"This has made the land market hot with soaring prices, especially in some outlying rural districts which are seeing fast urbanisation including Thach That, Hoai Duc, and Dong Anh," Dinh said. "Some areas in these districts saw land prices increasing by 50% against the prices of 2019 to VND25-VND30 million (USD1,087-USD1,304) per square metre." … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 22
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VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 22
Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said that five to 10 years ago, over 70 percent of breast cancer patients visited hospitals and got treated at a late stage. In recent years, thanks to the communication campaigns, especially the national project on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases including cancer, the rate of cancer patients getting medical examination and treatment in the early stages has increased. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 22
Pandemic raises Japan suicide rate after decade of decline
This picture taken on January 1, 2021 shows spectators wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus during the Emperor's Cup football final between Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka at the National Stadium in Tokyo. Don't cheer, talk loudly, eat, drink, or wave flags. This is the likely experience awaiting fans at the Tokyo Olympics -- if they can get in at all.(Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Japan's health and welfare ministry said Friday that 20,919 people died by suicide in 2020 according to preliminary data, up 3.7 percent from the previous year. That compares with 3,460 deaths from coronavirus in the same period. … [Read more...] about Pandemic raises Japan suicide rate after decade of decline
Djokovic’s Serbia drawn in tough ATP pool
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic arrives before heading straight to quarantine for two weeks isolation ahead of their Australian Open warm up matches in Adelaide on January 14, 2021.(Brenton EDWARDS / AFP) The tournament -- launched last year as a rival to the Davis Cup -- has been slimmed down to 12 teams this year and will be played in Melbourne as a curtain-raiser to the Australian Open, rather than the multi-city format employed in 2020. … [Read more...] about Djokovic’s Serbia drawn in tough ATP pool