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Vietnam world’s fifth-largest exporter of suitcases, handbags

TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 07/21/2017 14:07 GMT + 7



Vietnamese workers assemble leather handbags at a factory in Binh Duong Province.
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Vietnam is the world’s fifth-largest exporter of suitcases, backpacks, and handbags, the country’s Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO) announced on Thursday.

The Southeast Asian nation exported US$3.2 billion worth of suitcases, backpacks, and handbags to the world’s most prominent bag importers in 2017, LEFASO said, citing statistics from the International Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association.

According to LEFASO, Vietnam ranks fifth among the ten largest exporters of suitcases, backpacks, and handbags the world over, contributing 5.4 percent to last year’s global supply.

Vietnam’s suitcase, backpack, and handbag industry has reported consistent growth of 10-15 percent over the past five years, according to LEFASO chairman Nguyen Duc Thuan.

The growth is driven by international fashion brands who have taken notice of the quality of Vietnamese lather craftsmanship and chosen to move their handbag manufacturing facilities to Vietnam, Thuan added.

In 2016, around 2.5 billion suitcases and handbags were bought around the world at the total cost of $300 billion.

The U.S., Hong Kong, and Japan topped the list of global importers in 2016, according to LEFASO.

China continues to hold its reign as the top exporter in the industry, accounting for 40.8 percent of global exports in 2016.

In the first five months of this year, the U.S. was the largest export market for Vietnamese suitcases, backpacks, and handbags, generating $555 million, a six percent increase over the same period in 2016, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Thursday.

The European Union is Vietnam’s second-largest export market at $365 million, up 8.2 percent year-on-year, according to the same source.

The other three export markets in the top five include Japan at $146.5 million, up 1.7 percent; China at $57.6 million, down 6.8 percent; and South Korea at $52.8 million, down 0.4 percent.

[Hurricane88]

Visit HCM at your own risk!!!!!!!!

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Vietnam’s dengue fever outbreak: almost 50,000 infected, and counting

TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 07/21/2017 14:15 GMT + 7

Nearly 50,000 cases of dengue fever have been detected across Vietnam so far in 2017, with Ho Chi Minh City reporting the highest number of patients diagnosed with the disease.

The alarming numbers were announced at a meeting on dengue fever prevention on Thursday at the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, chaired by the Ministry of Health.

According to Tran Dac Phu, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Preventive Medicine, 49,209 cases of dengue fever have been recorded at hospitals across the nation since the beginning of this year, up 9.7 percent from the same period in 2016.

Ho Chi Minh City has logged the highest number of hospitalizations due to the mosquito-borne disease nationwide, at 9,536 cases, Phu said.

These numbers rise on a weekly basis, he noted, explaining that the country is at the height of the dengue fever epidemic.

The southern metropolis together with neighboring provinces Dong Nai and Binh Duong boast the highest number of dengue fever infections in southern Vietnam, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Trong Lan, director of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City.

Together, those three localities account for nearly 50 percent of all dengue patients admitted to hospitals across the southern region, Lan said.

The director added that the mosquito-borne disease is common in areas with increased urbanization and industrialization, putting Vietnamese adults in these areas at a greater risk of contracting the illness than in the past.

The trend can be explained by better access to transportation in industrialized areas, meaning citizens are more capable of moving in and out of areas with dengue fever outbreaks.

In 1999, adults accounted for 18 percent of dengue fever patients across Vietnam. That number has since risen to 47 percent, Lan pointed out.
In the dynamic metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, the adult-to-child ratio in dengue infection is 65-35, Lan said.

According to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long, the dengue fever outbreak in Vietnam is forecast to spread over the coming months and is not expected to improve until September.

Negligence from local authorities in taking measures to prevent dengue fever may have played a role in this year’s early outbreak of the disease, Long asserted.

“Dengue fever can’t exist without mosquitoes,” stressed Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, director of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.

Kinh advised that residents take measures to keep mosquitoes from breeding in their homes by covering or removing stagnant water around their houses and destroying their larvae.

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by anhmaplee

http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/42083/...te-new-flyover

any advise on how early from leaving from D5 for the 3pm flight on weekdays ?
is it better to go to the domstic airport and walk over to the international airport ?

