Connecting with members in your family to decorate the house with a new colour or fancy patterns to make it a happier place to live is an interesting idea for the International Day of Happiness. The International Day of Happiness is just around the corner In 2011, special advisor to the United Nations Jayme Illien conceptualised the idea for a new global awareness day for happiness, and two years later, the first International Day of Happiness was observed on March 20, 2013, to be celebrated on every March 20 all across the globe. Celebrated to raise awareness that happiness is a basic human need, the International Day of Happiness encourages you to do anything that makes you happy. For many people around the globe, being at home is the happiest thing in the world, but others could make their home an even happier place. Planning a painting project for your walls by adding some colour and patterns to it is a good start. You can even involve the whole family, turning this … [Read more...] about Happiness is Just a DIY Project Away
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Housing developers take a shine to northern Vietnamese province
In the third quarter 43 new projects comprising houses and apartments came into the market in Bac Ninh, 40 kilometers north-east of Hanoi, according to Vietnam Realtor, a real estate agents business group. This was twice the first half number, it said. Vietnam Realtor said the number of transactions increased by 20 percent from the previous quarter. Earlier this year, Kinh Bac City Development Holding Corporation (KBC) offered for sale over 1,300 villas and houses in its 136-hectare Phuc Ninh Urban Area. In July last year conglomerate Vingroup began to sell its 2.5-hectare Vinhomes Bac Ninh apartment project in the province. It has two buildings of 27 and 31 floors and a four-story mall. Him Lam Jsc, a property company with over 20 years of experience, is developing a 27-hectare project at a cost of VND2.3 trillion ($99 million) with houses, a mall, a supermarket, a school and a hospital. Nguyen Van Dinh, vice chairman of Vietnam Realtor, said: “There will be competition in the … [Read more...] about Housing developers take a shine to northern Vietnamese province
Tackle graft, governance to stem ‘Golden Triangle’ meth trade: UNODC
"Golden Triangle" countries must address corruption and collaborate more closely to tackle record meth production and the gangs who traffick the drug across Southeast Asia and beyond, the U.N. said Monday. From Bangkok to Brisbane, authorities are raking in huge hauls of methamphetamine stimulant pills - better known as "yaba" - and the purer, more potent crystallized version known as "ice." They hail from the "Golden Triangle," a lawless wedge of land that intersects China, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar and is the world's second-largest drug-producing region. Its drug labs - mainly in Myanmar's conflict-ridden Shan State - are working overtime, aiding organised crime gangs in their quest for new markets as far away as Australia and Japan. Worth an estimated $40 billion a year, huge volumes of meth pass through the Golden Triangle, waved through by corrupt law enforcement and border controls. "Ensuring governance and the rule of law will be crucial to any long-term reduction in drug … [Read more...] about Tackle graft, governance to stem ‘Golden Triangle’ meth trade: UNODC
Joint Declaration on CLV development triangle cooperation signed
The Prime Ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia signed a Joint Declaration(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia signed a Joint Declaration on the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area cooperation at the end of the CLV-10 Summit in Hanoi on March 31. The Joint Declaration affirms the three countries’ determination to build a CLV region with sustainable and inclusive development. The Summit reviewed the implementation of the Master Plan for Socio-Economic Development of the CLV Development Triangle Area for 2010-2020 and discussed cooperation orientations in the coming time. [10th CLV Development Triangle Area Summit held in Hanoi] The leaders acknowledged progresses in the trio’s cooperation in various fields, ranging from infrastructure to trade facilitation, stressing the importance of the CLV collaboration in maintaining the peaceful and stable environment in the region and supporting the … [Read more...] about Joint Declaration on CLV development triangle cooperation signed
Joint Declaration of 10th CLV Development Triangle Area Summit
JOINT DECLARATION OF THE 10th CAMBODIA - LAOS - VIET NAM SUMMIT ON DEVELOPMENT TRIANGLE AREA WE, the Heads of the Governments of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (hereinafter referred to as CLV) gather for the Tenth CLV Summit on Development Triangle Area on 31 March 2018 in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Appreciating that the traditional relationship of friendship, solidarity, good neighborliness and comprehensive cooperation among the three countries has significantly contributed to the development of each country and to peace, stability and prosperity of the whole region. Noting with satisfaction the significant progress made in the implementation of the revised Master Plan for the Socio-Economic Development of the CLV Development Triangle Area (DTA) for 2010 - 2020 as well as cooperation activities and programs in various areas among the three countries. Recognizing that while CLV countries have become one of the … [Read more...] about Joint Declaration of 10th CLV Development Triangle Area Summit
