Children going to school (Illustrative image. Source: VNA) Lam Dong (VNA) – The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has approved a plan to build an additional 10 schools at different levels with a total cost of nearly 100 billion VND (4.3 million USD). The schools include one kindergarten, seven primary schools, one primary-secondary school and one secondary school. The schools will be provided with full equipment. The schools aim to improve the teaching and studying quality of the province towards national standards. The construction cost will be sourced from the provincial budget. The People’s Committee of Lam Dong has asked the contractors to ensure the progress of the construction so that the schools can be put into operation in 2021.-VNA … [Read more...] about Lam Dong earmarks 100 billion VND for building schools
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Billions of dollars needed to clear all bombs, mines left from wars
Việt Nam wants to tackle the consequences left over from years of war in the next few decades, a Government official said on Tuesday.— VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam wants to tackle the consequences left over from years of war in the next few decades, a Government official said on Tuesday. At a press conference on the country’s ordnance cleanup programmes ahead of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action that falls on April 4, chief secretariat of the office of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs Ministry Nguyễn Bá Hoan said that Việt Nam’s Government and people as well as the international community were working together to speed up the process. According to the Ministry of Defence, about 800,000 tonnes of unexploded bombs and mines left over from wartime remain buried over 6.13 million hectares, accounting for 18.82 per cent of the country. At the current rate of clearance, it would … [Read more...] about Billions of dollars needed to clear all bombs, mines left from wars
Vietnam’s trade turnover reaches USD 100 billion
Recently released statistics show the country had a trade turnover of USD 21.3 billion during the first half of March, up 18.6 percent against the second half of February. This result helped to bring the country’s total trade turnover to USD 93.6 billion by March 15, edging up to USD 100 billion by March 19 – a surge of 6.3 percent on year. The total value of exported goods was 10.95 billion during the first half of March, an increase of 13.6 percent compared to the second half of February. Photo for illustration A number of export products recorded strong rises in value during the March 1-15 period compared to the second half of February, including telephones and components (up 15.7 percent), garments and textiles (27.2 percent), computers, electronic items and components (17.3 percent), wood and wooden products (39.2 percent) and means of transport and spare parts (27.4 percent). These figures lifted the country’s total turnover of exports to USD … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s trade turnover reaches USD 100 billion
Vietnam’s trade turnover reaches 100 billion USD
Vietnam’s total trade turnover reached 100 billion USD between the start of the year and March 19 (Photo: cafef.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam’s total trade turnover reached 100 billion USD between the start of the year and March 19, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Recently released statistics show the country had a trade turnover of 21.3 billion USD during the first half of March, up 18.6 percent against the second half of February. This result helped to bring the country’s total trade turnover to 93.6 billion USD by March 15, edging up to 100 billion USD by March 19 – a surge of 6.3 percent on year. The total value of exported goods was 10.95 billion during the first half of March, an increase of 13.6 percent compared to the second half of February. A number of export products recorded strong rises in value during the March 1-15 period compared to the second half of February, including telephones and components (up 15.7 … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s trade turnover reaches 100 billion USD
Trade wars cost U.S., China billions of dollars each in 2018
Broad pain from trade tariffs outlined by several economists shows that, while specialized industries including U.S. soybean crushing benefited from the dispute, it had an overall detrimental impact on both of the world’s two largest economies. The losses may give U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, motivation to resolve their trade differences before a March 2 deadline, although talks between the economic superpowers could still devolve. The U.S. and Chinese economies each lose about $2.9 billion annually due to Beijing’s tariffs on soybeans, corn, wheat and sorghum alone, said Purdue University agricultural economist Wally Tyner. Disrupted agricultural trade hurt both sides particularly hard because China is the world’s biggest soybean importer and last year relied on the United States for $12 billion worth of the oilseed. China has mostly been buying soy from Brazil since imposing a 25 percent tariff on American soybeans in July in … [Read more...] about Trade wars cost U.S., China billions of dollars each in 2018