The historic floods and landslides throughout October last year caused significant financial losses to many families and many workers now want to stay back in the city to save the travel expenses and find casual work during the festival to earn an extra income. … [Read more...] about Pandemic to cause migrant workers to stay back in HCMC for Tet
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VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 22
Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said that five to 10 years ago, over 70 percent of breast cancer patients visited hospitals and got treated at a late stage. In recent years, thanks to the communication campaigns, especially the national project on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases including cancer, the rate of cancer patients getting medical examination and treatment in the early stages has increased. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 22
Vietnamese diaspora hope things get better under Biden
Hours ahead of Biden’s inauguration, incoming White House officials released more details of his legislative proposals on immigration reform, including a pathway to U.S. citizenship for around 11 million people. The proposals were described as a "common-sense approach to modernizing and restoring humanity to the immigration system" after four years of Trump’s systematic crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese diaspora hope things get better under Biden
Supply chain reaction: trade war refugees race to relocate to Vietnam, Thailand
Low tech goods and low value manufacturing would be the quickest to migrate while higher value-added exports in the machinery, transport and IT category would likely take decades to relocate due to high R&D costs and competitive Chinese labor costs, UBS said in a note earlier this month. … [Read more...] about Supply chain reaction: trade war refugees race to relocate to Vietnam, Thailand
Plentiful supply of vegetables, fruits for Tet market in HCMC at stable prices
Visiting and discussing that the carrot and scallion farm, Mr. Bui Trung Kien, Director of Xuan Thai Thinh Company, shared that this whole area would be harvested next week and supplied to the Tet market in HCMC. The company has a total area of 50 hectares, and the average yield is about 35,000-40,000 tons per year, with 50 different types of vegetables and fruits. Currently, the supply for the HCMC market accounts for 70 percent of the total output, and the rest is distributed to other Southern provinces. According to the plan, the company has prepared 200-300 tons of goods for consumption during the festive season in HCMC. What makes Mr. Kien worry is that the production of goods this year is excessive, while the purchasing power at this time decreases by 20-25 percent compared to the same period. As a result, the selling prices at the peak of the Tet holidays will hardly reach the desired level of the company. Carrots, cabbages, and sweet potatoes are expected to devalue most. … [Read more...] about Plentiful supply of vegetables, fruits for Tet market in HCMC at stable prices