Reaching new heights

He does not remember what happened next. Later, he regained consciousness at a spot around 30 meters away, feeling dizzy. He crawled to his feet and saw the arm of a woman sticking out of layers of mud and waving. He pulled out and asked her to raise her voice if she saw anyone else and moved on to try and save others. … [Read more...] about Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam

This is the third time the British Government has issued a national lockdown. The first run from March 25, 2020 to mid-July 2020. During that time, hospitals were overcrowded, the schools were closed. The number of daily infections kept running up-ward. The record number of infections is beaten every day and hundreds died daily. We all lived in fear within such a terrible plague. Everyone was afraid and somewhat confused. … [Read more...] about An overseas Vietnamese: Covid-19 infected, in lockdown and the desire to fly back home

According to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, An Giang is home to 10 solar power projects whose total capacity is 1,800MW. Currently, four plants among them have been put into use and generate 214MWp. Some other projects will be operation soon, adding 320MWp more to the national grid. Furthermore, 37MWp from rooftop solar power systems were added to the national grid in early November 2020. In addition, a model of combination of high-tech agriculture and rooftop solar power systems have been introduced in Can Tho City as well as other provinces and cities in the delta. … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes a big push into renewable energy

On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index advanced for four sessions and declined once on Wednesday. The index ended the week at 1,194.2 points, up 2.3 per cent compared to the week before, marking the 11th straight week of growth since last year. … [Read more...] about After 11 weeks of gains, analysts cautious about market prospects