Pandemic response

Savill Vietnam's spotlight for the second half of 2020 forecast unit prices to benefit further from infrastructure upgrades. Average asking prices have increased 4 per cent per year over the last five years. At the same time, infrastructure development eases living farther out. When complete, the metro and ring roads will see this trend accelerate. The framework for public-private partnerships was simplified in 2020. Political stability and speedier decision-making will see greater spending on key infrastructure projects. The GSO estimates that for every 1 per cent point increase in public investment, GDP will move up 0.06 per cent points. … [Read more...] about Grade A apartments abandoned during pandemic

New Delhi (VNA) – The fifth India-Singapore Defence Ministers Dialogue between Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen was held via video conference on January 20. During their virtual interaction, both the ministers expressed satisfaction at the progress of defence cooperation engagements between the two countries despite limitations imposed by ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Rajnath Singh hailed the effectiveness of pandemic mitigation measures implemented in Singapore and the Singapore Armed Forces’ contributions to restricting the spread of COVID-19, and assistance in the repatriation of stranded Indian citizens overseas. Ng Eng Hen, for his part, reciprocated the compliments and exchanged views on the role of the Armed Forces in the whole of government's approach towards pandemic control. Both the ministers also expressed satisfaction at the growing bilateral defence ties. Both reviewed the progress of various bilateral defence … [Read more...] about India, Singapore hold 5th defence dialogue

Asked if he still had the backing of the players, Zidane said: "Yes I believe so, you have to ask them. We've done good things this season, apart from the last four games. Now we have La Liga and the Champions League and we have to work. Whether my message gets through, you have to ask them, I can't answer that." … [Read more...] about Zidane says he still has players’ backing after Real Madrid cup humiliation

"We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts, if we show a little tolerance and humility and we're willing to stand in the other person's shoes," he said. … [Read more...] about ‘Democracy has prevailed’: Biden begins U-turn from Trump

In a joint study published in ScienceDirect, a website which provides access to a large bibliographic database of scientific and medical publications of the Dutch publisher Elsevier, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University said that in adverse weather conditions, coal-fired power plants cause severe dust pollution (40 µg per cubic meter) that can reach as far as 250 km. … [Read more...] about Not to put too fine a point on it, fine dust kills