That was a snapshot of the daring rescues taking place each month to free women and girls from forced marriages or sex slavery in China. Filmed on a shaky camera phone, the successful rescue saved the Vietnamese teenagers from a brothel in China, where a huge surplus of males has fuelled the lucrative trade for brides and sex workers. Bringing them home is dangerous work, pitting rescuers against vengeful husbands, pimps and organized trafficking networks who spin tens of millions of dollars selling women from poor Mekong countries. "No one wants their business to be broken," says a rescuer from Blue Dragon, a Hanoi-based non-profit. Blue Dragon has helped bring about 400 trafficked women and girls home from China since 2007. They are among tens of thousands trafficked into China from impoverished pockets of Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. They are tricked, lured or kidnapped and sold as wives and prostitutes across the border, some ending up deep inside the country. Rescues are a … [Read more...] about The daring China rescues bringing Vietnam’s trafficked girls home
Renlearn home connect
Better transport connectivity needed to drive Mekong Delta’s development
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The (standing) addresses the conference in Soc Trang province on December 12 (Photo: VNA) Soc Trang (VNA) – A conference in Soc Trang province on December 12 underlined the need for transport infrastructure connectivity in the Mekong Delta to fuel local development. According to the Ministry of Transport, there are four modes of transport in the Mekong Delta, namely land, inland waterways, sea and air transport. About 131.7 million tonnes of cargo were transported in the region last year. Freight transportation has grown by about 6.2 percent annually between 2010 and 2017. Up to 70 percent of the freight was transported by water, and the remaining 30 percent by land. Meanwhile, passenger transport served 707.7 million people in the delta in 2017, growing by 3.4 percent from 2010 to 2017. Land transport is responsible for about 83 percent of passenger volume, while inland waterways transport serves more than 16 percent. Air … [Read more...] about Better transport connectivity needed to drive Mekong Delta’s development
Barcelona, Vietnam foster logistics, commercial connections
(VEN) - The President of the Barcelona Port Authority Merce Conesa told participants at a recent Hanoi conference that she looked forward to connecting with Vietnamese businesses, especially in the field of logistics for mutual development. According to Conesa, Spanish investors have paid increasing attention to Vietnam in the fields of renewable energy, infrastructure, tourism, high technology, construction and architecture. Barcelona Port accounts for 70 percent of transport in Catalonia. It is now home to 500 enterprises, generating value of EUR3.53 billion, equivalent to 1.7 percent of Spain’s gross domestic product. A series of areas dedicated to logistics and distribution activities cover 3,600ha around the city. Some 35 percent of imports into Spain from Asia and 43 percent of exports pass through the port. Vietnam is Spain’s main trading partner in ASEAN. Bilateral trade reached more than US$3 billion in 2017, and the two sides have set a target of US$5 … [Read more...] about Barcelona, Vietnam foster logistics, commercial connections
App helps people find homes
Viet Nam News There is a special app that helps people find places in which to live. It is for people who do not want to own the places but rather wish to pay the owners to be able to live in a place. Cathy Thảo Trần started the app after having lived all over the world. She struggled to find a place when she came home. People who use the app include students and visitors to Việt Nam from other countries. By Thu Ngân HCM CITY – “If you have never lost your deposit while renting a house, you have not grown up yet.” When a young woman entrepreneur said this in jest on Shark Tank, the reality TV show for start-ups, audiences laughed but recognised she was telling it as it was: it is risky and not easy to rent a house in Việt Nam. For a long time the demand for rented houses and condos in cities has kept increasing, mostly from students who leave their hometown and move to … [Read more...] about App helps people find homes
Forum connects Vietnamese startups at home and abroad
The forum “Connecting Vietnamese startups at home and abroad” is underway in Ho Chi Minh City in June 26 - 27. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The forum “Connecting Vietnamese startups at home and abroad” was kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on June 26, bringing together about 400 startup experts, local and foreign investors, innovation and startup support providers and students. In his opening remarks, Secretary of the municipal Party’s Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan said he expected that through the forum, experts will help the city and tackle problems that hinder its development, one of which is the lack of connectivity between the scientist circle and businesses. To address the weak point, the city must foster the development of the local technology market in a bid to give firms better access to technological products, he said, adding that technology and business must go together when a new enterprise is formed. Nhan moved on to say that after the … [Read more...] about Forum connects Vietnamese startups at home and abroad