World Bank is a top development partner of Viet Nam
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) welcomes World Bank Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Joaquim Levy on the sidelines of the 6th GMS Summit and the 10th CLV Development Triangle Area Summit in Ha Noi on March 31, 2018. Photo: VGP He called for more support, including finance and policy, from the World Bank for Viet Nam to cope with climate change and boost development of other key areas like infrastructure, education, renewable energy and economic restructuring. Viet Nam considers businesses as the core force in accelerating economic growth, in which private sector takes an important role, PM Phuc said. The Government chief also took the occasion to call on the World Bank to play a greater role in the cooperation process of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and the Cambodia – Laos – Viet Nam (CLV) Development Triangle Area. Joaquim, who is in Viet Nam to attend the 6th GMS Summit and the 10th CLV Development Triangle Area Summit, spoke highly of … [Read more...] about World Bank is a top development partner of Viet Nam
Joint Statement on CLV development triangle cooperation signed
The Joint Statement affirms the three countries’ determination to build a CLV region with sustainable and inclusive development. The Summit reviewed the implementation of the Master Plan for Socio-Economic Development of the CLV Development Triangle Area for 2010-2020 and discussed cooperation orientations in the coming time. The Prime Ministers of Vietnam (C), Laos (R) and Cambodia sign the Joint Declaration The leaders acknowledged progresses in the trio’s cooperation in various fields, ranging from infrastructure to trade facilitation, stressing the importance of the CLV collaboration in maintaining the peaceful and stable environment in the region and supporting the socio-economic development of each country as well as helping the 13 border countries to narrow their development gaps. Regarding cooperation orientations in the coming time, the leaders affirmed their commitment to further fostering the comprehensive cooperation between the three nations, … [Read more...] about Joint Statement on CLV development triangle cooperation signed
10th CLV Development Triangle Area Summit held in Hanoi
At the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit on Development Triangle Area (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit on Development Triangle Area (CLV-10) took place in Hanoi on March 31 to review the outcomes of trilateral cooperation programmes over the past time and map out development orientations in the next period. The event saw the participation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao, Managing Director of the World Bank (WB) Joanquim Levy, and Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lim Jock Hoi. Prime Minister Ngyen Xuan Phuc said the three countries have carried out special cooperation programmes, focusing on socio-economic development in the development triangle area covering 13 border provinces. The trio has reaped positive cooperation outcomes from security … [Read more...] about 10th CLV Development Triangle Area Summit held in Hanoi
US slaps sanctions on Laos Golden Triangle ‘casino’ in bid to break up narco-empire
The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on a gambling empire hacked from the Laotian jungle which it said was involved in drug, human and wildlife trafficking and child prostitution. Landlocked and impoverished Laos shares a border with Vietnam and Thailand, an important "Golden Triangle" smuggling hub for narcotics and the chemicals that make them. Hong Kong-based Kings Romans International (HK) Co. Ltd. controls a 102-sq-km (39-sq-mile) special economic zone which occupies seven km (four miles) of prime Mekong riverbank overlooking Myanmar and Thailand. The company, which has a 99-year land lease from the government, allows visitors to openly buy endangered species products, including tigers and bears smuggled in from Asia and Africa, according to the British-based Environmental Investigation Agency. In a statement posted on Tuesday, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified and targeted four key individuals, including casino owner … [Read more...] about US slaps sanctions on Laos Golden Triangle ‘casino’ in bid to break up narco-empire
Dak Lak businesses invest in CLV development triangle area
The investment projects, mostly in agricultural production, forestry, electricity networks, transport infrastructure, irrigation and health care, have contributed to the socio-economic development in Lao and Cambodian localities.According to Dak Lak provincial Department of Planning and Investment, the Dak Lak Rubber Investment JSC has carried out a project growing perennial industrial crops, such as rubber and coffee, in Laos with a total investment of nearly US$71 million.So far, the company has planted over 9,500 hectares of rubber and coffee trees, most of which are in the provinces of Champasak and Salavan. The project has generated jobs for over 2,000 Lao workers with monthly incomes of LAK2.5 million -LAK4 million.Meanwhile, in Cambodia, the Dak Lak Rubber Co., Ltd, Krong Buk Rubber JSC, and Ea H’leo Rubber Co., Ltd have been growing rubber trees on tens of thousands of hectares worth hundreds of millions of USD.Krong Buk Rubber Company plans to plant rubber on 9,000 … [Read more...] about Dak Lak businesses invest in CLV development triangle area