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Having coming to Vietnam five years ago to start a business, Dutchman Wouter Luijten has many good things to say about living in the country. "Vietnamese food and general hygiene are pretty good compared to some other countries I have lived in and there is enough work for people with knowledge." Given the ongoing inflation worldwide, Luijten said Vietnam remained "extremely affordable." However, he said Vietnam lags behind in policies that would make it easy for foreigners to work and live in the country. "The huge amount of paperwork in general is my largest negative point for Vietnam." In an email to VnExpress International , Luijten said he was currently outside Vietnam waiting for a new visa, "despite my investments in Vietnam and my very significant tax contributions to the country." "Immigration has been a mess after Covid and I'm not the only one. From visa agents I hear thousands of people are waiting for their resident permits to be processed," he said. Luijten … [Read more...] about Make it easier to live and work in Vietnam, expats urge

Private schools bump into difficulties recruiting, retaining good teachers Every school, whether public or private, strives to recruit a pool of qualified and committed teaching staff that can deliver quality education to its students and in turn produce students of high quality. Therefore, it is crucial for schools to employ and retain talented teaching staff. According to a staff of K.G Kindergarten in Go Vap District, a holder of an intermediate degree in preschool pedagogy can become a teacher while their salary and benefits will be discussed after an assessment of their work efficiency meanwhile the school's recruitment notice clearly stated that candidates must have a university or college degree with long-term work experience in a preschool. Similarly, at V.M. Kindergarten in Binh Chanh District, the recruitment notice requires candidates to have a college or university degree majoring in preschool, but still accepts an intermediate degree in case the candidate is … [Read more...] about Private schools bump into difficulties in recruiting, retaining good teachers

Technological devices to serve post-harvest processing are introduced at one Techmart in HCMC The HCMC technology market has attracted great investment from the public, especially from businesses for the sake of technological innovation, research and development, rationalization of production, and creativity. Technology trading floors, therefore, have become a logical means to establish connections between technology suppliers and buyers, to promote research result commercialization and technology transfer. Statistics reveal that during 2017-2021, these trading floors was the key factor for the introduction of Techport – an electronic information portal for innovation and technology transfer – in 2017, the organization of a professional technology livestream in 2018 and a series of technology talk shows (Technology Cooperation and Idea Connection in 2020, for example), the launch of Techmart – a technology market – in 2021. The HCMC Center for Statistics and Science and … [Read more...] about Technology trading floors in HCMC not living up to expectations

A customer buys petrol in Ha Noi. In recent days, the price of gas and petrol decreased several times in a row and was as low as it was in January 2022. — VNA/VNS Photo Tran Viet Experts gathered in Ha Noi on August 4 to discuss how to deal with the continuing high prices of commodities in Viet Nam despite petrol prices being reduced. At a seminar held by the Government Portal, representatives of State management agencies and economic experts clarified the reasons for the “not cooling” status of some goods and services even though petrol prices have much reduced. In recent days, the price of gas and petrol decreased several times in a row and was as much as in January 2022. The price of E5 gasoline was at VND24,629 per litre, RON95 gasoline cost VND25,608 per litre, and the oil price was below VND25,000 per litre, pleasing businesses and residents after a long period of increases. However, they also saw prices of many essential commodities in the country continue to stay at … [Read more...] about Petrol prices fall but savings not passed on to goods

Ultimately, releasing birds to their habitat is a way for local people to engage in a spiritual extension of acts of charity to wandering and homeless souls. Bird release has become an occasion for a large number of people in Hanoi to earn merits for the living during Vu Lan Festival (Ullambana), a chance for living descendants to show gratitude to their deceased progenitors. Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Hanoi is one of the places in the capital city selling birds for that purpose during the festival, which falls midway through the seventh lunar month or Ghost Month, a Taoist and Buddhist festival observed by many across East and Southeast Asia. Specifically, Vu Lan Festival or Mua Vu Lan in Vietnamese, Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism, Hungry Ghost, Trung Nguyen, Parents’ Day, or Vietnamese Mother’s Day, are also names for this festival that takes place on the 15th day of the Lunar month, centering around the themes of compassion, gratitude, duty, kindness, and filial piety. It is … [Read more...] about [PHOTO] Bird release: Hanoians’ good habit in Vu Lan Festival

