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
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2020 – unprecedented year for mobile phone retail chains
With the sharpest revenue decrease in history, mobile phone retail chains in Vietnam experienced a memorable year in 2020. At the moment when the share prices plunged because of Covid-19, Nguyen Duc Tai, co-founder and president of The Gioi Di Dong, predicted that the outbreak in the country would be contained by June (2020) and the purchasing power would recover. With a vaccine, it would be controlled, but, if not, businesses would suffer in the future. … [Read more...] about 2020 – unprecedented year for mobile phone retail chains
Ministry of Information and Communication with new missions, new space
In his opening speech, Minister Hung said that humans are living in both a fast changing and unpredictable world where they move from the real world to the digital world. In the move from the real world to the digital world, great challenges and great opportunities always go hand in hand. Digital technology, digital transformation and the media play a particularly important role in this transformation. This therefore requires the ICT sector to grasp opportunities and address challenges in an effective manner in order to meet the ambitions set out in the “Make-in-Vietnam” strategy. … [Read more...] about Ministry of Information and Communication with new missions, new space
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
Ninh Thuận to become country’s top salt producer
Most farmers use the traditional method and operate on a small scale without contracts, and so face problems like inconsistent prices and demand. Many others have switched to other vocations, causing a decline of 188ha this year to 3,078ha of fields, according to the department. … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuận to become country’s top salt producer