Quang Ninh aims to become leading service centreThe northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has outlined comprehensive measures to attract key projects in trade, aiming to become a leading service centre in the country.Two years ago, local authorities granted approval for a master plan to develop the trade sector by 2025 with a vision towards 2030. The province aimed to increase added value by an average of 12.5 - 13.5 percent during 2016 – 2020, 14.5 - 15.5 percent during 2021 – 2025, and 10 - 11 percent during 2026 – 2030.As part of efforts to lure trade projects, the province has worked to improve transport infrastructure, including projects upgrading the Uong Bi - Ha Long segment in National Road 18, Quang Ninh airport, and Ha Long - Hai Phong expressway. Due attention has been paid to transportation in border areas, facilitating and promoting trade with China via Bac Luan border gate.Besides encouraging local investors to remove bottlenecks and accelerate … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 3/9
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Young people with cancer increasing, experts point out early testing is the optimal method
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Her family history showed no signs of breast cancer, but despite this, a 27-year-old woman living in Hưng Yen Northern Province still examined herself at home. And she was right to carry out her own check up. She felt something wrong and opted for a medical opinion. A tumour was discovered, but thankfully wasn’t harmful and could be treated easily. Asking not to be identified, we are calling her ‘H’. "Through the methods shared in books and the internet, at home, I check myself and see abnormal breast signs,” said H. “Then I go to the provincial hospital and they told me the ultrasound results revealed cystic fibrosis.” “I wanted a second opinion so I went to Hà Nội-based K Hospital for a re-examination. The doctor says I had benign cystic fibrosis. The early examination makes me feel much more secure. Every year, women should go to the clinic twice a year, because if … [Read more...] about Young people with cancer increasing, experts point out early testing is the optimal method
At least 8,000 great white sharks off Australia coast: researchers
At least 8,000 great white sharks roam the waters off Australia, according to research released Friday that is likely to renew debate about balancing conservation efforts with mitigating attacks. Great white sharks have been a protected species in Australia since 1999, when signs emerged of a long-term decline in their population Great whites have been a protected species in Australia since 1999, when signs emerged of a long-term decline in their population in waters around the continent. But an increase in attacks on surfers and swimmers has prompted some Australian states to push for the culling of the apex predator despite their protected status.Researchers have struggled to get an accurate census of adult great whites as they are few in number and difficult to track. Previous sources of figures such as historical catch data were also patchy.But using groundbreaking genetic and statistical analysis of juvenile sharks, scientists from Australia and New Zealand led by national … [Read more...] about At least 8,000 great white sharks off Australia coast: researchers
CARE’s project benefits 10,000 ethnic minorities in Bac Kan
The statistics were released at a workshop to evaluate the initial results of the project, held yesterday in Bac Kan City by CARE, the Institute for Studies of Society, Economics and Environment (iSEE) and the Bac Kan Women’s Union. The project will be carried out until June 2018 by CARE International, iSEE and Bac Kan Women's Union, aided with financial support worth US$385,000 from the European Union. In its initial phases, the project was implemented in Phuc Loc and Banh Trach Communes in Ba Be District, using a co-research approach to improve the capacity and voice of Tay, Dao and H'Mong women in the area, while ensuring that both government agencies and civil society do their upmost to value, respect and respond to women’s rights. According to the project staff, the project helps empower ethnic minority women by turning them into researchers. In 2015, the first phase of the project was executed in Phuc Loc Commune with the participation of 32 community researchers and … [Read more...] about CARE’s project benefits 10,000 ethnic minorities in Bac Kan
VN urged to boost export value
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The low added value of Vietnamese exported products despite the high export turnover is a huge concern for the country, those attending forum in Hà Nội on Thursday heard. Việt Nam's exports have rapidly increased in the past few years. Last year, turnover was US$176 billion, an increase of nine per cent from the previous year. Statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade revealed that total export turnover in the first quarter of this year reached nearly $44.5 billion, posting a year-on-year increase of 15 per cent. Trần Thanh Hải, deputy head of the ministry's Import-Export Department, raised his concern about Vietnamese products' position in the value chain. "Việt Nam's industrial production has not been a key chain globally," Hải said. Nguyễn Văn Nam, director of the Institute for Brand and Competitiveness Strategy, gave an example about Việt Nam producing a lot of coffee; yet exporting at a price of only $2 per kilo while foreign importers sold it … [Read more...] about VN urged to boost export value