According to the HFA’s report, thanks to efforts in building new-style rural areas, by the end of 2020 Hanoi is expected to have 368 out of 382 communes meeting the standards of new rural areas, with 21 communes. meeting the standards of advanced new rural areas, bringing the average income in rural areas to VND55 million per person a year.

On this occasion, the Hanoi City People’s Committee awards certificates of merit to two collectives and five individuals.

Speaking at the conference, HFA President Pham Hai Hoa said that the capital city currently has nearly 478,000 members. In the period 2015-2020, over 750 collective economic models have been deployed by its members at all levels.

In response to the movement on building new rural areas, farmers in Hanoi have donated more than 273,000 square metres of land and more than 2.1 million working days, contributing more than VND5.500 trillion to the development of rural infrastructure.

In her speech, Party Central Committee member and Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Municipal Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang highly appreciated the three key movements deployed by the HFA over the past time, saying that these are important contributions to successfully realise the resolutions of the 15th and 16th Party Congresses of Hanoi.

On this occasion, the Hanoi City People’s Committee awarded certificates of merit to two collectives and five individuals while the HFA presented certificates of merit to 41 collectives and 64 individuals for their outstanding achievements in the patriotic emulation movement for the 2015-2020 period.

Mekong Delta rice farmers earn high income from rice straw

Rice farmers in the Mekong Delta are earning higher incomes from selling rice straw left over from the harvested 2019 – 20 winter-spring rice crop.

High income from black seedless grape

(BGO) – This was the first year the family of Nguyen  Van Tu in Bai Dan village, Binh Son commune, Luc Nam district (Bac Giang province) has grown the black seedless grape in more than one mau (old measuring unit equal to 3,600 square meters). 

Orchard owners in Luc Ngan district increase income from tourists

(BGO) – These days, the owners of orange and pomelo orchards in Luc Ngan district in particular and in Bac Giang province in general have focused on harvesting the fruits which enjoy the same selling price as last year with good consumption. 

About 700,000 firms to benefit from cut in corporate income tax

About 700,000 enterprises are expected to enjoy a cut in corporate income tax (CIT) to between 15-17 percent from July 1 this year, down from the current rate of 20 percent.

VietGAP mango fetches high incomes for farmers in Kien Giang

The cultivation of Hoa Loc mango to Vietnamese good agricultural practices (VietGAP) standards provides steady outlets and incomes for farmers in Tho Son commune in Kien Giang province.

Source: NDO