

According to VnExpress, on January 11, the Environmental Police Department of the Ho Chi Minh City investigated the Binh Dien market about the use of chemicals in food. They discovered that the owner and many employees were processing and subdividing nearly a ton of chemically soaked bamboo shoots.

Owners of three establishments admitted to buying chemicals from Kim Bien market. The lotus is dark and stained after a few minutes of soaking in chemicals, then it will turn white to seduce customers. Every day, these establishments sell to hundreds of customers in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to the police, the establishment owners store chemicals in dirty nylon bags and plastic cups and then hide them in garbage piles to avoid detection. At the end of January 2022, police also discovered 8 tons of chemically soaked lotus roots in Cu Chi district.

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Bribery Investigations

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Opinion By Joe Fotalattee

On January 11, Hoang Tan Luc, 34, Be Binh Duong, 39, and 5 registrar employees were detained by Hoc Mon district police for taking bribes. Mr. Luc, director of the 50-14D registration center, and many subordinates were accused of receiving “bribes” to ignore cars that could not pass inspection.

The investigative agency spent ten days searching the center – part of a plan to expand the investigation into the case of taking bribes in the public sector.

No word yet if there will be investigations into bribery of foreigners on arrival for visa issues at airports and the notorious Moc Bai border for “coffee money.”

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Where To See Fireworks On January 22

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By Joe Fotalattee

On January 22 (the first day of the Lunar New Year), fireworks will be set off for 15 minutes at 00:00 at six locations with assistance from charitable organizations.

The Saigon River tunnel (Thu Duc City), Ben Noc Monument Memorial Temple in Thu Duc City, Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11, Can Thanh Town in Can Gio District, Ben Duoc Martyrs Memorial Temple in District Cu Chi, and the Memorial of Martyrs of Mau Than 1968 in Binh Chanh District.

The Vietnam Beat previously compiled a list of Rooftop Bars to see the skyline, and many of the same venues will have events on January 22.

Along with fireworks, many yearly Lunar New Year celebrations continue to take place, including the Duong Sach Festival, from 17:00 on January 19 to January 26. Le Loi (District 1) was chosen over Nguyen Van Binh Book Street this year. In addition, Nguyen Hue Flower Street, Spring Flower Festival, and Tet Flower Market are all in the works.

Additionally, the city hosts a variety of cultural and artistic events, including Cai Luong performances at Tran Huu Trang Theater and in front of the City Cultural Center from January 14 to February 5, as well as Don Ca Tai Tu performances from January 20 to January 29 in front of the Opera House.

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Prime Minister Urges Covid-19 Prevention This Tet

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By Joe Fotalatte

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Directive 05/CD-TTg, dated January 8th, on strengthening the prevention and control of epidemics during the Lunar New Year and the 2023 festival season.

According to the telegram sent to the ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated organizations, and agencies must continue implementation of epidemic prevention and control solutions across all levels and sectors, with particular attention to the vaccination campaign for COVID-19 prevention.

The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is still unpredictable and unstable, and new sub-variants of the XBB variant have recently emerged. Because of its capacity to evade immunity, the XBB variant spreads more quickly than other Omicron variants and has now been detected in 70 countries.

The immunity conferred by vaccination will also wane over time, despite high vaccination rates. The risk of an increase in COVID-19 cases is due to the timing of the season change, the transition from winter to spring, as well as the relaxing of epidemic prevention and control policies in some countries. During the Lunar New Year and Spring of 2023, there will be trade, tourism, festivals, and other large indoor gatherings increasing the risk of infections.

Many health experts recommend getting updated booster shots within 4-6 months of the previous jab.

 

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Easier Work Permit Exemptions In Hanoi

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Easier Work Permit Exemptions In Hanoi

Opinion by Joe Fotalattee

The Hanoi Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs streamlined the approval process for hiring foreigners in recent years.

Most foreigners who want to work in Hanoi must apply for a work permit, which is a legal document that allows them to be paid by an employer in the capital city.

As stated in Decree No. 152, foreign nationals having a work permit exemption certificate may work in Hanoi without a work permit. This certificate can be used to apply for a temporary residence card and is equivalent to a work permit. It is valid for a maximum of two years.

The following categories provide a work permit exemption:

– People from outside Vietnam who are in charge of running foreign NGOs or international organizations in Hanoi.

– Foreigners employed and foreigner experts in Hanoi for less than three months, and working to solve challenging technical issues that cannot be resolved by Vietnamese.

– Foreign nationals with valid passports employed by governments, political parties, or other organizations with sociopolitical goals.

– Foreign nationals who have received authorization from the Ministry of Education and Training to conduct research and teach in Hanoi.

15,000 foreign workers by more than 10,200 businesses were employed in Hanoi in 2022. The department checked 20 businesses for adherence to the law regarding the hiring of foreign workers.

Hanoi Times reported the department held a training conference on the issuance of permits for foreign workers on December 20, 2022, for 120 organizations and businesses in the city.

 

This post has been updated as it may have misstated the current status of gay marriage in Vietnam, or not.

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Increase In Personal Savings, Tet Home Donations, Two Earthquakes

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Nine Percent Increase In Personal Savings

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) branch in HCMC reports that the number of people saving money at banks for the year 2022 increased significantly.

Data from the SBV, the nation’s central bank, revealed that capital raised by commercial banks in the city increased by an estimated 6%, and personal savings increased by 9.2% compared to the previous year. Given the unfavorable market circumstances in 2022, this was a good sign, according to Nguyen Duc Lenh, deputy director of the SBV branch in HCMC. He claimed that, in some ways, investing money in a bank is a safe and successful move.

 

Homes Donated To Poor For Tet
The FPT Corporation has donated 50 homes to underprivileged families in HCMC in honor of the upcoming Tet holiday, or the Lunar New Year.
In the Cu Chi neighborhood of the city’s outskirts, these charitable homes can be found in the communes of Hoa Phu, Phuoc Vinh An, Tan Thanh Tay, Tay Thanh Dong, Phu Hoa Dong, and An Phu.

The company gave 50 gift sets to underprivileged individuals . A representative from FPT stated to Saigon Times that the charitable homes given to low-income families before Tet serve as a small gift from FPT to spread love and hope for 2023.

The social program is a component of the “Happy House” project, which FPT and the Hope Foundation unveiled in September of last year.

 

Second Earthquake In Two Weeks In Northern Province

According to the Vietnam Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center under the Institute of Geophysics, a magnitude-3 earthquake struck Nghe An Province in north-central Vietnam on Friday at 8:53 am at a depth of 10 km.

After the incident, the Vietnam Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center stated that it would … Read more

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Da Nang Students Awarded Free Bus Tickets To Go Home For Tet

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Dong A University in Da Nang has provided more than 200 free bus tickets worth more than VND40 million to its underprivileged students from 16 central provinces so they can visit their families for Tet in their hometowns. They also awarded 10 scholarships worth 3 million VND to first-year students. Scholarships worth 1 million VND each were given t to another 10 diligent poor students.

This is the eleventh time that Dong A University has put together a significant program to assist students with bus tickets. Up to this point, the school has paid for nearly 4,000 poor students’ bus tickets, each costing VND200,000.