HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has rising demand for part-time and seasonal workers as the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Holiday approaches. According to the city Youth Employment Service Centre (Yes Centre), there are a variety of seasonal jobs for workers and students such as cashiers, chef assistants, salesmen at supermarkets, security guards, shippers, and restaurants servants, among others. Workers are hired for 25,000 – 50,000 VND (1.08-2.17 USD) per hour, or 6 million VND per month and other allowance during Tet. The Yes Centre has worked with many businesses to provide more than 2,000 jobs for workers and youths in need, while the city Student Assistance Centre is offering over 3,000 jobs for students during Tet holiday. Together with job centres, many local universities like HCM City University of Agriculture and Forestry, Banking University HCM City, and University of Natural Sciences are carrying out various programmes to offer seasonal jobs to … [Read more...] about HCM City needs thousands of seasonal workers during Tet
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Special market for poor patients held in capital
The “0 đồng market” took place at Thống Nhất Park in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of the organiserViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Poor patients received up to 10 free items for the Tết holiday at a special event dubbed the “0 đồng market” which took place on Sunday at Thống Nhất Park in Hà Nội. … [Read more...] about Special market for poor patients held in capital
Vietnam calls for unity of int’l community in supporting Syria
New York (VNA) – Vietnam calls for the international community’s unity in supporting war-battered Syria, Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the Vietnamese mission to the UN, told United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January 20.Constitutional Committee of Syria will convene during the fifth round of talks in Geneva, Switzerland from January 25 – 29, aiming to discuss basic principles of the constitution.Syria is experiencing the calmest period of its conflict over the last 10 months. “But this is a fragile calm. It could break down at any moment,” he added, citing an abrupt escalation of violence in several parts of the country. He later called on parties to the conflict in Syria to strengthen dialogue to seek a solution for the crisis.political process. … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for unity of int’l community in supporting Syria
Banks continue to lower interest rates further to support economic growth
Profits come from service diversification Looking at the profit results of the four State-owned commercial banks (Big 4), Vietcombank had a pre-tax profit of nearly VND23.1 trillion (approximately US$1 billion) - the highest level in the banking system, helping the lender to be in the list of 200 groups with the highest profit in the world. Vietcombank's credit growth in 2020 was higher than the general growth rate of the banking system, at 14 percent. This is also the highest credit growth ever of this lender and the highest in the banking industry. The pre-tax profit of Vietinbank also reached VND16.45 trillion, up 43.5 percent over the previous year due to good credit growth. The recent report of Agribank shows that not only did the business results continue to improve, Agribank's administrative costs in 2020 were also being cut by 10 percent, helping the bank's pre-tax profit to touch nearly VND12.87 trillion, VND369 billion, or approximately 3 percent, higher than the plan. It … [Read more...] about Banks continue to lower interest rates further to support economic growth
PM Phúc pays pre-Tết visit to workers in Hải Phòng
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc talks to workers at Hoàng Diệu Port in the northern port city of Hải Phòng. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống NhấtViet Nam News HẢI PHÒNG – Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc visited workers in the northern port city of Hải Phòng on Wednesday ahead of Tết (Lunar New Year), the biggest and most important holiday in Việt Nam. … [Read more...] about PM Phúc pays pre-Tết visit to workers in Hải Phòng
