On the evening of June 17, a screenshot of the report type of “Elementary and Middle School Students Online Lessons” included in the “Internet Crime Reporting Website” went viral on social media, although it was later clarified that the report type was as early as August 2020 It has appeared, but the spread of the news is enough to show the nerves of the entire education and training industry at this moment.

Prior to this, foreign media reported that China will introduce more severe than expected measures against the US$120 billion after-school training industry, including a trial ban on holiday training and restrictions on advertising. The new regulations may reduce the annual revenue of tuition companies by 70%-80%. On June 15, the Ministry of Education also established an off-campus education and training supervision department to supervise related activities.

Under high pressure, online education stocks have been declining, and many leading institutions have been reported to be layoffs on a large scale. Some investors even said that it is true that the management collectively closed the K12 education track.

It is worth mentioning that at this moment, iQiyi, who has been losing money for many years, chose to enter the game. Recently, some media reported that iQiyi launched an app called “iQiyi Education” in the Apple App Store. However, Radar Finance did not find the app when searching on June 18th. It is reported that iQiyi began to get involved in the education field in 2012, and in January this year it also incubated ubiquitous education.

CY, a veteran of more than ten years in the education industry who has worked in a leading education institution and also has entrepreneurial experience, told Leda Finance that the capital market is usually the most sensitive. The recent sharp drop in online education stocks proves the news. There is a certain possibility of implementation. But the decline will not be endless. “It may be beneficial in the past half a month to a month. It is speculated that the direction is quality education, and it depends on who moves fast.”

Is iQiyi going to become Taobao in education?

Public information shows that iQiyi has been in the education field for a long time, but progress is relatively slow.

In 2012, iQiyi and Beijing No. 4 Online School jointly created the “2012 College Entrance Examination Channel” to cut into the educational track.

In August 2016, iQiyi Ai Classroom mobile terminal and PC terminal were fully launched; at the end of the year, the company held the first “Smart·Creation·Future” annual education ceremony at Tsinghua University. According to reports at that time, the iQiyi Education Channel The broadcast traffic has reached 35 million, and the content covers various fields such as early childhood education, primary and secondary education, foreign language training, and vocational education.

At the meeting, iQiyi Education also reached long-term strategic cooperation with well-known brands such as New Oriental Online and Xingshuai Education. Since then, this educational festival has become an annual routine of iQiyi.

