This happens amid weakening domestic demand and bruising U.S. tariffs, adding pressure on Beijing to roll out more support measures to avert a sharper slowdown. Growing signs of weakness in China — which has generated nearly a third of global growth in the past decade — are stoking worries about risks to the world economy and are weighing on profits for firms ranging from Apple to big carmakers. Chinese policymakers have pledged more support for the economy this year to reduce the risk of massive job losses, but they have ruled out a "flood" of stimulus like that which Beijing has unleashed in the past, which quickly juiced growth rates but left a mountain of debt. Analysts polled by Reuters expect the world’s second-largest economy to have grown 6.4 percent in the October-December quarter from a year earlier, slowing from the previous quarter’s 6.5 percent pace and matching levels last seen in early 2009 during the global financial crisis. That could pull 2018 … [Read more...] about China set to post slowest growth in 28 years in 2018, more stimulus seen
Year 1 guided reading activities
Weekend entertainment activities in town
Traveler's Guide Weekend entertainment activities in town Hoang Phong Friday, Nov 24, 2017,00:02 (GMT+7) Weekend entertainment activities in townHoang Phong Visitors are seen on Nguyen Van Binh book street in downtown HCMC. This weekend, the “Reading Day” program will take place on the book street at 8:30 a.m. - PHOTO: HOANG PHONG Spending weekends in HCMC is a great experience. For this weekend visitors are advised to look at the following destinations in HCMC. Empire City, Thu Thiem new urban area, District 2 The Techcombank HCMC International Marathon is scheduled for November 26 in HCMC, with around 6,000 local and international athletes attending, according to a statement posted on the website vn.marathonhcmc.com. Organized by the HCMC Department of Tourism in partnership with the Athletics Federation of HCMC and Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank), the event features 42km, 21km and … [Read more...] about Weekend entertainment activities in town
Nun gets children reading
Viet Nam News Thích Nữ Quảng Phát is a woman who has given her life completely to serve her religion. Such women are called nuns. She chose not to marry and have a family, especially after seeing a couple who were her neighbours fighting all the time. As a nun, she has started a library at a pagoda where children comes and read books. Lê Hương chats with her about her passion. Inner Sanctum: Please tell me about your faith and Buddhism. I was inspired by my parents, who are Buddhists, at a very young age. When I was four, my dad took me to a pagoda in the southern city of Vũng Tàu to learn Buddhist teachings. Though my homeland is in the central province of Quảng Trị, when I was one year old, my family moved to Vũng Tàu. There have been many incidents that made me decide to lead a nun’s life. But I strongly remember a ceremony I witnessed when I was young. People flocked to a local pagoda … [Read more...] about Nun gets children reading
The different sides to hip-hop
Viet Nam News Nguyễn Anh Tuấn could not speak the language of refugee children he met in other countries. However, he managed to teach them hip-hop dancing. For Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, hip-hop is more than just exercise. It is a spiritual experience too. By Bích Hường Since 2013, Nguyễn Anh Tuấn has travelled every year to neighbouring countries including Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines to teach hip-hop to street children and other disadvantaged youngsters. The 29-year-old first became a volunteer seven years ago after he met Jerry Snell – a Canadian dance choreographer and hip-hop veteran who visited Việt Nam to promote his Street Art for Street Kids initiative, teaming up with the country’s top street dance crews with shelters for vulnerable children to offer dance lessons and companionship. “In a summer day in 2012, when I was teaching hip-hop to youngsters in Hà Nội’s Lenin … [Read more...] about The different sides to hip-hop
Six jailed for trying to overthrow people’s administration
The Hà Nội People’s Court on April 5 sentenced Nguyễn Văn Đài to 15 years in jail for “trying to overthrow the people’s administration” under Clause 1, Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Code.— VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội People’s Court on April 5 sentenced Nguyễn Văn Đài to 15 years in jail for “trying to overthrow the people’s administration” under Clause 1, Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Code. Đài, born in 1969 and residing in Bách Khoa Ward of Hai Bà Trưng District, Hà Nội, will also be under house arrest for five years after he completes the prison term. The other five defendants got jail terms ranging from 7-12 years for the same charge. Phạm Văn Trội, born in 1972 and residing in Chương Dương Commune of Thường Tín District, Hà Nội, will spend … [Read more...] about Six jailed for trying to overthrow people’s administration