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A candidate is interviewed by a recruiting panel. Photo courtesy of CCIFV HÀ NỘI —  A job fair will serve as a bridge connecting Vietnamese, French and international companies based in Việt Nam to graduates with international profiles, according to Vice President of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFV) Legrand Perruchot at the seventh France-Vietnam Job Fair (FVJF) in Hà Nội on Saturday. The fair moves to HCM City in the next few days. FVJF is an annual event that CCIFV has organised for over 10 years. It is an opportunity for international companies to promote activities in the local market and showcase their recruitment offers to qualified candidates in Hà Nội and HCM City. About 40 big names participated in the sixth job fair in 2019, offering nearly 500 jobs. Due to the pandemic it was postponed in the two following years and was rebooted in 2022, thanks to the country's reopening. "Việt Nam's population is young, educated, and eager to succeed. … [Read more...] about France-Việt Nam job fair to open in HCMC City

The Central Committee of the Việt Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) announced the 4th national dialogue between PM Phạm Minh Chính and farmers on Monday, which is planned for May 29. VNS Photo Tố Như HÀ NỘI — The fourth national dialogue between Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and farmers, will take place on May 29 in the northern province of Sơn La, the Central Committee of the Việt Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) announced on Monday. About 500 people are expected to join the dialogue in person, including 300 outstanding farmers, representatives from agricultural co-operatives and companies, scientists and experts. The event will be broadcast to another 62 localities nationwide. VNFU Vice President Đinh Khắc Đính said that the dialogue was themed “Strengthening and supporting farmers; implement the vision of sustainable agricultural and rural development.” As of May 23, more than 1,600 questions, proposals and recommendations have been sent to the PM via channels, including the … [Read more...] about PM Chính to chair a national dialogue with farmers

The health declaration form on the PC-COVID application. – VNS Photo Việt Dũng HCM CITY – HCM City has temporarily suspended the need for health declaration to enter public facilities, which has been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic more than two years ago. The People’s Committee has instructed local authorities to notify office buildings, restaurants and hospitals about the lifting of the requirement. But health facilities still need to be prepared to admit COVID patients and ensure visitors follow all pandemic prevention guidelines. The Ministry of Health earlier instructed provinces and cities to scrap the need for medical declaration at all border gates from April 30 after reports of long lines due to the need for officials to examine the medical forms. The form contained basic personal information, travel history over the past 14 days, potential exposure to people with suspected COVID symptoms, and vaccination status. According to the … [Read more...] about HCM City scraps health declaration requirement

British Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi delivers an opening remark at the forum. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Education is one of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s priorities and the Education World Forum (EWF) is a great opportunity for ASEAN countries to learn about cooperation between the UK and other countries in the region, not only in the field of education but also the economy, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyễn Hoàng Long has said. He made the statement on Monday while attending the EWF 2022 which is taking place in the UK. The four-day forum,  themed “Education: Building forward; stronger, bolder, better”, is drawing the participation of education ministers from over 100 countries as well as international and non-governmental organisations. The diplomat said Việt Nam wishes to cooperate with the UK to fulfil the commitments made at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), as well as in the field of skills development. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam attends world education forum in UK

12-grade students at their break time at Trần Nhân Tông High School in Hà Nội. —VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA)'s Committee on Culture and Education has asked the Ministry of Education and Training to reverse an earlier decision and make history a compulsory subject at high school level. Nguyễn Thị Mai Hoa, deputy chairwoman of the committee said following a new survey on the implementation of new general education programme for history in high schools, the majority disagreed with the ministry’s announcement that it will no longer be a compulsory subject in the 2022-23 academic year. There are some reasons for the disagreement, according to the deputy chairwoman. History is believed to be a particularly important subject, playing a key role in political and ideological education for future generations. High school students, aged 15 to 17 years old, have more mature awareness so they could have the acquisition of history knowledge better than the … [Read more...] about History must be compulsory subject at high schools

