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US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) recently signed a financing agreement for $37 million in DFC financing for FUV’s new campus in Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh witnessed the signing ceremony on May 12 on the margins of the US-ASEAN Special Summit, a testament to the ongoing partnership between the United States Government, the Government of Vietnam, and the private sector to advance economic growth and opportunity in Vietnam. With support from the United States and Vietnamese governments, this project seeks to close the gap between the demand for skilled employees in Vietnam’s workforce and educational opportunities in the country, which currently falls short of what Vietnam and the region need for further development. Through its new campus, FUV plans to support Vietnam and the region in addressing complex and cross-cutting challenges including climate change, defensive … [Read more...] about US and Vietnam partner to advance higher education and workforce development

The 105 th Cargill Cares school is located in the province’s remote mountainous Muong Lat District which has an underprivileged and largely ethnic minority population, where the pre-existing school had been requiring urgent repair and expansion. No access to electricity, heating or cooling in an area prone to sub-zero winters, and absence of administrative support like clean washrooms, insufficient infrastructure, and poor accessibility, often made just getting to school a daily challenge for students and faculty alike. Quang Chieu No. 1 Elementary School Muong Lat is known to be among the poorest areas in one of Vietnam’s poorest provinces, with the disaster prone region seeing a poverty rate over 17 times higher than the provincial average. Yet the importance of providing students in these remote areas the chance to get an education by providing proper infrastructure cannot be overlooked. Initially breaking ground before the pandemic, and with the subsequent … [Read more...] about Cargill extends access to education for ~400 children in rural Vietnam

While many chase a "perfect" life, they do not anticipate the pressure that comes with it, and are mentally ill-equipped to deal with the psychological stress. Those that do not see a way out end up taking their own lives as a means to the end. Our mind is a judging machine. When we experience something, usually our mind automatically thinks it's good, or bad. If the experience is pleasant, our mind hangs on to that feeling, and we want more of it. If the experience is unpleasant, we will try to hide, resist, and escape. And all other feelings are judged as "neutral", so we tend to forget it. There's nothing wrong with these judgments. It's natural for the mind to judge. Sometimes, these judgments are helpful. They can help us to understand why we like to do certain things, and why something makes us upset. The problem starts when we allow our mind to judge automatically too often and too much. We must always have a balance in everything. Sometimes too much of a good thing is not … [Read more...] about We need to be mindful parents

She was recently admitted to the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Hanoi in critical condition. Dr Phan Chi Thanh of the hospital’s department of examination says patients like Mai could require a hysterectomy and face the risk of no longer being able to have children if not treated promptly. When Mai and her high school boyfriend discovered she was pregnant, they were both confused and scared, and decided to get an abortion done at an illegal clinic. But the pregnancy was already too advanced and the procedure was done at an unsanitary facility. Thanh says many adolescents do not want to get abortions done at public hospitals and so go to unlicensed clinics or do it by themselves at deserted places to prevent others from finding out. After having sex without a condom at the age of 14, Nguyen Ngoc Ha Mai developed bumps on her body and the doctor diagnosed her as having genital warts, a sexually transmitted disease. Mai’s boyfriend did not get the disease at … [Read more...] about Adolescents engage in early sexual activities at ‘alarming’ rate

The launching ceremony of AWS re/Start, a programme that helps unemployed and underemployed people learn cloud computing skills and connect participants with employment opportunities. — Photo Courtesy Amazon Web Services AI Education and Cloud Kinetics have recently announced a tie-up with Amazon Web Services for providing free cloud computing skills and job training through AWS re/Start. The 12-week virtual training programme will help unemployed and underemployed people learn cloud computing skills and connect participants with employment opportunities. The first AWS re/Start cohorts taught virtually by AI Education instructors begins in May in HCM City and Ha Noi. Upon completion, Cloud Kinetics will help the graduates by connecting them with employers such as Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank for entry-level cloud roles such as cloud operations, site reliability, infrastructure support, and technical adjacent business support functions. Bung Tran, co-founder and … [Read more...] about Free AWS re/Start cloud skills training programme launched in Viet Nam

