The Rạch Miễu Bridge was opened to traffic in 2009, replacing the operation of the old Rạch Miễu ferry terminal. The bridge was designed to serve a daily volume of 3,000-6,000 vehicles, but the number of vehicles using the bridge has soared to 18,000 each day. … [Read more...] about Rạch Miễu temporary ferry station opens
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First batch of Vietnamese rice exported to the UK under UKVFTA
In 2019, the UK, the world’s ninth-largest rice importer, splashed out US$531 million buying 671,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice. However, Vietnamese rice only accounted for 0.24 per cent of the UK’s total rice imports. Top rice exporters to the UK included India (22 per cent of market share), Pakistan (18 per cent), Spain (11 per cent), Italy (10.9 per cent), and Thailand (9.2 per cent). — VNS … [Read more...] about First batch of Vietnamese rice exported to the UK under UKVFTA
Mastercard evolves contactless technology for quantum world
The demand for faster, more convenient, safer and now cleaner ways to pay has driven the transition to contactless. This trend will only continue to grow. In fact, in the third quarter of 2020, contactless penetration represented 41 percent of in-person purchase transactions globally, up 30 percent from a year ago. … [Read more...] about Mastercard evolves contactless technology for quantum world
Dramatic shark decline leaves ‘gaping hole’ in ocean: study
Targeted for their fins, oceanic whitetips are caught up by indiscriminate fishing techniques. Their global population has dropped 98 percent in the last 60 years, said Nick Dulvy, the study's senior author and a professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU). … [Read more...] about Dramatic shark decline leaves ‘gaping hole’ in ocean: study
GBG: Six predictions for the financial services and fraud landscape in 2021
Looking at 2021 and beyond, this collaborative mindset is likely to continue as government and regulatory bodies work together to focus on accelerating digital identity availability, while also teaming up with partners like telco providers, educational institutions and aggregators to create access to more comprehensive and accurate data sets. FIs would become more active in exploring the use and ingestion of incremental data sets, beyond the basic internal data and official sources, to feed into their core fraud engine and enhance fraud detection and prevention. … [Read more...] about GBG: Six predictions for the financial services and fraud landscape in 2021
