Viet kieu students train at local companies (02-06-2006) HCM CITY — The Overseas Vietnamese Students Club of HCM City says it will begin providing information to students abroad who have expressed a desire to intern in Vietnamese companies. A survey of overseas Vietnamese carried out by the club on its website shows strong interest in summer internships, says Tran Phuong Ngoc Thao, a member of OVS’s organising board. As a result of the survey’s findings, the HCM City club in March launched an Internship Match-up on its website to provide more information about enterprises as well as help companies in recruitment and training. Overseas Vietnamese students said they wanted to apply their university training in real settings and contribute to the economic growth of Viet Nam. More than 29 per cent of 400 students surveyed wanted to work in Viet Nam, but 23 per cent lack useful information about local companies. "The OVS really wants to become a bridge connecting overseas … [Read more...] about Viet kieu students train at local companies
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City looks to fill 50,000 summer jobs
City looks to fill 50,000 summer jobs (19-06-2008) HCM CITY — HCM City-based businesses need to fill at least 50,000 jobs for seasonal demand for the summer, an increase of 20 per cent over the same period last year, an employment agency has said. Recruiters are interviewing candidates for summer jobs in marketing, sales, discount goods delivery, market research, education counseling and financial services. City agencies in co-operation with youth unions at universities and colleges are organising 10 job centres, student support centers and labour supply centers where students can be matched for jobs. To attract workers, many companies have been offering wages 20-30 per cent higher than last year and other incentives for positions that will last from one to three months. Student-business exchanges are also being held where recruiters have pledged to employ senior students who have performed well and have potential for development during internships. Thousands of applications this … [Read more...] about City looks to fill 50,000 summer jobs
How China’s shadowy agency is working to absorb Taiwan
Ever since a civil war split the two sides more than 60 years ago, China has viewed Taiwan as a renegade province that needs to be absorbed into the mainland. To that end, the legion of Taiwanese businessmen working in China is a beachhead. In June, hundreds of those businessmen gathered in a hotel ballroom in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. They were there to toast the new head of a local Taiwan merchants’ association. They sipped baijiu liquor and ate seafood as a troupe performed a traditional lion dance for good luck. An honored guest, senior Communist Party official Li Jiafan, stood to deliver congratulations and a message. “I urge our Taiwanese friends to continue to work hard in your fields to contribute to the realization of the Chinese dream as soon as possible,” said Li, using a nationalist slogan President Xi Jinping has popularized. “The Chinese dream is also the dream of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait – our dream of … [Read more...] about How China’s shadowy agency is working to absorb Taiwan
WHAT’S ON AUGUST15-31 (DAILY UPDATE)
Mid-autumn Festival Program “Create Authentic Vietnamese masks” Exhibition: Sun 13 Sep 2015, 8 am – 1.30 pm Vietnam Fine Arts Museum 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St. Hanoi Cheap toys made in China are flooding the local market prior to the Mid-autumn Festival and threatening the children’s health. Alongside of this trend, there is an undeniable absence of Vietnamese traditional toys. To create a meaningful playground for children this Mid-autumn Festival, the lecturers and students of Vietnam Fine Arts University has launched the project “Cùng sáng tạo mặt nạ Việt, vui Tết Trung thu” (“Make an authentic mask for Mid-autumn Festival”). Program + Mask-making guidance + Talk “Mid-autumn mask in Vietnam and other countries” Fee: 100.000 VND/child. Register before 5 Sep here Or via hotline: 0904802840 (Ms. Do Thanh Huong). Film Screening “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & … [Read more...] about WHAT’S ON AUGUST15-31 (DAILY UPDATE)
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Underground section of Metro Line No.1 ready in 2019 The 2.6-kilometer underground track of Metro Line No. 1 in HCMC from the central station near Ben Thanh Market to Ba Son Shipyard will be completed in February 2019, contractors said. According to the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), Package 1B comprises the underground section, two underground stations and a 1,315-meter tunnel. The four-storey station near the Opera House will be 40 meters deep and contractors are working on this 190-meter-long station round the clock. Contractors of the package said one of the major problems with construction of the underground track is the relocation of underground infrastructure facilities whose layout plans are nowhere to be found. Therefore, relocation work is time-consuming. However, the contractors are pinning high hopes that the underground section and stations could be finished in February 2019. MAUR said the 17-kilometer-plus elevated track of Metro Line No. 1 from Ba … [Read more...] about Social News 19/2