In 2017, online education ushered in the trend. According to IT Orange data, as of October 16, the number of open financings in the field of online education exceeded 150, and the cumulative amount of financing exceeded 8 billion yuan. So at the second iQiyi Education Ceremony at the end of the year, Geng Danhao, senior vice president of iQiyi, said bluntly that there are a large number of Internet users who are willing to pay and they are willing to pay to acquire knowledge. In 2018, iQiyi launched the paid knowledge product “iQiyi Knowledge”. Lu Yujie, editor-in-chief of the iQiyi Education Center, said that the main change in the education business in 2018 is that it has a dedicated technology and product team. On January 27, 2021, iQiyi announced the integration of iQiyi Knowledge, iQiyi Education, TV Fruit, and Meng Zhuangyuan to form “Ubiquitous Education”. The founder of Meng Zhuangyuan Zhou Liuqing will serve as the CEO of Ubiquitous Education. Independently operated outside iQiyi. Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQiyi, said that ubiquitous education itself does not produce content, but rather distributes and operates educational content. The ubiquitous model can be understood as the logic of “Taobao”. In Gong Yu’s view, ubiquitous education is an innovative application of commercial forms in the education field. At present, the major online and offline educational institutions in China are basically iQiyi advertisers, and the company has hundreds of millions of user groups. Based on this, Ubiquitous can achieve effective control of customer acquisition costs. In this regard, some online education practitioners pointed out, “Even if the platform can connect to many famous educational institutions, consumers recognize the product in education. If he recognizes the teaching of an institution on the platform, then he will go Directly find this institution to take classes, at this time it has nothing to do with the platform. From this perspective, it is difficult to have a high-strength connection between users and the platform.” After nearly five months, it is reported that the iQiyi Education App has been launched on the Apple App Store, which has set up a classmate system, a star cluster of stars, and divided the courses into three modes: live classroom, video classroom and self-study room. , Mainly for preschool children and elementary school students. However, on June 18, a Radar Finance search found that iQiyi Education could no longer be found in the Apple App Store, only iQiyi knowledge could be found. In addition, the official account of iQiyi Education has been launched on Weibo, Douyin and other platforms. According to this, Radar Finance called iQiyi’s customer service, and the other party said that he did not know the relevant matters. “If a new App is launched, in general, in response to questions raised by users, the customer service will also receive relevant notifications, but I have not received any notifications about the iQiyi Education App.” Dilemma in commercialization Why, as a long-term video company, iQiyi wants to explore the educational track? In the eyes of industry insiders, this may be an attempt by the company to realize commercialization. Radar Finance noted that since 2016, iQiyi’s revenue growth rate has continued to show a downward trend. From 2016 to 2020, the company’s revenue growth rate was 107.21%, 60.25%, 39.19%, 14.19% and 2.86%, respectively. Although iQiyi’s 2021 first quarter report shows that the company achieved 7.968 billion yuan in revenue during the reporting period, an increase of 4% year-on-year, but according to the company’s second quarter 2021 performance guidelines, it is expected that revenue in the second quarter of 2021 will be 7.65 billion yuan. , A year-on-year decrease of 3%. While revenue is gradually encountering bottlenecks, iQiyi has lost 38.245 billion yuan since 2015. In order to monetize, iQiyi has thought of many ways, the most direct one is to increase the price by members. In 2016, iQiyi’s ARPU (average revenue per user) was 125 yuan, and it increased to 135 yuan in 2019, with an annual compound growth rate of less than 3%. In the same period, Netflix on the other side of the ocean was 7.9%. In November 2020, iQiyi announced that the gold VIP membership fee will be increased for the first time in nine years. The monthly subscription price will be increased from 15 yuan to 19 yuan, and the monthly card price will be increased from 19.8 yuan to 25 yuan. The feedback of this move is obvious. In 2020, iQiyi’s ARPU is 162 yuan, an increase of 20% year-on-year, but the cost is a decline in the number of members. At the end of 2020, the total number of iQiyi subscription members was 101.7 million, 5 million fewer than at the end of 2019, and more than 17 million fewer than at the beginning of 2020. Although the number of members rose to 105.3 million in the first quarter of 2021 from the previous quarter, this figure is still less than the 107 million at the end of 2019. Industry insiders believe that the increase in the number of iQiyi subscription members in the first quarter of 2021 is due to the hot broadcast of the hit “Zuo Son”. If there is no corresponding hot sale in the future, the number of members will hardly continue to rise. Even Gong Yu himself admitted in a letter to shareholders that, with the reduction of copyright content obtained from traditional channels, “the current quantity and quality of self-made content cannot meet the needs.” In addition to membership fees, iQiyi has also tested other tracks. Searching for the name of iQiyi in the app store, you can find many apps that are similar to the above-mentioned “iqiyi education”, such as iqiyi bata, iqiyi novels, iqiyi ticketing, iqiyi VR , IQiyi Security Shield, iQiyi Sports, etc., as well as some apps such as a lot of videos, instant creation, Qixiu, Youbing, etc., even if iQiyi’s name is not listed, they are also affiliated to the company. Gong Yu once said that iQiyi will establish an ecosystem that will link literature, comics, light novels, online games, shopping malls and other sectors through IP to form a situation where one fish eats more. But as far as the current situation is concerned, in Gong Yu’s ecological matrix, except for the long video deity of iqiyi, it is difficult to have bright projects that rank among the heads, even if it is to complete the task of reaching the waist, it will be more difficult. Qimai data shows that affected by the start of the European Cup, iQiyi Sports ranks 8th in the sports App list of the iOS system. This is also the best product of iQiyi in their respective categories except for video playback software; in addition, IQiyi Novels rank 59 in the book list; iQiyi Instant is ranked 62 in the entertainment list; iQiyi Knowledge is ranked 344 in the education list; iQiyi Creative is ranked 825 in the photography and video app list… … Obviously, if iQiyi Education is successfully launched, it will also become a member of the aforementioned matrix. However, in the eyes of netizens, Gong Yu’s move in the education industry is a bit slow. Online education hits the bottom If the rectification and naming of the online education industry at the beginning of the year were just shackles, then a series of news that came out in recent days is close to the death penalty for the education and training industry. There are more and more signs that the “three noes” policy, which was spread online in late May, is developing in the direction of becoming true. On May 24, there was news that Beijing’s Haidian Education Commission was about to introduce a “double reduction” policy, accompanied by the “three nos”: classes are not allowed during holidays, training institutions (subjects & educational quality) are not allowed to be listed, Do not allow advertising. At that time, the Haidian District Board of Education also issued an article to refute the rumors, saying that the news that “educational institutions are not allowed to start classes in summer” was not true. The Haidian District Education Commission’s rumors are very rigorous, but from the perspective of market capital trends and offline specific conditions, the above-mentioned rumors are not unfounded. In 2020, the total financing of China’s online education sector exceeded 53.93 billion yuan, exceeding the total financing of the industry in the previous ten years. Well-known investment institutions such as Tencent, Sequoia Capital, IDG, Hillhouse, Alibaba, and Softbank were all attracted to the market. But now online education has been reduced to “abandoned son” in the capital circle. Some investors who have been paying attention to the education track for a long time said that no one in their investment group discusses education projects, and some investors in the education track are also thinking about turning to the track. Previously, Bloomberg had reported that Job Gang may IPO in the second half of 2021 as soon as possible, but after the introduction of supervision, Job Gang’s response to the listing was that there was no clear plan and no timetable. In the U.S. stock market, online education concept stocks continued to plummet, which also reflected the shaken capital’s confidence in the industry. According to data from Eastern Fortune Choice, on June 17, the single-day declines of No. 1 High School Education, Good Future, New Oriental, and Gaotu reached 15.81%, 13.98%, 8.84%, and 8.39% respectively; the 10 companies with the largest year-to-date declines, Online education occupies 7 seats, and New Oriental has fallen by 95.89%. On the other hand, the online education advertisements that were previously overwhelming and offline have also been difficult to find. On April 23, May 10, and June 1, the top penalties imposed by the regulatory agencies on a number of education and training institutions were also for their false propaganda, price violations and other violations. It is worth mentioning that nearly a month after the news of the “three noes” came out, there were corresponding signs of “no classes during holidays”, which was considered the most unlikely event in the industry at that time. On June 16, according to a Reuters report, four sources told Reuters that China will introduce more severe than expected measures against the US$120 billion after-school training industry, including a trial ban on holiday training and restrictions on advertising. The new rules will be announced as early as next week and will take effect next month. The new regulations may reduce the annual revenue of tuition companies by 70%-80%. The ban on holiday and weekend tutoring will be implemented in 9 provinces and cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangsu for a period of 12 months, after which it will be promoted nationwide. Reuters wrote in the report: A person close to the drafting of the new regulations by the regulator said that the new regulations will be stricter than expected and the industry should prepare for the worst. Similarly, the news of an internal discussion in New Oriental was also released, saying that classes will not be available on weekends, winter and summer vacations from 2022; subjects and non-subjects under the age of 6 will not be available; all shooting questions and search tools are all available. Online sales are further restricted; the company itself predicts that it will lose 50%+ of its revenue due to the New Deal. On the afternoon of June 18, the rumor was refuted by New Oriental. “There can be no waves without wind. New Oriental’s refutation of the rumors will not be evaluated, but the Reuters news may implement some actions, but the intensity is not easy to judge.” CY said, “The current measures are all aimed at the head, and you can see behind the stage. The intensity and effect of the crackdown are sufficient, and if it is sufficient, the scale may be relatively reduced. Moreover, before the policy is issued, it will be protected from the wind, and it depends on the market’s response.” With the continuous efforts of supervision, news of layoffs from New Oriental Online, VIPKID, Chalk Education, Gaotu, Job Gang, Ape Guidance, Good Future and other institutions have also been heard one after another. Some insiders estimate that only one summer vacation will be a job in the online education industry. The layoffs may exceed 100,000. Under the “doomsday” of the industry, news of cessation of recruitment and contract breaches spread frequently. Many freshmen who had already received offers became the most direct “victims”. They “graduated and become unemployed.” In addition, the employees of educational institutions are still in meetings in the morning, and they are notified that they have been laid off in the afternoon, and there is neither compensation nor internal transfer arrangements. An employee of an educational institution revealed to Radar Finance and Economics that no matter whether it is a primary school, a junior high school or a high school, whether it is a large class or a one-to-one basis, there are “undocumented” teachers in the institution. Under strict supervision, the company has recently started to “persuade people to leave” one after another. It is difficult for teachers without a teacher qualification certificate to continue to gain a foothold in the K12 field. Under the turmoil, is the education and training industry coming to an end? For the future of the education and training industry, CY still maintains a certain optimism. “I don’t think it will be a 70%-80% reduction in revenue. The main reason is that the capital has come in too much in the past period of time. The whole market is unhealthy and abnormal, and the cost of acquiring customers is extremely high. Now under the strong pressure of supervision, it is beneficial to the market. Standardize development and reduce customer acquisition costs.” CY said that although there are currently many restrictions on advertising and online sales of educational institutions, educational institutions do not use these methods to acquire customers from the beginning. “Isn’t Yuanzhidao a local push team of 1,000 people? The homework helper has been in the school for many years, including Yi Education and Qingbei Online School. “A school commissioner has a resource pool of 3,000 zero-turnovers every month, and only needs to pay this person’s salary. If according to the previous investment costs, so many users may need 300,000. In this way, the cost of acquiring customers will be reduced. ” CY also pointed out that the current changes are good for small and medium-sized institutions. “As long as the well-known institutions on the head may be hit, some small and medium-sized institutions with strong regionality will not be hit, and these institutions can’t invest money in large institutions, but now they are back to the same starting line. , The entire market has returned to the state it was five or six years ago.” “The country is not one size fits all, but it is a big blow to the K12 education and training track. Relatively speaking, it even encourages quality education, including art, sports, and programming. Education may be issued by the government after the census results are issued. One of the combinations is housing prices and medical care. Moreover, China’s concept stocks are unlikely to fall forever. We think it will be beneficial to release in the past half a month to 1 month. It may be a cooperation between several companies, or who has an acquisition. However, the benefits are mainly aimed at the first two or three companies to act, to see who runs faster.” Note: This article is the original article of Leidacj (ID: leidacj). Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited

This vegetable is described as “straw dry”, pale green in color. When used, vegetables are cut into pieces and soaked in cold water, they will bloom as fresh as if they had never been dried. According to some sellers, sea celery is not only delicious to eat but also very good for health such as anti-constipation, pregnancy care for pregnant women and suitable for dieters… Currently on the market, it is often sold in the form of king vegetables. dried king vegetables and salted and sour pickled vegetables. According to the survey, in the current market, sea salt is sold for 160,000-200,000 VND/kg, especially for dried sea celery, the price ranges from 380,000 to nearly 500,000 VND/kg, depending on the type. With dried vegetables, if you want to eat, you have to soak in water for 2-3 hours, the vegetables will bloom and look like fresh. Just need to wash, cut into 2 knuckles long pieces, it can be processed into all kinds of dishes such as sea urchin stir-fried with beef, sea cucumber salad, … Dried king’s vegetables can be preserved for years without cost. fear of mold, damage. Ms. Loan, a focal point specializing in collecting sea celery for sale in Hanoi market, said sea celery is quite difficult to buy, she also has to collect from many different clues. Therefore, the source of goods is often unstable, returning few times, returning many times. Customers order a lot, the source of goods is less, so customers who want to buy often have to “line up” to order about half a month in advance. When buying dried vegetables, customers should note that the new vegetables are light gray vegetables, the color is still fresh. If seen with the naked eye, the vegetable stalks should be even, not moldy. About scent: must have a characteristic smell of king’s vegetables, no strange smell of fungus or mold. Note when choosing packaged vegetables, you need to carefully look at the expiry date on the product packaging.