The US Mission to Vietnam is seeking candidates for the Fall 2022 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship on civic engagement, environmental issues, social entrepreneurship and economic development. According to the organiser, Vietnamese citizens between the ages of 18 and 25, full-time undergraduate students or those who have graduated from college, university, or other institutions of higher learning, who demonstrate strong leadership qualities and potential in their university or place of work, have an interest in community service and volunteerism, and have a good command of English, are invited to apply for the program. The application deadline is 11:59p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2022. The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative is a public diplomacy program designed to advance regional strategic goals, break down barriers that separate the next generation of leaders in Southeast Asia, and link those emerging leaders to the United States. The … [Read more...] about Fall 2022 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academic Fellowships announced

Riccardo Verzella Senior associate (left) and Ho Ngoc Diep Legal advisor, D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel Some new innovations of the aforesaid regulations are more relevant compared to the previous FDI regime, and certain aspects may be further optimised with the aim of improving the ease of doing business in Vietnam for overseas investors. Market access rules were significantly improved under the amended LoI. Before its implementation, based on the previous law, the allowed business fields for foreign investors were only those expressly referred to in a permitted list as mentioned therein. Nevertheless, Vietnam has switched to the so-called “negative list” approach with the LoI: hence, currently, foreign investors may perform all the business activities not included in the Negative List for Market Access for Foreign Investors without differentiation from domestic investors. This innovation indeed removes uncertainty for foreign investors, widens their business … [Read more...] about Crafting complete enterprise and investment laws

As Vietnam reopens its borders to tourism, attracting, developing and retaining a quality workforce has become the top priority for this industry. With borders reopened and tourism promotion campaigns launched in Vietnam, hotels, tour operators and ancillary service providers across the country might be facing a major problem: shortage of qualified labor. Dr Nuno F. Ribeiro, RMIT University Vietnam During the worst period of the pandemic in 2020-2021, many tourism organizations had to reduce their (experienced) workforce. A report by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism revealed that tourism businesses cut staff by 70-80% in 2020. In 2021, the number of full-time tourism employees was down to 25%  of the 2020 level, and about 30% quit their jobs or had their contracts terminated. These workers have either returned to their original employment prior to tourism and hospitality or they have found employment elsewhere. Now a great number of them are … [Read more...] about Hunt for human talent for tourism – Vietnam’s new normal: RMIT University

Female workers at a garment company in Đồng An Industrial Zone in the southern province of Bình Dương. — VNA/VNS Photo Chí Tưởng HÀ NỘI — Further empowering women will help improve Việt Nam's garment and footwear sectors after the COVID-19 crisis, evidence from the ILO’s flagship programme has shown. 'Better Work Việt Nam' worked with the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and was supported by the Australian Government and other donors, to organise a national conference on women’s empowerment during the COVID-19 recovery in Hà Nội on Wednesday, towards a more resilient garment and footwear sectors. Better Work Việt Nam is a unique partnership between the ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, with the ultimate goal of improving working conditions and boosting the competitiveness of these key export industries of Việt Nam. Facing the COVID-19 crisis, the programme gave gender a greater priority in recognition of the … [Read more...] about Improved gender equality vital to recovery of garment, footwear industries

It is not uncommon for Vietnamese Americans to return to Vietnam to start a business in their twenties or thirties. For many, this return to the motherland is more than just a chance at a new career, it is a chance to find the true meaning in life. Tony Ngo and Don Le are known for founding Everest Education, an institute in Ho Chi Minh City which offers math and English enrichment courses, test preparation, college admissions consulting, and private tutoring to students from grades 1 to 12. Born and raised in California, with an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Stanford University, Tony’s first visit to Vietnam was in the summer of 2007 for an internship at TPG Capital. “After graduating, I had many questions about the culture, the market, and the transformation happening in Vietnam. I wondered if I could contribute anything,” Tony shared during a phone interview with Tuoi Tre News . “Seven years later, I decided that if I didn't do a summer internship in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Americans find career, home, identity in motherland