Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with AFS International to repatriate Thai exchange students in the AFS programme who are currently in the United States, where the new coronavirus disease is now spreading fast. (Source: Thainews.prd) … [Read more...] about Thailand to repatriate exchange students in US
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11 minor earthquakes occur in Vietnam so far this year
Hanoi (VNA) – Eleven minor earthquakes have occurred in Vietnam since the beginning of this year, according to the Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Meanwhile, hails and thunderstorms hit many areas in the northern and north-central regions from January 24-25, March 2-4, March 17-18, and March 21-25. Drought and saline intrusion are raging in the Mekong Delta – the nation’s biggest rice granary. Natural disasters have claimed the lives of three people and injured 18 others. More than 28,170 houses and over 74,740 hectares of rice and vegetables have been damaged, with over 1,810 head of cattle and poultry killed. The total economic losses were estimated at 303 billion VND (12.7 million USD). Particularly, thunderstorms, lightning and hails from March 21 to 25 in Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Dien Bien, Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, Bac Kan, Ha Giang, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An killed one person and caused … [Read more...] about 11 minor earthquakes occur in Vietnam so far this year
Site clearance for major southern airport to be completed in October
Dong Nai (VNA) – Authorities in the southern province of Dong Nai are working hard to ensure site clearance for the Long Thanh Airport project is completed by October. Nguyen Dong Thanh, Director of the Dong Nai provincial Land Fund Development Centre, said that to build the airport, the State will revoke 5,000 hectares of land, including 1,800 hectares from 17 offices and organisations. The Dong Nai Rubber Corporation will be the hardest hit with over 1,700 hectares to be revoked. Dong Nai has finished compensation payments to the corporation to build two household resettlement areas in Loc An and Binh Son communes in Long Thanh district, while the corporation has also begun demolishing rubber trees to hand over the site. Long Thanh Airport is a national key project. Covering a total area of more than 5,580 hectares, the airport will cross six communes in Long Thanh district. Its total investment is 336.63 trillion VND (14.35 billion USD), with construction divided into three … [Read more...] about Site clearance for major southern airport to be completed in October
Thailand has no plans to restrict rice exports: official
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand has no plans to limit rice exports despite growing food security fears worldwide, according to Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) under the Thai Commerce Ministry. Local media on April 2 quoted Vonkorpon as saying that the TPSO has been monitoring global rice markets during the pandemic, with many key rice exporters such as India, China and Vietnam halting shipments to ensure sufficient food supplies domestically. She said Thailand is unlikely to experience any food or rice shortages, as domestic consumer demand accounts for just 50 percent of the total production. Even if both export demand and domestic consumption increase as more people stay home, a shortage is unlikely, she added. Thailand’s existing rice stocks can accommodate domestic rice consumption for up to six months until the next annual harvest season. Nevertheless, the ministry has requested the private sector help maintain stocks to … [Read more...] about Thailand has no plans to restrict rice exports: official
Appeal trial for MobiFone-AVG case suspended due to COVID-19 concern
Hanoi (VNA) – The appeal trial for the case involving MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation’s purchase of a 95 percent share in Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG), initially scheduled for April 13-16, will be suspended due to the COVID-19 concern, the High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi announced on April 2. In the case, eleven of the 14 defendants filed appeals, asking for clemency and reduced sentences. Later, former General Director of MobiFone Cao Duy Hai and former Director of the AMAX investment consultancy and valuation company Vo Van Manh withdrew their requests. Three defendants did not appeal against their penalties, namely former Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan, former head of the ministry’s Department of Enterprise Management Pham Dinh Trong, and former Chairman of the AVG Board of Directors Pham Nhat Vu. During the first-instance trial on December 16-28, 2019, the Hanoi’s People Court handed down a jail … [Read more...] about Appeal trial for MobiFone-AVG case suspended due to COVID-19 concern
