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Learning from others Vietnam and China hold a colourful history together, and have strived to build a successful trade relationship over the years. It only took a few years after Vietnam introduced the Law on Foreign Investment in 1987 for their northern neighbour to begin seriously looking at pumping money in the country. Funding was relatively limited in the 1990s, but saw a significant increase after China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, with a main focus on real estate, agriculture, and labour-intensive manufacturing. … [Read more...] about World watches as China moves ahead on economic chessboard

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s agriculture sector gained a trade surplus of nearly 2.9 billion USD in the first quarter of 2020, up 48.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. During the three-month period, the sector achieved a total trade value of approximately 15.2 billion USD from horticultural, forestry and aquatic products, with exports worth 9.06 billion USD, equal to the same period last year; and imports of about 6.2 billion USD, down 13.2 percent. Exports of key horticultural products declined 3.1 percent year-on-year to 4.2 billion USD. A similar trend was witnessed in exports of main forestry products (2.8 billion USD, down 16.13 percent), aquatic products (1.5 billion USD, 14 percent) and livestock products (109 million USD, 21.8 percent). However, several items maintained growth, including rice, cassava, and wood and timber products. The country exported 1.7 million tonnes of rice from January – March for … [Read more...] about QI agriculture posts nearly 49 percent growth in trade surplus

Nguyen Hong Son, 90, of the northern province of Bac Ninh has been caring for his wife, who also has had kidney failure for the last 10 years. Dinh Thi Le has dialysis three times a week at night on the same days as Oanh. While his wife is at the hospital, Son cooks and cleans at home. … [Read more...] about Covid-19 outbreak puts Hanoi dialysis patients in distress

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A number of firms have allowed their employees to work from home to protect them during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is increasing the risks to cybersecurity. Working remotely may keep people safe, however, Vu The Binh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Internet Association tells Vietnam News: “Cybersecurity issues are more likely to arise as a result of people working from home, especially for those not using a company computer.” Binh added: “A home computer is less likely to be set up as securely as a company one.” “Most home computers contain more risks as they are used by other family members with low or no protection packages.” The expert thought working from home could expose employees' devices and the company's network to threats on insecure public WiFi networks. In January, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) warned local internet users about cyber security, mentioning that various … [Read more...] about Working from home faces cybersecurity risks during pandemic

WHO epidemiologist Maria van Kerkhove told a conference in Geneva last week that in the majority of cases, the main drivers of coronavirus transmission were symptomatic patients, and many of the people listed as “asymptomatic” would go on to develop symptoms a few days after their diagnosis. … [Read more...] about China reports fewer new coronavirus cases, starts posting asymptomatic cases daily