After each harvest, the amount of sweet potato string in the field in Vinh Long is very large, about 100,000 tons. Photo: Minh Dam. Vinh Long Agricultural Extension Center has successfully tested the method of producing straw mushrooms from sweet potato vine. This is one of the new ways to diversify the source of materials for growing straw mushrooms, potentially replacing rice straw. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vinh Long province, Binh Tan district has an annual sweet potato production area of ​​14,000 hectares. After harvesting the tubers, the amount of sweet potato wire in the field is very large, about over 100,000 tons/crop. This amount of by-products is not properly treated, which can easily pollute the environment. The beaten sweet potato string is rich in nutrients and has been studied for silage as animal feed. However, the amount used for this purpose is not much, so the remaining source of by-products is still large and has the potential to be used to grow straw mushrooms if treated appropriately. Ms. Truong Thi My Loc, Head of the Research Project on growing straw mushrooms from sweet potato vine (Vinh Long Agricultural Extension Center) said: The project committee conducted a study on the production of straw mushrooms (Volvariella volvacea) from ropes. sweet potato in Binh Tan district. The objective of the study is to study and initially test the basic method of processing sweet potato vine into a suitable substrate for the production of straw mushrooms. Since then, the study has found the most suitable substrate mixing ratio to initially propose the process of producing straw mushrooms from sweet potato vine for the best yield and quality, improving product value, contributing to achieve the goal of restructuring the agricultural sector. Research shows that during the dry season, especially the spring-summer crop, with continuous hot and sunny conditions, sweet potato strings are treated and dried for 10-15 days to reach a moisture balance of 13-15%, suitable for substrate for mushroom cultivation. Using sweet potato wire to grow straw mushrooms brings many practical effects. Photo: Huu Duc. The use of sweet potato wire to grow straw mushrooms is more effective than growing from straw when people can take advantage of the area in their potato fields to process (dry the wire), incubate the wire and grow the fungus, bringing effective results. high economic. This is suitable for households who cultivate rotation according to the structure of rice – sweet potato or sweet potato – other vegetables, both creating favorable conditions to take advantage of the source of sweet potato cords and rotating crops to cut off the source of pests and diseases in the crop. land. In addition, using sweet potato by-products to produce straw mushrooms brings many benefits such as significantly reducing soil and water pollution and protecting human health. In particular, this method also takes advantage of organic fertilizers, contributing to increasing income for farmers. At the same time, the research topic also contributes to diversifying the source of raw materials for mushroom cultivation, opening up new directions and new ways for farmers to take advantage of the abundant and stable source of sweet potato by-products to grow. develop the cultivation of straw mushrooms. According to Ms. Truong Thi My Loc, currently, the research team is continuing to perfect the research process to transfer techniques to organizations and individuals in need.

Straw was piled up and burned by people, causing smoldering smoke to spread everywhere, spreading to the highway. Photo: Le Phu/ Newspaper As part of the series of events “Air pollution and our responsibilities”, the Science and Development Newspaper of Spark Magazine in collaboration with the Center for Living and Learning for the environment, the community (Live and Learn), the Internet. The Vietnam Clean Air Network (VCAP) organized an online seminar on the topic “Straw burning: Don’t waste gold and lessons from the community”. This is an opportunity for experts and businesses to share about applying local solutions to reuse straw, the challenges faced when completely ending burning straw in the field. Master Nguyen Thi Yen, Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Center for Organic Agriculture (Vietnam Agricultural Academy) said: In the winter-spring crop of 2021, there are at least 6 suburban districts of Hanoi (Soc Son, Dan Phuong) , Thanh Oai, Chuong My, Dong Anh, Ba Vi) with more than 1,000 hectares of fields applying straw treatment solutions to replace burning. Activities such as training the core group of farmers; deploying communication through online and group channels; technical guidance, practice handling solutions; Budget support for localities, cooperatives, farmers to access probiotics or collect straw has been implemented… Since then, many models and initiatives have been encouraged to be implemented such as: Association Women in Soc Son district process rice straw into organic fertilizer, Dan Phuong District Farmers’ Union distributes bio-products, Ba Vi district farmers collect straw and mill straw to make fodder for cattle… Ms. Truong Thi Thanh Nhan, Vice Chairwoman of the Women’s Union of Soc Son district, said that the collection of recycled straw into microbial fertilizer was implemented in Duc Hoa and Xuan Thu communes. In addition to propaganda to raise awareness for farmers, the District Women’s Union also helps households collect rice straw and compost 60 mounds (2 quintals of straw/mound), process it into micro-fertilizer, contributing to reducing reduce the burning of straw. Mr. Nguyen Tuong Hung, Director of Pho Hien Machine Co., Ltd. shared that the company is currently processing rice straw by using a straw roll machine in combination with a local plow to collect straw; technical support and consumption of the output straw. The advantage of the straw rolling machine is that it has a reasonable price, only about 5-10 million / machine. Harvest time is from 1-2 days after reaping and before plowing, yield from 1.5-3 ha/shift/hour. The straw roll has a diameter of 50cm, a width of 70cm, weighs from 12-14 kg, easy to carry, transport… At the seminar, the speakers and businesses answered some questions from readers related to the reuse of straw. The experts discussed and proposed some solutions using different technologies to continue using rice straw, increasing the value of straw in agriculture; can be applied from large scale for enterprises, cooperatives to small farmers. According to statistics from the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, it is estimated that each year, the city generates over 1 million tons of rice straw and agricultural by-products. In which, the amount of straw burned in the field is about 352,000 tons (accounting for 33.7%). The burning of rice straw produces CO gas – a very toxic gas that can be deadly, and at the same time causes smoke and dust affecting road and air traffic safety in the area. In addition, according to experts, the nutrient content in straw ash is very low, so it has no effect on soil improvement.

