Boxes of Sabeco beer are stacked for sale. The company's shares gained 2.9 per cent on Thursday. — Photo nld.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares finished Thursday higher as investors hunted for low-priced assets and global markets moved on hopes for the continuance of US-China trade talks. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained 1.08 per cent to close at 979.38 points, for a two-day increase totalling 1.30 per cent. The VN-Index fell as much as 1.36 per cent in the early stages of the day before rebounding. As trading opened on Thursday, the Vietnamese stock market was weighed down by worries about the global economic outlook, MB Securities Co (MBS) said in its daily report. But purchasing as the VN-Index hit 955-point level helped lift the market up, the report said. Purchases of local assets were even stronger in the afternoon trading session after investors received good news about the relationship … [Read more...] about VN shares buoyed late in trading
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Eight killed in Brazil school shooting, two suspects dead
A student cries after a shooting at her school near Sao Paulo, Brazil, where five teenage students were among those killed. — AFP/VNA PhotoViet Nam News SAO PAULO — Two former pupils shot dead eight people, most of them students and staff, at a high school near Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday before turning their weapons on themselves, authorities said. The two assailants burst into the school grounds in the early morning, armed with a .38 caliber revolver and a "medieval weapon that looked like a bow and arrows," military police Colonel Marcelo Sales said. After shooting at students in the yard, the killers headed to the language center where several pupils were hiding and "committed suicide in a corridor," he said. Brazil is one of the most violent countries in the world, and the victims in this case were five students aged 15 to 17, two school officials aged 38 and 59, and a 51-year-old carwash owner who was shot by the attackers before they arrived at the school, … [Read more...] about Eight killed in Brazil school shooting, two suspects dead
Over 70% of Hanoi’s pupils join school milk project
The Hanoitimes - Director of Hanoi Department of Education and Training Chu Xuan Dung highly valued the participation of Hanoi’s localities and schools in actively implementing the school milk project. Schools in Hanoi launch free electronic contact book Hanoi asks for special mechanism for upgrading schools Nearly two million students in Hanoi start new school year After nearly a month of launching the school milk project in Hanoi, 74% of primary and preschool children across the city have participated in the program. Many districts have a high rate of students in public schools drinking milk such as Hoan Kiem, Dong Anh (100%), Son Tay town (98%). Illustrative photo Pham Ngoc Tuan, head of Political Department under the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, said that according to the general assessment, 100% of Hanoi’s schools have cooperated so that children could drink safe milk from the first day. In addition to being nurtured … [Read more...] about Over 70% of Hanoi’s pupils join school milk project
Countering global protectionism, Pacific trade pact nears takeoff
Countering global protectionism, Pacific trade pact nears takeoffThe Saigon Times Daily New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, in Santiago, Chile March 8, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS WELLINGTON (REUTERS) - A landmark 11-country deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacific region will come into force at the end of December, New Zealand said on Wednesday, a rare bright spot for global commerce as the U.S.-China trade war intensifies. The deal moved forward after Australia become the sixth nation to formally ratify the deal, alongside Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore. “This triggers the 60 day countdown to entry into force of the Agreement and the first round of tariff cuts,” said New Zealand Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker. His country is responsible for official tasks such as receiving and circulating notifications made by members of the pact. … [Read more...] about Countering global protectionism, Pacific trade pact nears takeoff
Trump says Mexico trade deal near; NAFTA hurdles seen easing
Trump tweeted on Saturday morning that the United States’ “relationship with Mexico is getting closer by the hour. Some really good people within both the new and old government, and all working closely together....A big Trade Agreement with Mexico could be happening soon!” Jesus Seade, who will serve as chief negotiator for Mexico’s next government, said he and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer were now discussing a periodic review process that spare the North American Free Trade Agreement from automatic expiration unless new terms were agreed. Mexico and Canada have adamantly opposed the U.S. sunset demand that would kill the pact unless it is renegotiated every five years, a plan that business groups also say will stifle long-term investment decisions. “It’s going to come out. It’s no longer what the United States was putting first in any way,” Seade said of the sunset clause outside the U.S. Trade Representative’s … [Read more...] about Trump says Mexico trade deal near; NAFTA hurdles seen easing