I always take afternoon between 2 to 4pm...check-in starts 2.5hrs ahead...so best leave hotel 3hrs ahead...

So if 3pm flight...depart for airport at 12pm...

[Hurricane88]

Vietnam's top taxi firm cries foul at Grab, Uber again after 8,000 drivers quit

By Phuong Dong July 21, 2017 | 07:42 pm GMT+7


Vinasun and other taxi cabs on the street of Saigon. Photo by VnExpress/Duy Tran


Such finger-pointing has, however, received little empathy from the pulic, who seem happier with a more cost-effective, reliable service.

Vinasun, the country’s biggest taxi firm, has seen nearly 8,000 of its drivers quit in the first half of this year in the face of dog-eat-dog competition from ride-hailing services.

The company said in a newly released report that its workforce has fallen by nearly half to less than 9,200 this year. Bosses said the business had encountered "harsh” competition from Grab and Uber, the ride-hailing apps that have become popular in major cities such as Hanoi and Saigon since making their entrance three years ago.

Revenue in the second quarter slid to VND810 billion ($35.6 million), the company’s lowest since 2014, pulling its first-half income down more than 15 percent on-year.

Vinasun’s net profit between April and June also fell by nearly half compared with the same period last year, it said.

The company has projected a 34 percent drop in profit this year, and 10.6 percent fall in revenue.

In a bid to combat this rising competition, it plans to launch motorbike taxi services to win more customers.

Vietnam’s top taxi firms have been blaming lost business on app-based ride services that are luring passengers away.

After more than 4,200 of its drivers quit in the first three months of this year, Vinasun also blamed "unhealthy" competition from Uber and Grab.

Mai Linh, another major taxi firm, has also said they are the reason it lost nearly VND84 billion ($3.7 million) in 2016, the company's worst result in five years.

Such finger-pointing has received little support from the public, with many passengers saying they were already unhappy with poor and unreliable services.

[Hurricane88]

Vietnam reaching a heady high in the global beer business

By Minh Nga July 21, 2017 | 05:13 pm GMT+7


Customers hold glasses of draught beer at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam June 24, 2017. Photo by Reuters/Kham

Drinkers are foaming at the mouth in 'the next key battleground for brewers.'

With the Vietnamese thirst for beer seeming to know no limits, brewers are finding it hard to resist tapping into the country's fertile market.

Vietnam is forecast to lead Southeast Asia to see volume growth of 2.3 billion liters over 2016-2021, market researcher Euromonitor International said in its July report. Southeast Asia’s volume gains will even surpass those of larger regions, such as North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the report said.

An expanding Vietnamese middle class and youthful population have helped drive a 300 percent surge in beer demand since 2002, according to Euromonitor, which estimates the market was worth VND147.2 trillion ($6.5 billion) last year.

It predicts per-capita consumption will reach 40.6 liters this year, making Vietnam the biggest beer consumer in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam will be “the next key battleground for brewers”, Bloomberg cited Euromonitor as saying in a report Friday.

Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp. (Sabeco) and Hanoi Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp. (Habeco), the nation’s two largest beer companies, will submit IPO plans to the government this month, an official from the industry and trade ministry told local media last week.

“The stake-sales will create an opportunity for international companies to expand geographically, especially those still without a presence in Vietnam,” John Ditty, managing partner of KPMG Vietnam’s deals advisory unit, told Bloomberg.

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A study jointly conducted by Vietnam's health ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) last year showed that 77 percent of Vietnamese men drink liquor and beer, and nearly half of them drink at hazardous levels.

Nguyen Phuong Nam, an official from the WHO, said nearly 67 percent of the 1,840 traffic accident patients involved in the study had high concentrations of alcohol in their blood, and 45 percent had driven after drinking for two hours or more.

Vietnamese drank 3.8 billion liters of beer last year. That was an average of 42 liters per person, four liters more than 2015, according to data collected by the trade ministry.

[Killer_c]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

Wow

I admit I am a greedy person......I sapoo all ssyts if possible.......

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

Aiya... TS Tai Kor.. u always go to the factory to order "new stocks".. no need worry... but most impt thing is, leave some for me.. ok..

