Besides the famous traditional flower villages and concentrated flower cultivation areas, Hanoi is also the leading locality in developing tourism at the ornamental creature villages. Some renown names are Hong Van Ornamental Creatures Village in Hong Van commune, Thuong Tin district; Van Phuc flower market in Ha Dong district and Quang Ba flower market in Tay Ho district, among others. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 15
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Analysis: Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package offers bridge for hard-hit economy
And it would put an extra $1,400 into the hands of most Americans - money that can be spent on rent or food for those who need it, or saved for a splurge on travel or dining out later in the year once wider vaccine distribution allows everyday life to get back closer to normal. … [Read more...] about Analysis: Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package offers bridge for hard-hit economy
Firms benefit from lending interest rate reductions and exemptions
Facing the same plight, Khanh Ngoc cuisine centre, which had provided 10,000 rations a day for semi-boarding schools and kindergartens in Thai Nguyen city, had to reduce its operations as these establishments were forced to close down due to the pandemic. More than 100 employees of the centre lost jobs. … [Read more...] about Firms benefit from lending interest rate reductions and exemptions
Germany hits 2 million infections as WHO tackles new strains
Employees store coffins, some marked with "infection risk" as others have "corona" scrawled in chalk, in the mourning hall of the crematorium in Meissen, eastern Germany, on January 13, 2021, amid the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. As Germany's Meissen crematorium struggles to cope with an explosion in deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the region, coffins are stacked up to three high or even stored in hallways awaiting cremation.(JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) The surge in Europe's biggest economy comes as the global death toll from the pandemic approaches two million and many countries double down on virus restrictions, with vaccination drives still in their infancy. … [Read more...] about Germany hits 2 million infections as WHO tackles new strains