Many areas across the city came under water causing hefty damage to buildings and vehicles, Photo: Le Toan Stephen Wyatt, country head of JLL Vietnam, told VIR that floods heavily affect the real estate market in Vietnam, since they have a psychological impact on local and foreign homebuyers. “While previously homebuyers would pay attention to factors like location, amenities, and fire-fighting system, they now lean towards properties that are located on higher grounds to minimise the risk and damage of flooding, not only within the property but also in the surrounding traffic area,” said Wyatt. He gave the example of Thao Dien area in District 2 which lies relatively low, and where floods are a usual occurrence during the rainy and monsoon seasons. “This will also make developers consider investing heavily in drainage infrastructure system, and resolve problems related to flooding,” he said. According to him, the current drainage infrastructure system is … [Read more...] about Flood crisis flips homebuyer priorities upside down
Storm water pollution prevention plan
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 13/11
Interest in Singles’ Day sales skyrockets in VN An analysis conducted by online shopping aggregator iPrice found that Việt Nam’s interest in November 11 Singles’ Day sales skyrocketed this year. According to internet traffic data, the company discovered a huge jump of 210 per cent in the number of customers participating in the Singles Day sales in Việt Nam compared to the same time last year. By analysing Vietnamese search trends on Google, iPrice found that keyword searches for “November 11” began growing steadily nearly two weeks prior to the date, three times higher in search interest compared to the same period last year. In addition, Vietnamese consumers were now much more familiar with the November 11 tradition which originated from China, and excitedly look forward to it as an important annual promotion period. For the event, big merchants offered different promotions with discounts being the most popular, together with vouchers, flash … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 13/11
The roads to school and what they teach Vietnamese children – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments News - September 13, 2018 | 07:44 am GMT+7 Every step many Vietnamese students take to school tells them something about the society and country they live in.From idyllic to horrificPhong Khe Commune, Bac Ninh ProvinceTien, Hieu and Dung are secondary school students in Phong Khe Commune, Bac Ninh Province, which lies 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Hanoi.Every day, the three boys ride their bicycles for three kilometers along an embankment, then cross a river.The path they take is a peaceful, beautiful painting of the countryside, with cows munching grass, clear blue skies and a quietly flowing river. Well, it should be.What the boys actually see is cows burying their heads in piles of plastic bags and paper, a stinky river with thick half-black, half-red water, and the sky hidden by hundreds of chimneys spewing out smoke as plastic burns.“It’s Phong Khe, so it’s natural that you see smog and dust,” Dung said.Phong Khe has … [Read more...] about The roads to school and what they teach Vietnamese children – VnExpress International
The Government’s regular meeting-July 2018
THE GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAMIndependence - Freedom - Happiness No. 104/NQ-CP Ha Noi, August 8, 2018 RESOLUTION THE GOVERNMENT’S REGULAR MEETING – JULY 2018 THE GOVERNMENT Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 138/2016/ND-CP dated October 01, 2016 promulgating the working regulation of the Government; Based on the discussion of the Cabinet members and the conclusion of the Prime Minister at the Government’s regular meeting in July 2018, held on July 31, 2018 DECIDES 1. Regarding the revised Law on Education The Government approved the proposal of the Ministry of Education and Training to raise the training standard for preschool teachers from pedagogic intermediate level to pedagogic college level according to the roadmap stipulated in the draft revised Law on Education. At the same time, the Government agreed with the policy on tuition exemption for … [Read more...] about The Government’s regular meeting-July 2018