Burning rice straw often does not burn into flames, so there are many harmful gases in the smoke such as CO, CO2, SO2, NO2. Exhaust all toxic gas In 2020, the Hanoi People’s Committee issued Directive No. 15/CT-UBND on strengthening state management measures for the illegal burning of straw, crop by-products and other wastes in order to minimize the negative impact on the city environment. Prof. Dr. Hoang Xuan Co, Hanoi National University, said that now there are many researches and solutions to treat rice straw and limit post-harvest burning. However, the solutions need to be thoroughly researched, scientific and feasible. To solve the problem that needs to be studied to the end, we have had many studies such as converting tablets to burn, making mushrooms, and making manure. But the most basic is how to organize, where is the funding? Accordingly, from January 1, 2021, 100% of rice straw and crop by-products generated will be collected, reused or treated to meet environmental technical requirements; No more burning of straw, crop by-products and domestic solid waste in contravention of regulations in the city. However, at the beginning of June is the spring rice harvest of 2021, in many fields of the city, farmers continue to repeat the situation of burning straw. Typically in Soc Son district, people in communes: Phu Lo, Mai Dinh, Phu Cuong, Thanh Xuan, Tien Duoc… burn rice straw near Noi Bai International Airport, affecting the visibility of aircraft when taking off. , landing. Every year, the Northern Airport Authority must send an official dispatch to Soc Son district to take measures to prevent this situation. The Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment said that the rate of burning straw in the spring crop is about 20%, higher than that of the crop. However, the actual number in districts is much larger such as: Thuong Tin, Thanh Oai accounted for 50%, Thach That 45%, Chuong My 37%, Thanh Tri 33%, Me Linh 30%, Soc Son 25. %… This situation not only causes traffic insecurity but also creates dust, smoke, greenhouse gas emissions, heat causing serious environmental pollution… Environmental experts analyze, burning rice straw often does not burn. As a result, the smoke contains many small dust particles and produces many harmful gases such as CO, CO2, SO2, NO2, affecting people’s health and increasing air pollution in the burning area as well as in the burning area. surrounding areas. Let straw not be a burden to the environment Prof. Dr. Pham Van Toan, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS), shared that in the past, rice straw was considered a multi-purpose by-product for Vietnamese farmers (using for cooking, roofing, animal feed, etc.). But when the farming industry thrives, rice production is increasing, the annual source of rice straw generated in Vietnam is very large (estimated at about 50 million tons/year), then the straw is redundant and becomes waste to be treated. According to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Vietnam currently burns more than 20 million tons of rice straw each year. Many localities have promoted the application of mechanization (straw roll machine) in the collection and transportation of straw. It is recommended that the application of biological products to treat rice straw after harvest into organic fertilizer for agriculture, contributing to minimizing environmental pollution. Facing the uncontrolled burning of straw in suburban districts, in the two years 2017 – 2018, Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment introduced to 19 districts in the city a model of using bio-products. Learn to process rice straw into organic fertilizer, and at the same time support 50% of the cost of probiotics for farmers. Dan Phuong district (Hanoi) has an area of ​​​​about 2,500 hectares of rice cultivation. Every year, it has to process 37.5 thousand tons of rice straw and agricultural by-products. After 3 years of implementing the model “Field without burning straw”, using biological products to compost straw into organic fertilizer in 9 communes for growing crops, until now, the situation of burning straw The field is almost nonexistent. According to Mr. Thieu Van Son – Chairman of Dan Phuong District Farmers’ Association, this solution brings “dual” benefits of both improving crop productivity and protecting people’s health. But unfortunately, after a short pilot period and narrow scope, the project ended, the localities were not interested in communicating about the long-term benefits to farmers, so the straw returned to the reluctant treatment. is dried, burned. Strictly handle the act of burning straw in violation of regulations The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just sent a written request to the People’s Committees of the provinces and cities to direct the Departments of Natural Resources and Environment, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Information and Communications, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; People’s Committees of districts, towns and cities organize propaganda and mobilization to prevent people from spontaneously burning waste, burning rice straw and agricultural by-products after harvesting crops; assigned Farmers and Women’s Unions, Youth Union to organize for members, union members and farmer households to sign a commitment not to burn rice straw in the field. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment also suggested that provinces and cities need to develop projects and tasks to guide farmers to implement measures to maximize collection, treatment and thorough processing of by-products, post-harvested rice straw into useful products. At the same time, direct the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Environmental Police, and local authorities at district, ward, and commune levels to strengthen inspection and strictly handle the improper burning of waste and agricultural by-products after harvest; direct Traffic Inspectors and Traffic Police to inspect and strictly handle vehicles carrying soil, stones, construction materials, and daily-life solid waste that are not covered, causing environmental pollution.

This is a drink made from brewed tea, then added sugar and milk, then shaken well in cocktail jars. In fact, at first, bubble milk tea was “identified” by the bubble layer when shaking the drink. Although there are several figures in Taiwan who claim to be the creators of bubble milk tea, it is still impossible to determine for sure who made the drink first. In addition to the popular English name bubble tea, people also call it by countless other names such as boba, boba nai cha, zhen zhou naicha, pearl tea, tapioca tea, momi milk tea… Some people think that milk tea made with fresh milk is more delicious and fresh, but most milk tea is made with cream powder, which helps the milk tea cup to be greasy. This drink loads a lot of calories into your body. Although not counting the feet, milk tea alone contains a lot of sugar and fat. Pearl is considered an important factor contributing to a delicious cup of milk tea. Standard pearls must be tough, crispy, not too crushed nor too hard, ideally you can chew the pearls 5-6 times before swallowing. Many people love milk tea, but not everyone knows how to properly open a cup of milk tea. Although there are many variations, the classic milk tea flavor (black tea, powdered milk and sugar) is still the most popular flavor.

