Products serving babies grew 12 percent in the second quarter of 2018, the highest recorded in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories after months (Illustrative photo: thanhnien.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Products serving babies grew 12 percent in the second quarter of 2018, the highest recorded in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories after months, according to a report of Nielsen, a global measurement and data analytics company. The report also revealed that in the period, FMCG sales in urban areas nationwide inched up 0.7 percent. FMCG’s value growth increased 1.3 percent while volume growth declined 0.6 percent. Six among seven major FMCG products increased in the Q2, including beverages (with beer), dairy products, household care products, personal care products, baby products and cigarettes. Only the food category suffered a drop of 1.9 percent in the reviewed time. Sales of FMCG products through modern trade channels surged 11.9 percent. Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about Baby products take lead in FMCG sector growth
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BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 5/8
VNR to keep divesting its subsidiaries Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) wants to continue the divestment of its subsidiaries, aiming to improve competitiveness and attract investors to enhance efficiency after three years on a downward spiral. A report on the results of the first six months of 2018 from VNR shows that all of its business indicators are on the rise, with revenue amounting to some VND4,000 billion, up 17.8% year-on-year, and with profit reaching VND106 billion. According to the report, the growth in revenue results from a series of renovation solutions for railway services, including replacing new cars, flexibly increasing and decreasing ticket prices depending on the market demand and linking to the tourism sector to attract passengers in groups. As railway transport models are still facing challenges, VNR has been forced to continue rearranging and restructuring its mechanisms and activities to sustain its operations and develop further. Besides this, the corporation … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 5/8
Social News In Brief 18/7
ACV plans to expand Tuy Hoa airport in Phu Yen province The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is developing a plan to expand Tuy Hoa airport in the south central province of Phu Yen. The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is developing a plan to expand Tuy Hoa airport in the south central province of Phu Yen and build a new terminal with a capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year in the 2020-2025 period. Last year, more than 337,000 passengers arrived at the Tuy Hoa airport, equaling 61 percent of its present capacity. By 2020, the airport’s capacity will reach 600,000 passengers per year, and by 2030 will be 3 million per year, according to the scheme to develop airway transport by 2020, which has been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The Ministry of Transport gave instructions to ACV to inspect and adjust the plan for different airports so that it is in accordance with what was approved by the PM. ACV Director Le Manh Hung said that at present, the … [Read more...] about Social News In Brief 18/7
Child obesity spikes while malnutrition persists
When it comes to food policy, Vietnam faces a double health burden: The country has seen a rising number of children with obesity in urban areas, while the number of malnourished children remains high. Overweight children account for 40.7 and 50 per cent of all kids living in downtown Hanoi and HCM City, a recent study shows.-VNA/NVS Photo Duong Ngoc Although it has decreased by 1 per cent per year, the percentage of children less than 5 years old affected by stunting (low height-for-age) remains high at 24.3 per cent nationwide in 2016, according to the National Institute of Nutrition. Malnutrition rates in children also remain high in some regions, especially in the mountainous northern regions (30.3 per cent) and the Central Highlands (34.2 per cent). A recent study from the institute also shows a sharp increase in the number of overweight school-age children in Vietnam compared to a decade ago. In HCM City, the percentage of overweight children under 5 years old has … [Read more...] about Child obesity spikes while malnutrition persists
Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)
Twenty-seven more communes and wards this year join family medical practice A health staff member takes blood for testing at An Hòa ward health station in Cần Thơ City’s Ninh Kiều District. Source http://soytecantho.vn The Department of Health in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ this year plans to expand a model of family medical practice clinics to 27 more communes and wards. Family medical practice clinics aim to provide comprehensive and continuous health care services to each local individual and family in order to reduce overcrowding of patients at city or central-level hospitals. These clinics are located at health stations in communes and wards. Each commune or ward has one health station. Cần Thơ aims to equip more than 80 per cent of its 85 health stations with these clinics by 2020. According to Dr Bùi Thị Lệ Phi, the department’s head, the city now has 18 commune-based health stations with family … [Read more...] about Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)