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Report shows 81% don't exercise enough with effects on health, brain development and social skills. Four in five 11- to 17-year-olds around the world are not taking enough physical exercise, according to the first such analysis. The World Health Organization says children's health is being damaged as well as their brain development and social skills. It says failing to take the recommended hour a day of exercise is a universal problem in rich and poor countries. Boys were more active than girls in all but four of the 146 countries studied. What exercise counts? Pretty much anything that makes the heart beat more quickly and the lungs breathe harder.  It could include: running cycling swimming football hopping skipping gymnastics The target is 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise a day. "I don't regard it as a ridiculous target," the WHO's Dr Fiona Bull says. "It is evidence-based to establish good health and development." The difference between moderate and vigorous is … [Read more...] about ‘Global epidemic’ of childhood inactivity

  Executives of companies from the two countries at the India-Việt Nam Textile Cooperation event held in HCM City on November 21.  — VNS Photo HCM CITY — The garment industry has called for investment in the underdeveloped textile, dyeing and fabric segments to meet the global supply chain demand, according to the Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). Speaking at a business interaction event titled India-Việt Nam Textile Co-operation event held in HCM City on Thursday, Vũ Đức Giang, VITAS chairman, invited Indian companies to invest in the yarn, weaving, dyeing, and printing segments to take advantage of the market access provided by free trade agreements that Việt Nam has signed. He expressed hope that co-operation between India and Việt Nam would benefit both countries. K Srikar Reddy, the Indian consul general in the city, said: “Bilateral trade in textiles between India and Việt Nam has … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, India enhance closer co-operation in textile sector

Executives of companies from the two countries at the India-Viet Nam Textile Cooperation event held in HCM City on November 21. — VNS Photo The garment industry has called for investment in the underdeveloped textile, dyeing and fabric segments to meet the global supply chain demand, according to the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). Speaking at a business interaction event titled India-Viet Nam Textile Co-operation event held in HCM City on Thursday, Vu Duc Giang, VITAS chairman, invited Indian companies to invest in the yarn, weaving, dyeing, and printing segments to take advantage of the market access provided by free trade agreements that Viet Nam has signed. He expressed hope that co-operation between India and Viet Nam would benefit both countries. K Srikar Reddy, the Indian consul general in the city, said: “Bilateral trade in textiles between India and Viet Nam has registered impressive growth during the last two years. Indian textile and clothing … [Read more...] about Viet Nam, India enhance closer co-operation in textile sector

Health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến during a Q&A session at the National Assembly. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — With 82 per cent approval, the National Assembly on Friday afternoon agreed to remove the incumbent health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến from her post as she has reached the legal retirement age of 60. Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến, born in 1959 in the central province of Hà Tĩnh, is the only female minister serving in the administration of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. She took over the role as health chief in 2011 – a position frequently deemed to be a ‘hot seat’ along with education and transport. She was receiving increasing votes of confidence by the National Assembly through the years as the NA gauged the assessment of the lawmakers on cabinet members. Her reform efforts included raising hospital fees, a controversial decision but many said helped to uplift … [Read more...] about Health minister to leave her post

At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A photo exhibition showcasing the charm of nature, people and people in Vietnam and China opened in Hanoi on December 26 in celebration of the 10th establishment anniversary of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two nations. The exhibition was jointly held by the Vietnam Pictorial of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and a magazine of the Guangxi Broadcasting Service (GXBS) of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Addressing the opening ceremony, Editor-in-chief of the Vietnam Pictorial Nguyen Thang said the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership has maintained positive growth over the years, with their political, diplomatic and economic relations being strengthened continuously. Press agencies of Vietnam and China have always cooperated and assisted each other to fulfil their tasks, he noted, adding that the exhibition serves as proof of effective collaboration … [Read more...] about Photo exhibition on Vietnam, China’s beauty opens in Hanoi