Quite common use These days, Mr. Phan Thanh Thai (Dien Son commune, Dien Khanh district) is always busy collecting straw in the field of Lung bridge. From the day the field was harvested, his straw rolling machine had to work continuously to ensure that the straw was not wet or slowed down. Mr. Thai said that in the past, he received a contract to supply rice straw to other places, but it had to be done manually. Recently, he invested in buying a straw rolling machine and then connected it to a plow to deploy the machine. In addition, he also rented a straw rolling machine to secure the contract to supply straw rolls to the provinces and cities: Phan Thiet, Phan Rang, Lam Dong. 1 straw rolling machine ensures a productivity of 500 rolls/day, each roll weighs 20kg. Harvesting straw in the field of Cau Lung, Dien Khanh. The mechanization of straw handling by a straw rolling machine is now quite popular. Mr. Nguyen Truong Sanh – Director of Dien Lac Agricultural Cooperative (Dien Khanh) said that Dien Lac farmers have been selling straw rolls for several years now. Dien Lac Commune has 180ha of 2-crop rice, more than 50% of the area is used for straw rolling machines, except for the small and fragmented area located in residential areas and flooded areas that cannot be harvested. Harvesting straw by machine helps to save labor, straw is used for many purposes such as making mushrooms, root cabinets, fodder for cattle… Currently, on average, 1ha of harvested rice is purchased for 600,000 VND, help farmers have more income from straw. The cooperative makes a contract with the person who has the machine, sells straw to customers in need and pays debts of the cooperative members to the cooperative from selling straw. According to Mr. Nguyen Kien – Chairman of the Farmers’ Association of Cam Tan commune, Cam Lam district, recently, farmers in the commune have also known to sell rolled straw to customers. Large fields are mostly harvested by machine, estimated 70-80%. The commune is encouraging farmers to use biological products to treat rice straw to improve the soil. Should replenish the land The advantages of machine harvesting are clear, however, through the sale of straw, harvesting by machine also raises controversial issues. Users of the machine believe that, in addition to the above advantages, the use of straw rolling machines also helps to cut off the source of pest spread in the field from untreated straw, preventing the next rice crop from being poisoned with straw. untreated straw, and at the same time resists smoke pollution from burning copper… People who are worried about the depletion of soil colorants think that the sale of rolled straw should not be encouraged, because in this way the source of nutrients From the straw is increasingly lost, the soil will gradually degrade because of the lack of organic matter, the yield will decrease in the following crops if there is no other source of fertilizer to compensate. Both of the above comments are valid. However, in fact, for a long time, farmers have paid little attention to nutrients for the soil, leading to poorer soil quality, especially in the one-crop rice area. If in the past, when inorganic fertilizers were not widely used, the soil was difficult to degrade because farmers used a lot of organic fertilizers to fertilize crops, even cooperatives were worried about buying fertilizers from the northern provinces. such as Lam Thao and Van Dien for farmers. Currently, farming in the way of “instant noodles”, running with inorganic fertilizers makes the soil increasingly degraded, so the source of fertilizer from rotting straw is meaningful. Therefore, agricultural extension officers advise that harvesting straw by machine is still necessary and suitable with the current level of technology. Farmers need to pay attention to the issue of nourishing the soil when taking away the source of rice straw, funding from the source of selling straw. Only in this way can the role of mechanical machinery be promoted, and at the same time the arable land is not degraded and degraded. VL

One sunny afternoon, surfing through Facebook, I accidentally saw an article selling digging seeds. Childhood memories with peach picking summer noonas appeared right in front of my eyes. That day, in Pho Cuong (Duc Pho), my hometown, each house had at least a few trees. Peaches are easy to grow, with little maintenance, so it is especially suitable for the arid land of my hometown. The Lunar New Year has passed. In the February of lunar year every year, when the weather is warm, it is also the time for the trees to bear fruit. Although not sweet and easy to eat like other fruits, peaches are very attractive. Then when summer comes, our children are again eagerly facing the plump peach bunches, dangling from the branches. When ripe, peaches emit a very attractive aroma. So instead of getting tired of looking for peaches, we often walk around the garden, stand under the peaches to inhale to, where there is a fragrant peach smell, we know there are delicious fruits waiting for us to enjoy. The nut is divided into two parts: the seed and the fruit. Fruit eaten will have a sour taste, sweet sweet, slightly acrid. If you eat a lot, you still feel your tongue hurt. Especially eating peaches is easy to choke. Every time I saw me picking peach trees, my grandmother always told me to cut peaches into small pieces and squeeze out the water to remove choking and not to eat too much, lest my tongue get sick. However, my joy is to hold a large peach, dab in a bowl of salt and chilli and bite a piece of the teeth, then choke many times because of the peach juice. Although not sweet and easy to eat like other fruits, peaches are very attractive. Nuts are initially green, but when ripe, they can be yellow, pink, or red, depending on the variety. Whatever the color, the peach flavor is the same. The tree is planted with nuts mainly. Many ripe fruit trees fall in the orchard and whoever wants to eat the fruit, they just need to leave the seeds. So our children back then often gathered around the neighborhood to look for a basket of peaches of all kinds of beautiful colors to bring back. After eating, many new children discovered that they did not carefully fill the clothes with water, and then they were full because the clothes with peach pus did not come out much wash. Besides the fruit, peach seeds are also a very high-class dish. Every time she goes around the garden, she picks up peach seeds and waits for the day to sell, I often spend a small handful of fresh peach seeds. Put the peach seeds in the stove to burn back ashes. After little by little of the peach oil was burned and sizzled, the aroma gradually emitted that the seeds were ripe. Use a pearberry tree to hold peach seeds from the fire and then smash the outer shell to have a crisp, fragrant, delicious cashew nut that people often process canned and sold at a high price. A special feature of the peach tree that I like very much is the melted sap tree. In the summer noon, besides picking fruit and picking peaches, I often go to the big old peach stumps, a hug can’t help. Then notice if any ticks are disguising themselves on the peach stump or if there is a tree stump that is melting sap. The beautiful, frozen, orange-yellow peach resin droplets as well as the cicadas are a precious gift that any child would love at that time. Now, the children who used to walk around looking for peaches in the past have all grown up. The child is still in the countryside, who has moved to other cities for a living. The old peach gardens have also gradually thinned, giving way to other fruit trees or trees. But those years of peaches will forever be engraved in our memories with each sweet, sour, acrid and faint aroma of acerola.

