VN wood and furniture firms eye Mexico, Canada Mexico and Canada will be promising markets for Viet Nam’s wood and furniture products when the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) takes effect in early 2019, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Deputy Minister Tran Quoc Khanh said exports to Canada were worth over US$129 million last year and are expected to top $140 million this year. “The CPTPP will open opportunities for products such as wood flooring and bars to Canada because the market will immediately scrap the import tariff of 3.5 per cent when the agreement comes into effect. “Products such as plywood, picture frames, door frames and especially furniture will also have an opportunity because import tariffs of between 6 per cent and 9.5 per cent will be eliminated as soon as the agreement comes into effect. “Wooden handicrafts will also benefit when Canada agrees to abolish the 7 … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 19/12
60 year old woman looks 20
Have a bite of nostalgia with cháo sườn
Viet Nam News By Hoàng Hồ Hà Nội’s Old Quarter is considered the top tourist destination in the capital, and for me, Lý Quốc Sư Street is the soul of the Old Quarter. Most focus on famous sites around the street like Saint Joseph’s Cathedral on Nhà Chung or the bustling Ngõ Huyện, but if you look carefully at the corner of the intersection with Hàng Bông Street, you will find a beautiful small detail. The woman selling cháo sườn (porridge with pork ribs) on the pavement has been selling it for more than 20 years and has become an irreplaceable part of Lý Quốc Sư. Her name is Bùi Thị Là, 60 years old, and she serves one of the best cháo sườn in Hà Nội. How can a bowl with simple ingredients like porridge, pork ribs and salted shredded meat be that good? There’s no answer, because cooking is an art, there’s … [Read more...] about Have a bite of nostalgia with cháo sườn
HN readies healthcare for aging population
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — There is a Vietnamese saying about parents’ care-giving: “When young, one relies on one’s father, and when old, one relies on one’s children”. It is believed that Vietnamese people in their old age should live with their children under one roof to receive their offspring’s care. Taking care of parents is also a sign of piety. Today, however, as grown-up children lead busy lives and pursue ambitious careers in cities far from their hometowns, many old people are left lonely. A recent national survey on the Vietnamese elderly shows a decline in the number of old people living with children. The number of old people living alone has increased sharply. Việt Nam has had an aging population since 2011. About 10 per cent of the population was over 60 years old in 2011. This figure is forecast to double to 20 per cent in 2038. According to … [Read more...] about HN readies healthcare for aging population
Greece in mourning as horrifying wildfires kill 74
Firefighters and volunteers try to extinguish flames during a wildfire at the village of Kineta, near Athens, Greece. (Valerie GACHE/AFP) The fires, which broke out on Monday afternoon, devoured homes and forests, forcing terrified residents to flea into the sea for safety, while pine forests were reduced to ash and charred cars lined the smoke-filled streets of seaside towns near Athens. "Today, Greece is in mourning," said Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who cut short a visit to Bosnia and announced three days of national mourning. Greek media described the disaster as a "national tragedy". The government has not yet said how many people were regarded as missing. But the death toll could surpass that from the blazes which hit Greece's southern island of Evia in 2007 in which 77 people perished. Out of a total 187 people hospitalised, 82 including almost a dozen children were still being treated on Tuesday evening, 10 of whom were in "serious condition", the fire services … [Read more...] about Greece in mourning as horrifying wildfires kill 74
Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)
Twenty-seven more communes and wards this year join family medical practice A health staff member takes blood for testing at An Hòa ward health station in Cần Thơ City’s Ninh Kiều District. Source http://soytecantho.vn The Department of Health in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ this year plans to expand a model of family medical practice clinics to 27 more communes and wards. Family medical practice clinics aim to provide comprehensive and continuous health care services to each local individual and family in order to reduce overcrowding of patients at city or central-level hospitals. These clinics are located at health stations in communes and wards. Each commune or ward has one health station. Cần Thơ aims to equip more than 80 per cent of its 85 health stations with these clinics by 2020. According to Dr Bùi Thị Lệ Phi, the department’s head, the city now has 18 commune-based health stations with family … [Read more...] about Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)