Viet Nam's pepper export revenue could set a new record this year or at least equal to that of last year despite lower export volume, according to the Viet Nam Pepper Association. A farmer bags pepper at Xuan Tho Commune, Xuan Loc District, in southernDong Nai Province. The Viet Nam Pepper Association forecasts thenation's pepper export revenue could set a new record this year despitelower export volume thanks to high prices in the global market. —VNA/VNS Photo Manh Linh Last year, 156,396 tonnes of pepper were exported worth US$1.2 billion, the highest figures so far in both volume and value, chairman Do Ha Nam told a review meeting in HCM City yesterday.This represented a year-on-year increase of 16.38 per cent in volume and 34.72 per cent in value.With a forecast of pepper to fall significantly over the last year due to unfavourable weather and disease, export volume would fall by about 10 per cent to 144,000 tonnes this year, he said.In the first four months of the … [Read more...] about Pepper exports likely to set new record
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Greenhouse gas concentrations reach new record in 2011: WMO
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Tuesday. Total radioactive forcing, or the warming effect on the climate, of all long-lived greenhouse gases was the carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent of 473 parts per million last year, a 30 percent increase over that in 1990, said the WMO 2011 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. CO2, which is the single most important greenhouse gas emitted by human activities, accounted for about 80 percent of the increase; and the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere reached 390.0 parts per million in 2011, or 140 percent of the pre-industrial level, according to the bulletin. It said that since the start of the industrial era in 1750, about 375 billion tonnes of carbon have been released into the atmosphere as CO2. About half of this carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere, with the rest being absorbed by the oceans and terrestrial biosphere. Michel Jarraud, … [Read more...] about Greenhouse gas concentrations reach new record in 2011: WMO
Nasdaq and S&P 500 at new record on strong tech profits
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 closed at new record highs after US tech firms reported strong first quarter profits. The index rose 36.02 points to close at 5,092.08. It ended Thursday at a record high, surpassing a level it last reached in 2000 at the height of the dot-com bubble. The S&P 500 index gained 4.76 points to 2,117.69, a new high. The Dow Jones added 21.45 points to finish the week at 18,080.14. Amazon was the biggest winner on the Nasdaq. It boosted the tech-heavy index significantly, after shares in the firm rose by by more than 14%, in the wake of revelations about its cloud computing services on Thursday. The company's value now stands at $206.7bn (£136.1bn). The Dow's leader was Microsoft, which saw its share price spike over 10% after it beat growth expectations. Time Warner Cable's shares rose slightly, notching a 0.57% gain, after the cable TV giant announced it had abandoned its $45bn proposed takeover of rival Comcast, whose shares also closed slightly … [Read more...] about Nasdaq and S&P 500 at new record on strong tech profits
ASEAN ParaGames: Vietnam claims four golds, setting new records
Vietnamese swimmers on December 4 made a splash at the ongoing ASEANParaGames 2015 in Singapore, bringing home three gold medals whilesetting two new Games records. Fearless: Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Thuy (right) in action at the Singapore National Stadium in the Women's 200m Final. Nguyen Thanh Trung won the first gold medal for Vietnam by finishing theSB4-class men’s 100m breaststroke event with a time of 1:48.93, aheadof Voravit Kaewkham of Thailand and Ye Tun of Myanmar. The second gold medal was won by swimmer Do Thanh Hai, who completed theSB5-class men’s 100m breaststroke event at a time of 1:43.07, which is anew Games record. Ly Huynh, another Vietnamese swimmer, came in second at 1:48.79 and Taweesook Samuksaneeto of Thailand finished third. The third gold medal and second Games record was achieved through LeTien Dat, who needed only 1:37.55 to complete the SB6-class men’s 100mbreaststroke event, breaking the old record. Yongyoot … [Read more...] about ASEAN ParaGames: Vietnam claims four golds, setting new records
Senior personnel change at Habeco, Sabeco stock sets new record
Carlsberg Breweries A/S has introduced its new representative for a vacancy on the Board of Directors of Hanoi Beer, Alcohol and Beverages Corporation (Habeco), aiming to increase its controlling rights. Strategic shareholder Carlsberg changes representative on the Habeco Board of Directors According to newswire Dantri, Carlsberg Breweries A/S, the foreign strategic partner of Habeco, has submitted a document to Habeco to introduce general director of Carlsberg Vietnam Stefano Clini to the Board of Directors of Habeco to replace Soren Ravn, who stopped working at Carlsberg Breweries A/S in late August. Soren Ravn, Carlsberg Breweries A/S’ previous representative, left the company on August 31, 2017 to spend more time with his family in Malaysia. Habeco has submitted the documents, including Carlsberg’s proposal, to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) for approval. Previously, Habeco Board of … [Read more...] about Senior personnel change at Habeco, Sabeco stock sets new record