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A British diplomat shared with young Vietnamese last weekend what he thought to be the key to winning a prestigious scholarship offered by the UK government, pointing out some of the candidates’ misunderstandings. British Consul General Ian Gibbons said on the sidelines of the ‘Leader from Below’ workshop, organized by the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on January 12, that Vietnamese candidates tend not to fully understand what Chevening looks for in its two main requirements: leadership and influencing skills. Chevening is the UK government's international awards scheme. It is understood that applicants have to have two main qualities: leadership and influencing skills. It is a common belief among many Vietnamese applicants that a leader must be a person on top of an organization. However, this appears to be unconvincing for Consul General Gibbons.   “Mostly those that I know at the top of an organization would say the whole company are … [Read more...] about Diplomat advises Vietnamese candidates on how to win UK’s Chevening scholarships

  Illustration by Trịnh Lập   By Nguyễn Mỹ Hà   The dreams of millions of Vietnamese people came true on Tuesday night. They had been dreaming for 30 years, or was it 60 as some said? Now it doesn’t matter, as the dreams are reality. The Việt Nam men’s U22 football team won a gold medal at the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines by defeating Indonesia 3-0 in the final. A popular saying goes ‘phúc bất trùng lai’, which means happiness does not repeat itself, but the men’s victory came just days after the women’s team won their own gold medal at the Games. Double happiness, truly, because despite the fact the women’s football team had won for the sixth time, it was the men’s first triumph. “Though this is the sixth time,” said women’s coach Mai Đức Chung, “I still feel very touched.” Sheer joy and happiness brightened … [Read more...] about Let the Vietnamese spirit soar

Generally, participants said that improving patient care has become a priority for all health care providers with the overall objective of achieving a high degree of patient satisfaction to lure foreign patients, Vietnamese living abroad and local high earners. The quality of patient care is essentially determined by the quality of infrastructure, quality of training, competence of personnel and efficiency of operational systems. 38 year old S.Sokunthea woman from Cambodia has been taken to City International Hospital in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City in critical condition. The woman had undergone C-section City International Hospital in Cambodia and she haemorrhaged after the birth. Accordingly, Cambodian surgeons had to cut her womb to stop bleeding but they failed. The woman fell in unconscious and had breathing problem. After receiving two- week treatment in Vietnam’s City International Hospital, she recovered. Cho Ray, Medical University center, Gia An 115, and Tumor … [Read more...] about Project to lure foreign patients in Vietnamese hospitals

At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – Authorities of the Ukrainian province of Lviv will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to invest in and do business here, stated head of Lviv Regional State Administration Markiyan Malsky. On behalf of local leaders, Malsky made his statement while meeting a delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine, led by Ambassador Nguyen Anh Tuan. The delegation visited the province at Malsky’s invitation last week to seek business opportunities for Vietnamese firms. The meeting was also attended by Head of the Lviv Regional Council Oleksandr Ganushchy; Vyacheslav Voynarovskiy, representative of the Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lviv; and representatives of local departments and sectors. Participating officials discussed the Vietnam – Ukraine friendship as well as Lviv’s business climate and policies for foreign investors. The Vietnamese diplomat hoped for further support from Lviv … [Read more...] about Ukraine’s Lviv province willing to support Vietnamese investors

Both Vietnam’s southern metropolis and the capital Hanoi climbed up one place from last year to 31st and 52nd respectively in the annual Top City Destinations Ranking report, released Thursday by the U.K.-based global business intelligence firm Euromonitor International. Da Nang, the country’s third largest city after HCMC and Hanoi, jumped six places from last year to 90th in the list, which ranked over 400 cities around the world based on the number of international tourist arrivals. The report said HCMC received 7.2 million foreign tourist arrivals last year and is expected to welcome 8.2 million this year, up 14 percent from a year ago. Hanoi received 4.6 million foreign tourists in 2018 and expects 5.1 million arrivals this year, a year-on-year rise of 9.5 percent. The Huc Bridge that connects Ngoc Son Temple to the banks of Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in Hanoi. Photo by Shutterstock/Jimmy Tran. Da Nang, home to My Khe Beach and neighbor to the hot tourism destination of … [Read more...] about 3 Vietnamese cities among world’s most visited destinations