Wiesen added, “We see a great opportunity for Vietnam and regional partners to change from one of the countries with the most severe plastic pollution globally, to becoming one of the leading areas in waste disposal initiatives. We need to act now before it’s too late, to save the planet for us and to also work towards sustainable development.” … [Read more...] about Drastic measures urged to curb rise in plastic usage
Troopers rise of the budget cast
Vietnam – Rising star in Asia’s shifting supply chains: EIU
“The wide range of incentives offered to foreign businesses and market access granted by numerous free-trade agreements, combined with competitive wage costs at the low-skilled end, will ensure Vietnam remains an attractive option for manufacturing operations and those seeking to diversify their supply chain in Asia,” noted the EIU. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – Rising star in Asia’s shifting supply chains: EIU
Floods, landslides take 102 lives in central Vietnam
At Ke Go Reservoir in Ha Tinh, the water level had already peaked at around noon last Sunday and it was currently discharging water at 940-cubic-meter per second (m3/s). The Ho Ho hydropower plant’s reservoir was discharging water at 85 m3/s and that of the Huong Son hydropower plant at 15 m3/s. Other lakes in the area were also spilling over. … [Read more...] about Floods, landslides take 102 lives in central Vietnam
Vietnam’s ticket fever for ASEAN semi moves from stadium counters to cyberspace
Efforts to avoid crowds of fans jostling to grab a ticket to watch the Vietnam-Philippines semifinal at the 2018 AFF Championship of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) went awry as online-booking sites were struck with technical issues even before tickets were officially made available for purchase on Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s ticket fever for ASEAN semi moves from stadium counters to cyberspace
An overseas Vietnamese: Covid-19 infected, in lockdown and the desire to fly back home
I just want to say that the physical pain is really terrible when being infected by a kind of virus that just “as harmful as seasonal flu”, like the British had previously thought. Even with me – a very healthy person without any underlying illnesses; non-smoking; do exercise and play sports regularly- the health is till severely affected by coronavirus infection. Somehow, I felt extremely impotent. … [Read more...] about An overseas Vietnamese: Covid-19 infected, in lockdown and the desire to fly back home