Season Passing Alley Photo: provided by artist Nguyen Van Tung Memories, dreams back home, are the most beautiful time left in people’s hearts when they have to go away. And vice versa, it is very happy for those who miss their native homeland, miss the fields, the houses behind the village … Those are the anxieties, the anxious to remember, the beautiful memories of childhood pouring back into the hearts of people far away from the countryside. When viewing painter Nguyen Van Tung’s paintings, these feelings are fulfilled, evoking the blues far away from home in the blue of his paintings. Arousing very pleasant sad sorrows in the hearts of those who are far away from the countryside, comforted by memories of the past. Each of Tung’s landscape works, whether in one way or another, the artist sent his thoughts and feelings about memories, fond memories, of a life or a place. place that used to live or passed through. The works such as Early Winter, Night of the Moon, Early Dew, Moonlight … have made it clear for me. Artists are skillful when they often lay out one or two very small and isolated houses on the canvas, not to mention that in a few pictures we feel very lonely, cold desolate houses, in the fields. In the winter, far away, beside the spindly trees in the deciduous season, or by the cold dark river. Make viewers feel deeply sorry for the figures of the homeland, where the fields and fields of sweet potatoes have passed the harvest, the bare land is sad in the midst of the immense windy season. Seeing pictures sometimes we can feel the cold wetness under our feet every time we walk in the straw fields when it is still morning mist. Somewhere there are lonely trees around the house as comforting, like relying on each other to live, to go through with time, so that we see somewhere far away are old mothers by the fire. , with the image of a pillar of blue smoke in the scent of burnt dry straw is very characteristic for those who have grown up from the countryside. In some pictures we feel the moment of changing season of the second, when spring sky is a little warm yellow appearing in the painting, a few red buds are emphasized, making that winter sadness. as if cleared away, for the hopes, the warmth that was given the opportunity to appear in that cold blue color. Moonlight In another area, the 8x painter described Hanoi’s street corners from a different perspective. Speaking of streets in Hanoi, many artists drew, but Hanoi Street in Nguyen Van Tung’s paintings looked in a different way. A Hanoi that is elegant and very gentle, more serene, like remembering a distant Trang An period. The yellow walls in the afternoon sun were in the shadow of the remaining shadow, by the side of the road, the old stools of the water restaurant, far away were pigeons leisurely on the gable, or wandering somewhere there in the windows. In the other corner are spindly almond trees and a few red buds of young leaves in the sky, far above are closed windows with typical blue paints of a time. Streets in this artist’s paintings are easy to make a stir for those who have lived more or less with Hanoi, remember the toad shops, remember the silhouette of typical old electric poles for a while. Makes Hanoi in Nguyen Van Tung’s paintings more reminiscent of the memories of traveling through the streets and alleys, miss the shop, miss the advert, miss the flower stalls in the street … Light Sun Perhaps the two colors most used by the artist are earth yellow and gray green in paintings, especially pictures with cold colors that are easy to impress and remember a lot, because expatriates always have in them. I have a nostalgia for my home and my homeland whenever I have a chance. When I see Tung’s paintings, I feel comforted and warm to satisfy a little nostalgia for my homeland. River House, is probably the topic that this artist born in 1984 is the most exploited and most impressive so far. Because when writing a pen, he opened his heart to drift through time, space and the best and most impressive memories to put it on the painting, so that the viewer had something to recuperate. miss the straw, or imprint a street corner in the heart of expatriates.

Ms. Le Thi Dieu started selling ribs porridge on Hang Bo street (Hanoi) from the date of retirement. Her youngest daughter, Lien, has been assisting her with sales since the very first days of selling. Now, her health is not the same as before, so Lien takes care of most of the work. For more than a quarter of a century, she and her daughter have kept the same recipe from day one: pork bones were carefully simmered for a sweet broth, pureed rice; The ratio of two main ingredients must be very good to have a delicious pot of porridge. The bowl of porridge is smooth and smooth, with a little meat and crispy, eating all year round still feels delicious. Despite its simplicity, the rustic taste has attracted and retained many diners. Mrs. Dieu cleaned the goods from 6:30, but only until 9am, the porridge was gone. Porridge is always kept hot for the best taste. Every time the porridge pot is gone, Mrs. Lien adds a new pot ready to serve. As a morning gift that is both healthy and light-hearted, people come to eat porridge of all ages, from the elderly to young children. Many people eat porridge here from a young age until they get married, become parents, and go back to Mrs. Dieu’s line to buy porridge for their children. She is always very gentle porridge, and gives the bowl of porridge to the guests with both hands, lovingly like a family member.

