Chinese importers of rice have arrived in HCM City and Long An Province to find trading opportunities with Vietnamese counterparts, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department. Chinese rice importers visited Vietnam in search of new business opportunities.-Photo thuonghieuvaphapluat.vn The Chinese delegation of 22 enterprises included rice import companies from Guangdong Province, China. This was the second time this year the Chinese business delegation visited Vietnam to promote co-operation between the two countries in the rice sector. China is a major importer of Vietnamese rice, accounting for about 25 per cent of Vietnam’s total rice exports. In the first 10 months this year, export volume to China reached 1.24 million tonnes, worth US$640 million. In the Chinese market, Vietnamese rice products accounted for nearly 50 per cent of China’s total rice imports. Vietnam and China have great potential to boost their rice trade … [Read more...] about Chinese rice importers visit Vietnam to find new partners
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Bertens finds formula to make dream debut from nightmare start
Bertens finds formula to make dream debut from nightmare startThe Saigon Times Daily Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands and Germany's Angelique Kerber shake hands after their group stage match at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore October 22, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Kiki Bertens was suffering a nightmare debut at the WTA Finals against Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber on Monday when the Dutchwoman decided to change her tactics after a pep talk with her coach. She ended up winning the match. Bertens, only in the eight-player field when world number one Simona Halep withdrew through injury, had been swept aside 6-1 in the first set and was 2-1 down in the second to Kerber when she called on Raemon Sluiter for a tactical debate. “Honestly, beginning of the second was just like hopefully I can get a few more games. I was really like playing not good, stressing a little bit too much, thinking about playing bad,” she told reporters … [Read more...] about Bertens finds formula to make dream debut from nightmare start
Indonesia needs more equipment, manpower to find tsunami-quake victims
Illustrative image (Source: AFP) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s National Disaster and Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on October 1 said more heavy equipment and manpower are needed to find bodies of earthquake and tsunami victims in Central Sulawesi province. The death toll from the earthquakes and tsunami climbed to 1,203 and the figure is expected to rise, said the Indonesian Government. Three trucks arrived stacked with corpses wrapped in orange, yellow and black bags, the AFP reported. Sulawesi was ravaged by two quakes measuring 6.1 and 7.5 on the Richter scale on September 28. A tsunami happened after the second hit the area in the afternoon of the same day. The disasters also destroyed many houses and facilities, and forced some 48,000 people to evacuate. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is regularly hit by earthquakes. In 2004, a big earthquake off the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean, killing 220,000 … [Read more...] about Indonesia needs more equipment, manpower to find tsunami-quake victims
Japan races to find survivors of floods that killed nearly 100
Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that killed nearly 100, with dozens missing. Rain tapered off across the western region battered by last week’s downpour, revealing blue skies and scorching sun forecast to push temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (86°F), fuelling fears of heatstroke in areas cut off from power or water. “We cannot take baths, the toilet doesn’t work and our food stockpile is running low,” said Yumeko Matsui, whose home in the city of Mihara has been without water since Saturday. “Bottled water and bottled tea are all gone from convenience stores and other shops,” the 23-year-old nursery school worker said at an emergency water supply station. About 12,700 customers had no electricity on Monday, power companies said. Tens of thousands had no water, Japanese media said. The death toll from the rains reached at least … [Read more...] about Japan races to find survivors of floods that killed nearly 100
Time now the enemy in battle to find missing GIs in jungles of Vietnam
Seventeen years earlier, Johnson’s father died in a helicopter crash on a similar mission to find some of the 1,600 U.S. servicemen and women killed in the Vietnam War whose bodies have still not been located. “The last time (my mother) had a family member here, he didn’t come back, so she was kind of nervous,” said 26-year-old Johnson, a radio frequency transmission systems technician stationed in Japan with the U.S. Air Force. In an unlikely twist of fate, Johnson was assigned to help recover the remains of a Marine pilot whose plane crashed during a night mission in central Quang Ngai province in 1966. She spent weeks scouring the forest for bone shards or tooth fragments, learning a few words of Vietnamese, the same work her father, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Tommy Murphy, did before he died in 2001. He was among seven Americans and nine Vietnamese killed when their helicopter slammed into the side of a mountain in bad weather. Johnson said her trip was … [Read more...] about Time now the enemy in battle to find missing GIs in jungles of Vietnam
