HCM City (VNA) – Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem hosted a reception for Nakamura Hiro, Governor of Yatsushiro city, the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, on January 17. Liem told his guest that Ho Chi Minh City has paid attention to bolstering cooperation with Japanese localities over the past years. The city has formed friendly partnership with seven Japanese localities. This year, the city will embark on external cooperation with Japan, including the seventh Japan – Vietnam festival slated for February, he said, adding that Ho Chi Minh City wants to enhance collaboration with Yatsushiro city in fields of shared concern. Nakamura Hiro, for his part, Yatsushiro wants to intensify collaboration with Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City in various areas, especially in cultural exchange./. … [Read more...] about HCM City leader receives Japanese city governor
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HCMC leaders join new-year meeting with foreign representative agencies
Attending the event were Politburo member -Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, Chairman of the People’s Committee of the city Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairwoman of the city People's Council Nguyen Thi Le, Chairwoman of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City To Thi Bich Chau, Standing deputy chairman of HCMC People's Committee Le Thanh Liem and representatives of the offices of international organisations, foreign economic-trade-cultural offices, business associations and non-governmental organisations. … [Read more...] about HCMC leaders join new-year meeting with foreign representative agencies
Hospitals create a joyous Tet for patients
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Many hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are carrying out programmes to help their patients enjoy the Lunar New Year season, or Tet, which falls on January 25. The HCM City Oncology Hospital, for instance, will provide free buses for their patients who want to return to their hometown to enjoy Tet with their family on January 21. They also will be presented gifts including cash of 1 million VND (43 USD), cakes and milk from the hospital. The hospital’s 100 patients with the most financial difficulty on Tuesday received gifts from Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh as part of the Ngay Mai Tuoi Sang (Bright Future) Fund. Last week, the hospital and many sponsors organised Xuan Yeu Thuong (Loved Spring) Fair for child patients. At the fair, children played traditional games, and enjoyed food and art performances. They were gifted vouchers to buy goods at stalls in the fair. Dr Pham Xuan Dung, the hospital’s director, said: “The hospital … [Read more...] about Hospitals create a joyous Tet for patients
Enterprises urged to prepare for escalating US-China trade war
According to Trần Du Lịch, vice chairman of the Việt Nam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), the trade war is expected to continue to cause disruption to the global supply chain and lead to a hike in prices and decline in FDI worldwide. … [Read more...] about Enterprises urged to prepare for escalating US-China trade war
Scientific research: spending is high, but results are few
Ton Duc Thang, a private university jumped into the third position and Duy Tan was among top 5 universities. These four education establishments of Vietnam have found their names in international rankings. In 2014-2017, the number of Vietnam’s annual WoS & Scopus articles increased by 18.8 percent, from 4,332 articles to 7,217 within three years. However, just within one year, from 2017 to 2018, the number of articles increased from 7,217 to 9,719. … [Read more...] about Scientific research: spending is high, but results are few
