Other industries that will be affected include textile, garment, leather and footwear. In the first three months of this year, the textile industry is expected to grow 1.9 per cent, while the garment sector is forecast to contract 1.5 per cent and the leather and shoe production industry is likely to expand 0.5 per cent. Without the COVID-19 epidemic, the growth of these industries would have reached 10.5 per cent, 7.9 per cent and 8.5 per cent, respectively. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB. 19
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A northern commune where remittances serve as currency of care
"About 70 percent of Vietnamese brides will divorce their first Taiwanese husband and later marry another. At the time of divorce, my child was in great crisis, but she never intended to return to home. She married another man only four years old," Tan said. … [Read more...] about A northern commune where remittances serve as currency of care
Northern commune trades daughters for hard cash
Chatting with her neighbors on a street corner in Quan Moi 4 Village of Dai Hop, a woman said she received Taiwanese dollar remittances worth over VND20 million ($860) from her daughter to spend during Tet (Lunar New Year). Adding to the boast, her neighbor spoke of receiving $1,000 while another said his daughter had sent him money from South Korea to buy a city house. … [Read more...] about Northern commune trades daughters for hard cash
Hue Festival 2020 to be rescheduled due to COVID-19
In its rescheduling proposal, the organising board said it would be inappropriate for the 11th edition of the Hue Festival to take place amid the COVID-19 epidemic, highlighting the need to protect local people and visitors’ health. If the disease is put under control soon, the event will be held on the National Day (September 2) holiday this year. Meanwhile, it will be postponed until 2021 to take place at the same time with the Hue Traditional Craft Festival in case the epidemic remains complicated, the organising board added. The provincial People’s Committee will decide the date of the festival. The Hue Festival 2018 was held with the theme: ‘Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development: Hue - One Destination, Five World Heritages’. It attracted the participation of nearly 1,400 artists and professional actors including 388 from 24 international art troupes and nearly 1,000 from across the country. Thousands of amateur artists also took part in … [Read more...] about Hue Festival 2020 to be rescheduled due to COVID-19
