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The GSO forecasts that if the epidemic is successfully nullified within the first quarter, the industrial sector’s added value will rise by only 2.68 per cent in comparison with the same period last year, of which the processing and manufacturing industry will increase by 2.38 per cent. In contrast, the figure was anticipated to reach 11.21 per cent if the epidemic had not taken place. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB.18

“The epidemic is an opportunity for Vietnam to look at its strong points and weak points, and to accelerate the restructuring process,” Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said during a recent interview with zing.vn. “It is time for Vietnam to built an economy more independent and resilient to adapt to changes,” Dung stressed. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 highlights need for economic restructuring

Huỳnh Thị Nương, who intercrops this and other fruits in her orchard in Tiền Giang Province’s Cai Lậy District, said she earned more than VNĐ8 million (US$350) from selling Thai jackfruit at VNĐ42,000 per kilogramme before Tết (the Lunar New Year). … [Read more...] about Delta jackfruit farmers earn big profits

The two included a 29-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman who were tested positive for coronavirus and admitted to hospital on January 30 and February 9, respectively. On February 10, three other coronavirus patients were also released after being treated at the hospital. According to director of Vinh Phuc Provincial Department of Health, Nguyen Thanh Hai, four other patients have also recovered and shown negative results for the virus in two latest tests at a local healthcare centre. "We're going to discharge two more patients later today," he said 13 out of 16 coronavirus patients in Vietnam have been successfully treated while three other are also recovering according to the health ministry, adding that no more new cases have been reported over the past five days. … [Read more...] about More coronavirus patients recover in Vietnam

He said bishop Hieu initially had the intention of keeping the church unchanged and just fixing the downgraded parts. Many local and foreign experts had come to study its situation to map out a plan for fixing it, but, in the end, the project was treated as unfeasible because the church was seriously degraded and the climate near the sea would not allow to keep it for much longer, he said. … [Read more...] about Parishioners endorse plan to dismantle, rebuild 135-year-old church