National Assembly deputies review reports presented by the Supreme’s People Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy and the Ministry of Public Security on crime-fighting activities. — VNA/VNS PhotoViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — National Assembly deputies yesterday reviewed reports presented by the Supreme’s People Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy and the Ministry of Public Security on crime-fighting activities, judicial processes and anti-corruption efforts in 2018. Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm said the country’s political apparatus, under the directives and guidance of the Government, had been working to prevent and fight crime. Government law enforcement agencies had been ordered to continue to improve their capacity and legal mechanisms as well as to encourage people to get involved in crime-fighting efforts. Nearly 200 directives had been issued to support the efforts with the NA passing seven draft laws with … [Read more...] about NA reviews crime-fighting efforts
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European stock markets rebound after dramatic tumble
Logo of the London Stock Exchange. In Europe, all key markets closed solidly in the black, but London's FTSE index underperformed, held back by a steady pound and a weak sales outlook from advertiser WPP. Wall Street extended opening gains, helped by optimism on corporate earnings, a day after geopolitical worries and trade fears slashed billions off US stock valuations. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was well over two percent higher approaching midday in New York, having fallen a whopping 4.4 per cent on Wednesday. "US stocks are rebounding in early action from yesterday's sharp drop, with a host of relatively favourable earnings reports helping counter a flood of global headwinds that have pressured the markets and kept volatility elevated as of late," said analysts at the Charles Schwab brokerage. But Capital Economics analyst Oliver Jones said that the rebound in US markets was unlikely to last. "We think that the bounce in the S&P 500 today after its slump on Wednesday will prove … [Read more...] about European stock markets rebound after dramatic tumble
Tragedy of errors: Central Highlands farmers peppered with a debt crisis – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments Industries - October 3, 2018 | 12:02 pm GMT+7 Farmers’ hopes once climbed high on pepper vines in the Central Highlands; today, they are entangled in debt and misery.As the monsoon season ended in the Central Highlands, Lac packed up his belongings and embarked on a southward journey. Leaving behind his grass-covered fields, a tractor that has not been touched for months and a couple of goats that no one wanted to buy, he would work as a security guard for a restaurant in Saigon.Lac has to undertake this journey to save his house from being seized by the bank. His family has been unable to pay their bank loan's interest for months as the pepper vines that they’d invested all their money in now stand shriveled. Vui, on the other hand, has remained at home in Chu Puh District. She shares Lac’s fate. The pepper vines that had borne the hopes and expectations of her family have now buried her in debt. Unlike Lac, she has stayed behind to … [Read more...] about Tragedy of errors: Central Highlands farmers peppered with a debt crisis – VnExpress International
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 28/9
HCMC to see soaring office demand in next four years As Southeast Asian economies expand, office demand, particularly from technology, e-commerce, and co-working space companies, is expected to rise by an estimated 6 per cent annually between 2018 and 2021, with Ho Chi Minh City seeing a rate of 10 per cent in the period, according to JLL Vietnam. As at the end of the second quarter of 2018, total stock in Ho Chi Minh City’s office market increased to 1,945,000 sq m, with overall Grade A and B occupancy rates standing at a high of above 95 per cent. The overall rental rate is expected to continue its upwards trend with support from healthy demand and increased quality in future supply. A large volume of high-quality Grade B supply is also projected to be completed by 2020 and will likely put pressure on Grade A in the future, especially long-standing Grade A projects with deteriorating construction quality. In Hanoi, demand for Grade A and B office space in 2018-2019 … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 28/9
Crossing the street alone
Viet Nam News “So your aunt and I will be gone for a few weeks. You’ll take care of the shop. In the evening Vân will be home and review the day’s trade. Don’t worry about business. You’re better off here anyway, because you don’t have anything else to do while waiting for a job offer other than wandering around inhaling traffic smoke or sitting at cafes ogling unemployed girls in short skirts and high heels. It wouldn’t be fun. You’d better look after the shop for us, or else we’ll have to close it and lose customers. Look, we can’t let customers walk away. Is there any house on the street in this whole city that isn’t used as a shop? We have to sell things. Everything. This big market which is our city is perhaps one of a kind in the world. In other cities people set aside a little land for gardens and lawns and green trees. They sell things in separate zones. But here we’re filled with shops. Which is very … [Read more...] about Crossing the street alone