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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) — Green tourism will be the main theme of the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2019, which is scheduled for March 27 – 30 in Hanoi. Organised by Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA), the annual expo has so far received registration from businesses and travel management agencies across 39 provinces and cities nationwide as well as 22 countries and territories worldwide.   Participating booths are expected to offer more than 18,000 tour packages and 40,000 air tickets with special discounts at the event. The mart also covers forums, including one on green tourism, which will attract some 1,000 participants from public agencies, businesses and universities. A forum on Vietnam’s outbound tourism will discuss hot topics in sending tourists overseas, in the context of the number of Vietnamese travelling to foreign countries increasing by 15-20 percent annually. A forum on tourism jobs will also take place, with … [Read more...] about Vietnam International Travel Tourism Mart 2019 spotlights green trend

BEIJING, CHINA - Media OutReach - November 15, 2019 - China's largest programmatic advertising platform provider iPinYou announced and welcomed Andy Ng as Managing Director, APAC in charge of leading iPinYou advertising and data solutions business in APAC. Andy will focus on assisting APAC brands in entering China and making iPinYou an APAC brand's best partner to explore the Chinese market and reach its consumers. Andy is an expert and a leader in the adtech industry, with over 10 years' extensive management and business development experiences. Prior to joining iPinYou, Andy was the Regional Vice President of Appier, an AI ad tech company where he led and built the regional sales and business development successfully. Andy is a highly motivated, entrepreneurial and resourceful digital innovator. With his rich knowledge in the field of regional media advertising, Andy has proven himself to be a result-oriented and creative media sales innovator. As to his joining … [Read more...] about iPinYou appoints managing director for APAC to boost martech business in Asia

CSR Sovitex – balancing business and social responsibility By My Huyen Friday,  Nov 15, 2019,09:57 (GMT+7) Sovitex – balancing business and social responsibility By My Huyen Sovitex employees prepare food to distribute to patients with mental illness at Tan Dinh Mental Health Nursing Care Center, in the southern province of Binh Duong - PHOTOS: COURTESY OF SOVITEX Since its establishment in 2001, Son Viet Garment Corporation (Sovitex) has set a goal to embrace corporate social responsibility as part of its daily operations. And over the years, the HCMC-based company has expanded its CSR programs to cover a wide range of activities, having been aware that being socially responsible really pays off. “Sovitex is fully aware that being socially responsible provides a solid foundation for the sustainable development of any company. Therefore, the firm has concurrently focused on running its business in an … [Read more...] about Sovitex – balancing business and social responsibility

President Tran Dai Quang (Source: VNA)    Hanoi (VNA) – The future of Vietnam – the Republic of Korea ties relies on vision, strong will, dynamism and creativity of businesses, President Tran Dai Quang said to the burst of applause by hundreds of firms at the Vietnam – RoK Business Forum held in Hanoi on March 23.  In his speech, President Quang said the event offers the two countries’ businesses an invaluable chance to review cooperation outcomes over the past one fourth century and share vision, prospects and development cooperation chances in the new period, contributing to deepening bilateral strategic cooperative partnership. On the basis of sharing core interests in bilateral and multilateral partnership and supplementary economies, the RoK is now the first largest investment partner, the second largest partner in bilateral development cooperation and tourism, and the third largest trade partner of Vietnam. With over 59 billion USD … [Read more...] about President: Future of Vietnam-RoK ties lies on businesses

Phạm Thị Hằng, chairwoman of Hải Phòng Economic Zone’s trade union, talks to labourers about the roles of trade unions and the benefits of joining them. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Thu HẢI PHÒNG — At enterprises in Việt Nam, it is still common to see a senior manager or human resources manager doubling as that company's trade union chairman. Although trade unions are supposed to represent and protect the rights and interests of labourers, the union leaders are usually employed by businesses, which in principle, would undermine their works. An international expert on employee-employer relations has said making unions independent from the interference of management is key to building harmonious, stable and progressive industrial relations. Phạm Thị Hằng, chairwoman of Hải Phòng Economic Zone’s trade union, is well known for her initiatives to help improve … [Read more...] about Trade union leader secures benefits for workers