The World Bank (WB) has launched the Global Economic Prospects 2008 (GEP 2008), saying that Viet Nam’s economy will grow at 8.2 percent in 2008 and 8.3 percent in 2009. The WB report, released on January 9, said that resilience in developing economies is cushioning the current slowdown in the United States, with real GDP growth for developing countries expected to ease to 7.1 percent in 2008, while high-income countries are predicted to grow by a modest 2.2 percent.

Thomas Tobin, president and CEO of HSBC in Vietnam, presented 200 Braille fairy tale books and a donation of VND90 million for representatives of Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for the Blind during the visit of the staff to the school last week.

Leaders of 70 transnational and big international corporations will gather at the National Convention Center in Hanoi to attend a big business conference on January 8-9.

Vietnam is known as a good-conditioned place for development of wild weed. Taking advantage of this endless natural source, Vietnamese people earned living by making products practical for life and these products became traditional handicrafts. If handicrafts made of these materials were once favorite items for some overseas countries, nowadays it is actually becoming the strength of Vietnam when the world’s trend aims to eco-friendly products.

In order to keep products made of natural materials durable and fine. First of all, you must not wash them by water. Secondly, you should not place anything hot or wet directly on the surface because stains and spills may occur. The last thing is to keep them away from direct sunlight and heat. This will protect them from fading and fragileness.