Thailand is set to deploy rainmaking planes to seed clouds in an effort to tackle the pall of pollution that has shrouded the capital in recent weeks. The weather modification technique involves dispersing chemicals into the air to aid cloud condensation, which should in theory result in rain. "The Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation... expects the rainmaking to be done tomorrow (Tuesday) but it depends on wind and humidity levels," Pralong Dumrongthai, director-general of Thailand's Pollution Control Department, told reporters. As Thais woke up Monday morning to another day of murky air blanketing its bustling construction-filled capital, environment group Greenpeace said Bangkok was currently the 10th most polluted in the world, rivalling some cities in China. Reasons for the persistent smog include combustion exhaust from Bangkok's traffic-strewn roads, the burning of fields from farmers outside the city, and pollutants from factories. Public … [Read more...] about Thailand to make it rain as pollution chokes Bangkok
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Politburo to issue new resolution on foreign investment
Figures that show the importance of foreign-invested sector. >>> Infographics: Overview of foreign investment inflows since 1977 The news was announced yesterday at a meeting involving ministries, sectors, and localities to discuss on a draft project on orientations for improving policies and quality of foreign investment through 2030. The project will be submitted to the Political Bureau for approval. After more than three decades of foreign investment attraction. FDI sector has become an important part of the economy, contributing significantly to national development, emphasized Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang. So far, Viet Nam is home to 26,500 FDI projects worth US$ 334 billion from 129 foreign countries and territories. In 2017 only, the sector accounted for 20% of GDP, contributing 23.7% of total social development capital, over a half of industrial production, 70% of total export turnover and generated nearly 4 million direct … [Read more...] about Politburo to issue new resolution on foreign investment
Measles outbreak in the southern region reported
The number of patients with measles has been on the rise in HCM City as well as other southern provinces. Measles outbreak in the southern region Dr Huynh Thi Thuy Hoa from HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases said measles cases had been detected from January to August last year. However, since September, the number of patients has greatly increased. In December 2018, they received up to 266 patients. In some cases, two to three members of a family had measles at the same time. 36-year-old Le Hoang Son said his wife suddenly fell sick a week ago. They only thought it was just a common cold until their 10-year-old son also fell ill four days later. According to Dr Truong Huu Khanh from Children's Hospital 1, most of their patients were in critical conditions. Four patients have to stay in the special care unit and one patient is only 25 days old. Since last December, the hospital has received 20-40 patients a day. The Children's Hospital 2 is also treating 61 child patients. … [Read more...] about Measles outbreak in the southern region reported
Awaking brocade potentials
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the first Viet Nam brocade culture festival The Government chief expressed his idea while attending the first Viet Nam brocade culture festival in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on January 14. According PM Phuc, lively and colorful pattern of brocade squares send different messages and represent cultural identity and aesthetic values of Viet Nam’s 54 ethnic communities. The Government chief stressed the necessity to figure out economic potentials by awakening every brocade square which is made by Vietnamese ethnic minorities. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, the MCST and the fashion and garment-textile industries were urged to make brocade a material for high-end fashion. On this occasion, the Ministry of Information and Communications and press agencies were asked to build a strategy to promote Vietnamese brocade products to locals and foreign consumers. The Government will study mechanisms to … [Read more...] about Awaking brocade potentials
Job Festival organised in Dong Nai
More than 10,000 people from the southern province of Dong Nai attended a job festival last weekend. – VNS Photo More than 10,000 people from the southern province of Dong Nai and neighbouring areas took part in the Job Festival last weekend, the first of its kind organised in the province. Organised by King Broker Joint Stock Company, the festival also attracted the participations of over 100 companies and 10 local universities and colleges in the area. The organiser said the job festival was a new model in Dong Nai which aims to connect local employees and companies as well as share with young people experiences in finding jobs. During the festival, two talk shows and two workshops were organised, offering chances for employees to talk with enterprises’ leaders. Trinh Nguyen Tuan Anh, founder of King Broker, said: “We aim to create a bridge connecting companies, schools, students and employees. Through the festival, it is easier for them to find jobs and talent … [Read more...] about Job Festival organised in Dong Nai