Starbucks switched to paper straws, but other tools still used plastic.

The trend of using paper straws

The campaign to stop using plastic straws has created a global craze over the past few years, with many reputable brands and a large number of consumers turning to paper straws.

In Vietnam, a number of major beverage brands have also responded to the messages of environmental protection, limiting the use of plastic waste, and encouraging the replacement of biodegradable and recyclable materials.

Pioneering brands can be mentioned as coffee shop chain The Coffee House, Trung Nguyen Legend Café, Starbucks Coffee … replacing plastic straws, plastic bags, disposable plastic spoons with bio straws, bags Bio, bio-spoon is completely biodegradable. Gong Cha and Phuc Long tea chains have replaced plastic straws with straws made from bagasse and paper.

But are paper straws really the same eco-friendly alternatives as the brands claim? Chung Shan-shan, scientific director of environmental management and public health at Hong Kong Baptist University, doesn’t think so.

According to SCMP, the main argument for using paper straws instead of plastic straws is that paper is biodegradable. That is, paper straws can decompose naturally and do not float in the ocean and then be swallowed by fish or turtles. However, environmental protection is not simply about swapping plastic for paper.

Although paper straws will decompose into smaller pieces, they are still capable of being swallowed by small animals. Furthermore, the term “biodegradation” can be misleading.

“The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Agency’s Biodegradability Test Standard considers the degree of degradation of different materials by keeping them at a constant temperature of 56 to 60 degrees Celsius for 180 days. . If the carbon content of that material is reduced by 60% then it can be considered biodegradable. So in fact, the so-called biodegradable materials can last longer than 180 days and even then, they do not disappear completely “, this expert emphasized.

“Although paper is biodegradable, it will not decompose even after a very long time if it contains too much pulp. You can find newspapers in landfills, where even after 10 or 20 years, the words on it can still be read.

Also, the garbage in the cities is ultimately in landfills, not in other spaces. The waste that decomposes in landfills still releases toxic methane gas into the atmosphere.

Paper straws spoil the taste of drinks

Paper straws easily spoil the taste of drinks.

Since China introduced restrictions on the use of plastic materials last year, non-biodegradable single-use plastic straws have begun to be phased out from the country’s food industry in late 2020. and the eco-friendly straws that are used nationwide.

Experts say, thanks to the trend of protecting the environment, paper straws and similar products are bringing huge revenue for manufacturing companies. According to a report by Huaan Securities Co Ltd, the size of the paper straw market in this country could reach 28 billion yuan (4.33 billion USD) by 2025.

But in addition to the controversy over the degradability, the paper straws have also complained about the quality, as well as affecting the taste of the drink. Most of the time, biological straws are worn out when left in water for a long time. They mix paper flavors into drinks, causing discomfort for diners.

Huang Xinyi, a 30-year-old worker in Beijing, told China.org: “Paper straws taste like paper or cardboard and cannot be soaked in drinks for long. That is why, I need to drink all the drinks right after I buy it.

No matter how environmentally friendly the paper straw is, it is having trouble being accepted by the consumer. “Paper straws also have an impact on the environment. On the one hand, they consume a large amount of wood resources, on the other hand, they also pollute the production process. More efforts are needed for research and further work.” developing other alternatives, “said expert Lin Boqiang from the Energy Policy Research Institute at Xiamen University, China.

When complaints related to paper straws became a popular topic, Chinese netizens made comments about alternative straws such as biodegradable plastic, metal straws …

Environmental protection half-hearted

Highland Coffee is the brand that propagates the most about environmental protection but still uses plastic cups and plastic straws.

While major beverage brands in Vietnam such as Gong Cha, Phuc Long, The Coffee House, Trung Nguyen Legend Café, Starbucks Coffee … are replacing straws, mugs, bags with environmentally friendly materials. Responding to customers’ requirements as well as environmental responsibility, there are still opinions that this is just a half-hearted change, stopping at the level of “cutting”, not giving up altogether.

Some companies only change straws, but still use plastic cups, others are the opposite. Or even the most controversial recently is Highlands Coffee, when shouting out loud environmental campaigns on media channels but doing it in a way unlike anyone else.

This chain of drinks uses the highly reputed beverage handle section: “Biodegradable, eco-friendly handle”. However, in addition to the handle, the other things are still plastic cups, plastic spoons, even using a plastic straw, not using a paper straw.

The online community said that the changes and calls of the above brands are still only polished and “colored”, instead of serious implementation for the environment, as required by consumers.

It is said that firms can not completely replace plastic utensils for the purpose of maximizing profits. To replace the whole process and equipment, it will take a lot of time and cost.

Regarding the trend of moving from plastic to paper straws, Chung assessed that people want to reduce the use of plastic products but do not want to sacrifice convenience. Even though they are paper straws, they are still disposable waste.

“Unless you get rid of disposable items in natural places with a lot of wildlife, swapping plastic straws for paper straws won’t make any difference in the city,” Chung added.

The only guaranteed way to make a difference to the environment, says the expert, is that people stop using disposable straws.

“Even if we create products using the most eco-friendly materials, if they are still single-use products, the Earth’s environment will still be affected.” said.

This expert suggests that users can drink it directly or use a chopstick or spoon to eat topping in a cup.

In conclusion, it doesn’t make much sense to switch to environmental materials unless we use reusable items.