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SOCIETY IN BRIEF 16/10
Building in HCMC collapses, injures 11 11 workers were injured when a three-story building under construction in Ho Chi Minh City suddenly collapsed Saturday morning. The site of the collapsed building. (Photo: Tuoi Tre) The accident occurred at 8:30 am Saturday when 16 workers were working at the construction site near a swamp in Can Gio District's An Thoi Dong Ward. Of these workers, 11 were hit by or buried in the ruins of the collapsed building. They were later taken to the People's Hospital 115 for emergency treatment. Two of the victims are in serious conditions. Works on the building started two months ago and its owner has obtained a construction license, the ward police said, adding that the contractor has bought insurance for the construction. Some local residents blamed the collapse on the weak foundation of the house as it had been built next to a swamp. The ward's construction inspectorate and police are blocking the site and investigating the … [Read more...] about SOCIETY IN BRIEF 16/10
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Commenting on “ Climate change needs long-term plan,” Tom Harris, Executive Director of the International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC) from Ottawa, Canada, wrote: “It is very unlikely that global warming will cause increased extreme weather. If the world warms due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, temperatures at high latitudes are forecast to rise the most, reducing the difference between arctic and tropical temperatures. Since this differential drives weather, we should see weaker mid-latitude cyclones in a warmer world and so less extremes in weather, not more.” It is also a mistake to blame human activities for current weather extremes. For example, the Non-governmental International Panel on Climate Change (nipccreport.org) includes a study published this year in "Geophysical Research Letters", about the causes of the 2010 Russian heat wave. Researchers concluded that it "was due to internal atmospheric dynamical processes" and “it is … [Read more...] about About climate change, homosexuality, traffic rules, illegal foreign workers in Vietnam and others…
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/12
Vietnamese products must improve quality to gain foothold Essential consumer goods are believed to be the strong point of Vietnamese companies, but in reality they are overwhelmed by imported goods because of their better quality, which Vietnamese-made products lack. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported that import turnover of milk, vegetables, fruits, confectionery and medicines touched US$1.38 billion in November, a slight drop compared to the previous month but an increase of 12.5 percent year-on-year. In the first 11 months of this year, total imports of these commodities hit $13.3 billion, up 11.7 percent over last year, accounting for 12.6 percent of total imports from Vietnam. Of these, vegetables and fruits rose by 16.8 percent; confectionery and cereal products by 66.4 percent; medicines by 20.2 percent; and plastic goods by 24.1 percent. At first glance, these figures seem irrational as Vietnamese companies can produce these products easily. However, they are … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/12
Worries about Malaysia’s ‘Arabisation’ grow as Saudi ties strengthen: analysis
Malaysia's growing ties to Saudi Arabia - and its puritan Salafi-Wahhabi Islamic doctrines - are coming under new scrutiny as concerns grow over an erosion of traditional religious practices and culture in the multi-ethnic nation. A string of recent events has fuelled the concern. Hostility toward atheists, non-believers and the gay community has risen. Two annual beer festivals were cancelled after Islamic leaders objected. A hardline preacher, accused of spreading hatred in India, has received official patronage. The government has backed a parliamentary bill that would allow the shariah court wider criminal jurisdiction over Muslims in the state of Kelantan. And after religious officials supported a Muslim-only laundromat, Malaysia's mostly ceremonial royalty made a rare public intervention, calling for religious harmony. Marina Mahathir, the daughter of Malaysia's longest serving prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, publicly lashed out at the government for allowing the "Arabization" … [Read more...] about Worries about Malaysia’s ‘Arabisation’ grow as Saudi ties strengthen: analysis