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The Việt Phú Farm director said he also developed a sapling zone in Điện Minh Commune of Quảng Nam Province to supply 50,000 saplings each month, while a partner, H2O Farm Việt Nam, provides an additional 25,000 varieties. … [Read more...] about Safe farm develops from polluted dump

The two month’s FDI capital equalled only 53.4 per cent of the same period last year, excluding the Singapore-financed $4 billion Bạc Liêu liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired thermal power plant, which received an investment licence in January, the agency said in a monthly report released on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about FDI inflow to Việt Nam plunges in two months

According to the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, 4,626 South Korean employees at 2,030 enterprises, about 2,399 Chinese employees at 741 enterprises and 3,672 Japanese employees have work permits in HCM City. In January and February, 406 workers from South Korea, 144 from China and 275 from Japan came to HCM City. It is estimated that firms in HCM City were expecting 1,500 employees from South Korea and Japan to work over March, April and May. Some 40,496 people from HCM City work in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea and the city authorities have implemented many measures and support policies. Over 4,815 foreign employees in the city are from virus outbreak areas. Out of them, 2,466 are Chinese employees and 1,116 of them returned to Vietnam to work after the lunar new year holiday and were quarantined. After 14 days, all of them were cleared to return to work. The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs suggested that HCM City authorities should … [Read more...] about Chinese employees return to work in HCM City

Quang Tri authorities have quarantined two people that live in Cua Viet Town at the Quang Tri Tuberculosis and Lung Hospital. Those two have lived and worked in Daegu City. They left South Korea for Vietnam on February 21 and landed at Danang International Airport. They returned to their houses in Cua Viet Town by bus at 11 pm on the same day. The authorities asked them to remain at home. However, on February 26, one of them had a fever and was brought to the quarantine area. According to the province's Department of Health, she may only have a regular fever. The bus driver and those who have had contact with the two of them will be monitored. 16 people who had constant contact with the ill woman will be quarantined. In Thanh Hoa, five people have been quarantined at Thanh Hoa General Hospital after returning from Daegu City. Four of them are members of a family, including a 3-month-old baby. They arrived at Noi Bai Airport on February 23 and went home by the family car. The fifth … [Read more...] about More people quarantined after returning from South Korea

A poor man in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho who was abandoned by his wife has become paralysed after a traffic accident.  In 2005, Hua Phuong Tin, 38, in Can Tho City's Thoi An Ward, got married and had a son. When his son was just 13 months old, his wife left him to live with another man. … [Read more...] about Paralysed man in Can Tho seeking help