Viet Nam climbs up on UL safety index Viet Nam is becoming a safer nation relative to many others, and once again improved its safety ranking in 2017, according to the latest report released by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global safety science company. In the latest UL Safety Index, Viet Nam moved up 11 places to 76th. The overall injury rates in the country decreased sharply last year, with drowning deaths falling by 15 per cent, poisoning by 14 per cent and transport deaths by 8 per cent, according to the report. “Our mission is to help advance safe living and working environments for people in Việt Nam and around the world, and contribute to the discourse on public health and safety,” David Wroth, director, Data Science– UL, said. “The findings from the study this year illustrate that Việt Nam is performing better in its overall efforts to improve safety.” The index attributes the improvement to certain indicators … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/4
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Da Nang: A gem of central Vietnam Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
Editor’s note: Rick Ellis was born and raised in Canada. Now completing his 39th year overseas, Rick has travelled to hundreds of destinations in over 60 countries and lived or spent extended time in nine countries, and has been a nomad in several Southeast Asian destinations for five years. Rick currently splits time between Malaysian Borneo, Bali, and Vietnam, and has also spent extended periods of time in the Philippines, Cambodia, Japan, and China. It’s no secret that Vietnam is Rick’s favourite destination over the last two years given the rich culture, energetic and friendly people, and the best food anywhere. He splits time between Da Nang and Da Lat during his visits with more destinations to be added soon.Beautifully illuminated double-decked dinner boats ply the river, gracefully cruising along, romantic traditional music playing in the background with several couples enjoying a dance.Lovers stroll along the riverside promenade, a few chess games are … [Read more...] about Da Nang: A gem of central Vietnam Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/12
JETRO to host Invest Japan seminar in Ho Chi Minh CityJapan External Trade Organisation Ho Chi Minh City (JETRO) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency will co-organise the Invest Japan seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.The seminar aims to introduce the strengths of the Japanese market, the advantages of establishing a branch in Japan, as well as JETRO’s free support activities for enterprises in Vietnam looking to invest or establish a business in Japan.The relationship between Japan and Vietnam has improved significantly over the past years. This January, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Vietnam. In March, the Emperor and his Empress visited Vietnam for the first time, and in June, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Japan for the second time after taking office.In terms of the economy, the number of Japanese enterprises investing in Vietnam continues to increase, while trade relations are on the rise. A growing … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/12