Crowd gone wild after the wins of Vietnamese football at the Games. — VNA/VNS Photo Khánh Hòa Peter Cowan Mission accomplished. With a pair of 1-0 wins over Thailand, Việt Nam’s men’s and women’s football teams took SEA Games 31 gold at home, to the joy of millions. While the fans celebrated long into the night on the streets all across the nation after the men’s team completed the double on Sunday night, the final whistle seemed to bring a different emotion to men’s head coach Park Hang-seo. The South Korean tactician looked relieved more than overjoyed to me and while he did get into the party mood shortly afterwards, the immediate reaction was telling. I don’t profess to follow U23 football across the world in too much depth, but I can’t imagine there is an underage tournament anywhere on the planet that means more than a home SEA Games does in Việt Nam. Just look at the incredible scenes that played out on the streets on Sunday night as … [Read more...] about Basking in the glow of a golden weekend

Local farmers process raw rattan furniture and craft businesses nationwide. Some bankable projects have been developing in Quảng Nam Province in creating sustainable development and value chain for rattan. Photo courtesy of Lục Đông company Công Thành Since starting a rattan and bamboo processing business in 2008, Trần Trung Hiếu has built a sustainable value chain for providing environment-friendly materials for crafts production by growing 152ha of rattan forest in the disadvantaged Nam Giang and Tây Giang districts in the central Quảng Nam Province in 2019-20. Hiếu, who is deputy director of Lục Đông company which specialises in processing rattan for furniture and crafts enterprises nationwide, said he had been cooperating with local ethnic groups in the two districts in building a sustainable chain of rattan that improved income for local people and protected biodiversity from exploitation. In 2019, Hiếu, with the technical assistance of WWF-Việt Nam, developed a … [Read more...] about Bankable projects offer sustainable development for local people

A farmer harvests honey in Vân Khánh Tây Commune, An Minh District, in the southern province of Kiên Giang. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Sen KIÊN GIANG — Residents in Vân Khánh Tây Commune are gradually escaping poverty, thanks to their local cajuput forest. As well as participating in forest management and protection in An Minh District, Kiên Giang Province, residents have been taking advantage of the cajuput forest to raise honeybees and catch fish for economic development. According to Huỳnh Văn Tâm, chairman of the Vân Khánh Tây Commune, the commune has more than 4,200ha, of which 1,380ha are protective forest, and the remaining is used for raising shrimps, crabs and growing rice. Previously, the Vân Khánh Tây coastal commune was very poor due to high tides and rising seawater. In the rainy season, dykes broke and seawater damaged crops and the farming areas. About 22 per cent of local residents were part of poor households. Since the forest was assigned to the VRG Kiên Giang MDF … [Read more...] about Farmers escape poverty through forest work

Đỗ Văn Chiến, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, at the meeting of the third plenary session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly in Hà Nội Monday morning. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Presenting a report at the third plenary session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly in Hà Nội on Monday, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Đỗ Văn Chiến listed a number of hot-button issues raised by voters. Many were concerned about recent instances of stock market manipulation and issues with the corporate bond market, as well as education and individuals who take advantage of pandemic-related policies. These were among the issues raised and recommended to the National Assembly (NA) and relevant agencies, said Đỗ Văn Chiến. Presenting the report on the ideas and recommendations sent to the third session yesterday morning, Chiến said voters and people had expressed a consensus and highly appreciated the effective leadership of … [Read more...] about Voters raise concerns over social issues: VFF President

Guided by the theme “A common agenda to advance sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific,” the annual session brought together leaders, senior government officials and about 700 representatives of 51 countries and territories which are ESCAP members, and President of the U.N. General Assembly Abdulla Shahid and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. In his speech, Deputy PM Dam underlined the special meaning of this year’s session which marks the 75th founding anniversary of ESCAP, and upheld the Commission’s contribution to socio-economic development of the region which have lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty and seen the development of some of the world’s large and most dynamic economies. He expressed a concern that countries, particularly developing ones, are struggling with the huge multi-faceted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and climate change. They are also encountering many difficulties in accessing resources for recovery, green growth, … [Read more...] about Deputy PM addresses 78th session of ESCAP