Parents struggle to find babysitters as temperatures drop
Many parents in Hanoi are desperate to find a babysitter for their children as nursery and primary schools are closed as temperatures dropped to below 10 degrees on January 30.illustrative photoThe temperature was 9.9 degrees in Hanoi in the morning as a cold spell continues to cover the northern region and north central coast. The mountainous areas may have frost from January 30 to February 5. Hanoi Department of Education and Training asked sub-departments to have measures to protect the pupils. Nursery and primary schools can let pupils stay home.The cold weather is also worrying many families. Parents that aren’t so hindered by work can take a day off with their children. However, many parents are struggling to find a babysitter. When it was reported that the temperature in Hanoi could drop to below 10 degrees for days, many families called relatives or neighbours in case their children didn't have to go to schools.Le Thanh Hang, a local in Hai Ba Trung District, said she had … [Read more...] about Parents struggle to find babysitters as temperatures drop
Scrap warehouses pose threat to residential areas
VietNamNet Bridge – Scrap warehouses are posing a threat to crowded residential areas in the central province of Thua Thien Hue.In recent years, several fires have broken out in these warehouses, causing heavy damage to property and injuring people. But they have not been removed, threatening the lives of locals.Along Highway No.1 through Huong Thuy Township, heaps of scrap have piled up in residential areas. It includes broken electronics, rusty iron, plastic and paper boxes, among others, which pose a high risk of catching fire, Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.An explosion was reported recently at a scrap warehouse in Thuy Chau Ward, costing hundreds of millions of dong.In 2012, a fire had occurred at this ward’s 400sq.m scrap warehouse. After the fire was extinguished, people found a large bombshell in the ashes. Fortunately, there was no damage.According to the newspaper’s survey, there are 53 business establishments causing environmental pollution in … [Read more...] about Scrap warehouses pose threat to residential areas
Commemorative area of late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong completed
The Governmental Office, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Revolutionary Museum, the National Library and the National Storage Center have passed more than 370 photos, documents and objects abut life and career of late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong to exhibit in a commemorative room. After two years, the commemorative area of late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong in Duc Tan commune, Mo Duc district, the central province of Quang Ngai , was finished. temple of Pham family, a tomb of late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong’s parent, and a system of yard, garden and lane. (According VOVNEWS) … [Read more...] about Commemorative area of late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong completed
Contest to find promising film actors begins in town
The HCMC Association of Cinematography in collaboration with HTC Corp. and HCMC Television will hold a contest titled “Future Star” from April 20 to May 2 to find promising actors and actresses. People aged 16 to 30 with education from grade 10 or above are eligible to enter. Candidates can go to www.ngoisaongaymai.vn for regulations and applications. First prize is VND30 million, second prize VND20 million, third prize VND15 million and the three consolidation prizes VND5 million each. The final round of the contest will be shot at Dai Nam Tourist Area and aired live at 8:30 p.m on HTV9 and BTV9 on May 2. The contest, known by its old name “Finding the promising actor/actress,” has been held by the association for 18 years and has helped Vietnam’s film industry find new talent, including actors MC Quyen Linh and Truong Minh Quoc Thai and actresses Trinh Kim Chi, Hong Anh, Nguyen Minh Thu and Ngo My Uyen. After a two year hiatus, due partly to a lack … [Read more...] about Contest to find promising film actors begins in town
100 billion dong building tourist area of bird garden of Bac Lieu
(Cinet)- On 13 December, Bac Lieu province with Rong Viet Investment and Tourism Joint Stock Company started constructing eco tourist area of the Bac Lieu bird garden which is over 130ha with the total investment of over 100 billion dongs. The construction work and upgrading of the Bac Lieu eco Bird Garden has 12 items in total, in which the national garden and the natural protection area are two big works ensuring eco tourist activities which do not impact the natural developments as well as the cultural characters of the eco system, natural life of animals, wildlife plants, natural sceneries as well as the cultural characters of the communities in localities in the natural protection area. Bac Lieu Bird Garden has high values in biological natural resources with the diversities of animals and plants and the presentation of groups of wildlife of birds. … [Read more...] about 100 billion dong building tourist area of bird garden of Bac Lieu