Grapefruit trees are displayed on the sidewalk of Mai Chi Tho Street in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2021. Photo: N.Tri / Tuoi Tre A man takes care of salable grapefruit trees on the sidewalk of Mai Chi Tho Street in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2021. Photo: N.Tri / Tuoi Tre Large pots of orange trees are unloaded from a truck onto the sidewalk of Mai Chi Tho Street in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2021. Photo: N.Tri / Tuoi Tre Grapefruit trees are put up for sale on the sidewalk of Mai Chi Tho Street in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2021. Photo: N.Tri / Tuoi Tre Grapefruit trees are put up for sale on the sidewalk of Mai Chi Tho Street in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2021. Photo: N.Tri / Tuoi Tre A man takes care of salable grapefruit trees on the sidewalk of Mai Chi Tho Street in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, January 2021. Photo: N.Tri / Tuoi Tre Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! … [Read more...] about Northern grapefruit, orange plants on sale in Ho Chi Minh City for Lunar New Year
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Explainer: China’s new COVID-19 outbreaks
The province of Heilongjiang is also encouraging people to stay home over the Lunar New Year holiday, but there will be no “one size fits all” travel ban. The official China Daily said in an editorial on Friday that “it has to be a voluntary choice on the part of workers.” … [Read more...] about Explainer: China’s new COVID-19 outbreaks
Agricultural exports set to join more global value chains as new FTAs take effect
Nguyễn Hữu Nam, deputy director of the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in HCM City, said that the RCEP would provide Vietnamese farm produce with better access to a larger market and help agricultural businesses improve competitiveness, resulting in more participation in global value chains. … [Read more...] about Agricultural exports set to join more global value chains as new FTAs take effect
Thongloun Sisoulith becomes new leader of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
Hanoi (VNA) - The 11th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) concluded on January 15 with Thongloun Sisoulith elected as General Secretary of the Party. Participants at the congress approved important documents of strategic significance to Laos’ development, including a Political Report from the 10th LPRP’s Central Committee, the socio-economic development plan for the 2021-25 period, and the revised Statute of the LPRP. They elected a new Politburo with 13 members, a Central Committee comprising 71 official members and 10 alternate members, along with a secretariat with nine members and an Inspection Commission with seven members led by Khamphan Phommathat. Addressing the closing of the congress, the newly-elected General Secretary of the LPRP Thongloun Sisoulith said the congress was a success and emphasised that the whole country must work hard to implement the contents of the congress’s resolution. The resolution sets six major … [Read more...] about Thongloun Sisoulith becomes new leader of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
Germany hits 2 million infections as WHO tackles new strains
Employees store coffins, some marked with "infection risk" as others have "corona" scrawled in chalk, in the mourning hall of the crematorium in Meissen, eastern Germany, on January 13, 2021, amid the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. As Germany's Meissen crematorium struggles to cope with an explosion in deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the region, coffins are stacked up to three high or even stored in hallways awaiting cremation.(JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) The surge in Europe's biggest economy comes as the global death toll from the pandemic approaches two million and many countries double down on virus restrictions, with vaccination drives still in their infancy. … [Read more...] about Germany hits 2 million infections as WHO tackles new strains
