At least two people have died and dozens are feared trapped under rubble after a building site collapsed Tuesday in India's southern Karnataka state, officials told AFP. Rescue teams and ambulances were scrambling to Dharwad district, roughly 700 kilometres (430 miles) northwest of the state capital Bangalore, where the five-floor under-construction building crumbled. A thick blanket of dust and debris engulfed the area after the five-storey building collapsed. Desperate family members rushed to the spot searching for loved ones trapped in the rubble. "Two people have been killed in the collapse. We have pressed in men and machines to rescue those trapped," Srikant, the district's regional fire and emergency officer, who gave just one name, told AFP Nagesh D.L., the district's deputy commissioner of police, said 27 people had been recovered from the rubble and taken to hospital, Rescue operations were expected to continue throughout the night. "We think there are still many … [Read more...] about Two dead, dozens trapped, in India building collapse: officials
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Full Joint Statement between Vietnam-India
Viet Nam and India have issued Joint Statement on the occasion of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind's State visit to Viet Nam from November 18-20 at the invitation of Vietnamese State President Nguyen Phu Trong JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA On the State visit to Viet Nam by H.E. Shri. Ram Nath Kovind, President of the Republic of India and Spouse (Ha Noi, 20 November 2018) 1. At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, H.E. Shri. Ram Nath Kovind, President of the Republic of India and his Spouse, paid a State visit to Viet Nam from 18 - 20 November 2018. The President of India was accompanied by a high-level official delegation, including Minister of State Shri Anantkumar Hegde, Members of Parliament, and a large business delegation. 2. The official welcoming ceremony for the President of India Ram Nath Kovind was solemnly held at the Presidential Palace, Ha Noi, on 20 … [Read more...] about Full Joint Statement between Vietnam-India
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 31/10
Vietnamese food introduced in Hong Kong Visitors to the seventh Hong Kong Food Carnival, which is underway in Kwai Tsing district, Hong Kong (China), have shown interest in Vietnamese food. Products such as dried rice vermicelli, fish sauce, cashew nuts, dried longan and coffee have been introduced by Hanoi Trade Corporation (Hapro) and Hello-5 JSC. Of note, King Cashew Nut Ltd., Co. which represents Hapro in Hong Kong, has worked with the Vietnamese association in Hong Kong to open a booth featuring Vietnamese dishes at the event. Apart from Vietnam, the Southeast Asia section within the carnival also includes booths set up by Thailand and Malaysia. During the carnival, from October 27 to November 4, participating countries and territories are also putting on traditional art performances. Previously a biennially event, from this year on the Hong Kong Food Carnival will be held annually due to its increasing popularity. SCG's Q3 revenue in Vietnam up 18% … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 31/10
Death toll from India building collapse hits nine
The death toll from a collapsed apartment block outside Delhi rose to nine on Thursday (Jul 19) as emergency workers pulled four more bodies from a huge pile of rubble and metal, India's fire brigade said. Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) carry out the body of a victim at the site of a collapsed building in the village of Shah Beri village in Greater Noida, a satellite town east of the Indian capital, in Uttar Pradesh on Jul 18, 2018. (Photo: Prakash SINGH / AFP) The six-storey building caved in late Tuesday and crashed into a neighbouring building, trapping more than a dozen people, including labourers and two families in Greater Noida, a satellite city east of Indian capital. Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with local police, search for victims after an under construction building collapsed in the village of Shah Beri village in Greater Noida, a satellite town east of the Indian capital, in Uttar Pradesh on Jul 18, … [Read more...] about Death toll from India building collapse hits nine
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/6
Vietnam-EAEU FTA produces positive outcomes Officials of Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) lauded the upbeat outcomes brought about by the EAEU – Vietnam free trade agreement (EAEU – Vietnam FTA) in more than one year and a half since it took effect. The enforcement of the FTA was reviewed at a working session between Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and Minister for Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Veronika Nikishina, in Moscow on June 18. According to statistics of the Vietnam Customs, trade between the two sides hit 3.9 billion USD in 2017, up 31 percent from 2016. Also in 2017, Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of nearly 1 billion USD with the bloc. In the first four months of 2018, the bilateral trade was at 1.53 billion USD, an annual increase of 35 percent. Key exports of Vietnam to EAEU were phones – components, computers – electronic devices, apparel, footwear, fruit – … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/6