Hanoi’s typical dishes with many variants always cause nostalgia for children who live far from their homeland. As famous as pho (rice noodles soup with beef), spring rolls are also a dish imbued with the “Vietnamese national spirit”: if you see spring rolls somewhere, people from the S-shaped country must be around the corner. A familiar food on a Bangui Street The typical Hanoi's dishes are prepared by Helen Green, a housewife who lives in Ho Chi Minh City The fateful meeting happened when the soldiers realized that a dish they ate on the street was so similar to the Vietnamese fried spring rolls. They weren’t wrong: it was real fried spring rolls, made by an old woman who  came from Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.Many years back in time, Vietnamese soldiers in the United Nations’ Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic happened to meet an old woman, she was the only one from Vietnam to live in the capital, Bangui. Seventy years before, she … [Read more...] about [Quintessence of Hanoi’s cuisine] Quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine: Hanoi spring rolls

After Vietnam's tax authorities enhanced the collection of taxes from traders on digital platforms, including social networks and e-commerce sites, many traders are seeking ways to avoid paying them or pass the buck to buyers. Shopping on websites, e-commerce platforms, and social networks is a national trend. E-commerce has boomed in Vietnam with revenue of some US$13.7 billion in 2021. The figure is forecast to reach $39 billion by 2025. However, the tax revenue from this sector has not risen commensurately its growth. Multiple tricks to avoid taxes Minh Thu, living in Thu Duc City, a district-level city in Ho Chi Minh City, said after ordering a pair of shoes from an online trader on Facebook, she was surprised as the trader announced that from August 1, customers must make payments in advance and the trader will not offer the cash-on-delivery (COD) service as earlier. Money transfer descriptions must not include the words 'buy' or 'sell,' but Facebook or Zalo … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, online vendors seek ways to avoid taxes

Mr. Jerome Powell, Chairman of FED Many readers are now wondering how and why the US Federal Reserve Bank (FED) miscalculated on forecasting the current global inflation. In a talk with Saigon Investment, Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Tho discussed this issue further. JOURNALIST: - Sir, you are one person who has studied very carefully the inflation in many countries in general and the United States in particular. Please can you give Saigon Investment readers a basic sketch as to how this situation is prevailing and to its effect on other economies. Dr. Tran Ngoc Tho: - There are many factors explaining the current rising global inflation such as broken global supply chains, warming of the jobs market, loose monetary and fiscal stimulus packages, and the recent Russia-Ukraine conflict. It is not just the FED but almost all investors and financial institutions, not only in the US but also in most economies are wrong in believing that high inflation is a thing of the past. However, if … [Read more...] about US Federal Bank caught off guard by global inflation

Photographer Lam Duc Hien of World Press Photo Contest fame sat down with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper during his time at the 2022 Hue Festival to reflect on the portraits that made his name, the life-or-death experiences, and the state of modern photojournalism after spending three decades in the ever-changing industry. How did you get your start in photography? At the beginning, I did not even plan to do photography professionally. It started when I joined a non-governmental organization (NGO) because I want to help people. I went to Romania with them in 1990 and they asked me to take pictures. [In 1990, the country was experiencing perpetual social unrest and political battles following the Romanian Revolution in December 1989]. The pictures were used in campaigns to raise money for Romanian children, and after that, the NGO said they got a lot of donations. It made me understand the power of a picture - a good one can help mobilize a lot of money. They [the NGO] then … [Read more...] about Invisible for portraiture: An encounter with French-Vietnamese photographer Lam Duc Hien

Emart Go Vap in HCM City. THACO wants to turn Emart into a leading supermarket chain in Viet Nam. — Photo courtesy of THACO Emart Vietnam plans to open two hypermarkets in HCM City this year, one in Thu Duc City’s Thu Thiem area in October and the other in Go Vap District in December. Chun Byung Ki, general director of THISO Retail, revealed this information at the 2022 Emart Partners Day in HCM City on August 5, which was attended by more than 500 suppliers, saying the chain aims to have 20 stores across the country and revenues of US$1 billion by 2026 to become the hypermarket chain with a largest market share. Emart Sala Thu Thiem will spread over an area of ​​more than 6,000sq.m inside THISO Mall in Thu Duc City. With its outstanding facilities, Emart Sala Thu Thiem will seek to provide modern and differentiated shopping experiences to customers living in high-end residential areas and their neighbourhoods. Emart Phan Huy Ich in Go Vap District will be located at the … [Read more...] about THACO determined to turn Emart into leading supermarket chain in Viet Nam