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Enterprises and production facilities in Dong Ky Village have expanded production to include fine art and handicraft items. They have also invested in machines and training to improve carving techniques in order to increase production of exported goods. Additionally, they have enhanced information exchange between artisans and producers and customers around the world through trade fairs and trade promotion programs, and studied the tastes, culture and customs of target markets. … [Read more...] about Dong Ky wood village in search of sustainable development

Nonetheless, it was a “bit too early” to consider the outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” WHO Emergency Committee panel chair Didier Houssin said after the body met in Geneva. Such a designation would have required countries to step up the international response. … [Read more...] about China virus death toll mounts to 25, infections spread

Stronger Vietnamese firms and the opening of the securities market to foreign investors have spawned a vibrant mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in recent years, accounting for a growing percentage of total registered FDI capital in Vietnam. In the opinion of economists, however, the quality and effectiveness of FDI in 2019 is yet to meet Vietnam’s requirements in the process of building a digital economy and taking advantage of Industry 4.0. … [Read more...] about Bright 2020 prospects for foreign investment in Vietnam

The euro fell to a seven-week low versus the dollar of $1.1036 overnight after the European Central Bank left its policy rates unchanged but President Christine Lagarde struck a slightly dovish tone than some had expected. … [Read more...] about Global stocks steady as caution on China virus continues; euro hits seven-week low after ECB

China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak that has stricken hundreds of people, state media reported Friday. The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be in use by February 3 to serve a rising number of patients infected by a coronavirus that has left at least 26 people dead and millions on lockdown in an effort to curb the spread. Dozens of excavators and trucks were filmed working on the site by state broadcaster CCTV. It will have a capacity of 1,000 beds spread over 25,000 square metres, the official Xinhua news agency said. Construction began as reports surfaced of bed shortages in hospitals designated as dealing with the outbreak, which has now infected 830 people across China. Xinhua said the new facility is aimed at "alleviating the shortage of medical treatment resources and improving the ability to care for patients". In 2003 China erected a hospital on Beijing's rural … [Read more...] about China rushes to build new hospital for virus within 10 days