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by Killer_c

Aiya... TS Tai Kor.. u always go to the factory to order "new stocks".. no need worry... but most impt thing is, leave some for me.. ok..

bro SS08 admitted bery greedy lah...all sssyts...he sapu clean...nothing left for you...

[Hurricane88]

Another tropical depression and third storm of the year develop over East Sea

By Pham Huong July 23, 2017 | 12:00 am GMT+7

Heavy rain is expected to return to Vietnam's northern and central provinces next Tuesday.

A tropical depression and the third storm of the year have formed over the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

As of 1 p.m. on Saturday, the tropical depression was about 120 kilometers (75 miles) northeast of the Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracel Islands), with wind speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour. The tropical depression, which strengthened from a low-pressure system on Friday, is slowly heading west-northwest with constant wind speed.



Meanwhile, another low-pressure system in the northeastern part of the East Sea has strengthened into Tropical Storm Roke, the third storm of the season. As of 1 p.m. on Saturday, the storm was about 620 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong (China), with wind speeds of up to 75 kilometers per hour.

Weather forecasters predict that Roke would make landfall in the southeastern coast of China's Guangdong Province on Sunday afternoon before weakening into a tropical depression.

Due to Roke's influence, the tropical depression near Hoang Sa is predicted to move slowly. However, once the storm weakens, the depression is expected to pass through China's Hainan Island and enter the Gulf of Tonkin, causing heavy rain in Vietnam's northern and central provinces from July 25.

The tropical depression also has the potential to strengthen into a storm before making landfall in northern Vietnam, a meteorological expert told VnExpress.

It is the fourth tropical depression to develop over the East Sea this year. Two of them later strengthened into storms. Tropical Storm Talas, the second storm to hit the country, killed at least eight people and damaged buildings and roads across northern and central Vietnam after making landfall on Monday morning.

Weather forecasters in Vietnam are predicting a particularly stormy typhoon season this year, with 13-15 typhoons and tropical depressions expected to develop over the East Sea. Three to four are likely to make landfall in central Vietnam.

Last year, 10 typhoons and tropical depressions developed over the East Sea, four of which hit Vietnam's mainland.

[anhmaplee]

8 worst traffic hotspots in Ho Chi Minh City: Where and why

By Nhung Nhung, Khanh Hoang
July 20, 2017 | 02:00 pm GMT+7

Steer clear of these crunch points if you're planning on getting anywhere fast.

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[blackasses]

Originally Posted by snipeshot08

Ermmm both Nha Trang & VT have nightlife leh...... in fact quite a lively nightlife if you are into pubs & clubs but I think you are already in dreamland by 10pm liao in Wetnam

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

Hi Sir,

a bunch of us would be visiting Nha Trang this weekend, would love to get advice from you on the nightlife, and what to look out for. First time to Vietnam.

looking for pickup bars, KTV or MP. Couldn't find any clue from searching the internet for these activities.

Thank you so much.

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Sure I knew...all syts welcome for u....

How cum it looks as if the other lady is tehneh-ing the SSYT in red???

Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

not sure what you knew...

Orh.....so now I dun know liao.........

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

this is heng sway...Monday, I was heading to airport no problem leh...

With the new flyover traffic was damn smooth leh, I think that article might have been referring to before when they were still constructing the new flyover and they need to do a loop before going into the airpork

Cheerios......SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by anhmaplee

http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/42083/...te-new-flyover

any advise on how early from leaving from D5 for the 3pm flight on weekdays ?
is it better to go to the domstic airport and walk over to the international airport ?

Like I just posted above, it might have been referring to the traffic jams when they were constructing the new flyover as it was damn smooth when I headed there in the afternoon using the new flyover

Cheerios....SS08 ^_^

[snipeshot08]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Visit HCM at your own risk!!!!!!!!

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Vietnam’s dengue fever outbreak: almost 50,000 infected, and counting

TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 07/21/2017 14:15 GMT + 7

Nearly 50,000 cases of dengue fever have been detected across Vietnam so far in 2017, with Ho Chi Minh City reporting the highest number of patients diagnosed with the disease.

Now raining everyday so will be bad......

KNS previously was ZIKA now Dengue........

Cheerios.....SS08 ^_^