Conversations on Vietnam Development
 Around 25km off the coast, Ly Son consists of Lon (Big) and Be (Small) Islands which cover nearly 10sq.km. Tiếp tục đọc “Ly Son – the pearl in blue sea” |
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| Garment workers at Garco 10 Company in Hà Nội’s Gia Lâm District. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt |
Returning from working in South Korea, Thám attended several job introduction days.
“I applied at many different companies, but none of them got back to me after interviewing me,” he said.
Currently, Thám works as a freelancer in his hometown. Tiếp tục đọc “Firms not hiring those over 35”
HCM CITY — Viettel Group announced that it has successfully developed an online charging service called vOCS, which has won a gold prize at the IT World Awards in the category of Most Creative IT Products.
The OCS is considered the most important tool for a telecom service provider because it contains all customer consumption data, business policies, products and services.
Only three other companies, Ericsson (Sweden), Huawei and ZTE (China), now make OCSs and all telecom service providers around the world have been buying from them. Tiếp tục đọc “VN online charging service wins global gold”
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Luật Trẻ em đã quy định rất rõ quyền của trẻ em như quyền sống; quyền bí mật đời sống riêng tư; quyền được sống chung với cha, mẹ; quyền được chăm sóc thay thế và nhận làm con nuôi; quyền được bảo vệ để không bị xâm hại tình dục, không bị bóc lột sức lao động, không bị bạo lực, bỏ rơi, bỏ mặc, không bị mua, bán, bắt cóc, đánh tráo, chiếm đoạt;… Tiếp tục đọc “Luật trẻ em có hiệu lực: Không được tự ý đưa ảnh trẻ em lên mạng”
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| The front gate of a kindergarten in Chiềng Pha Commune, Thuận Châu District, Sơn La Province was destroyed by thunderstorm and hail last year. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Luật |
“It is predicted that there will be many more floods, flashfloods and landslides this year than last year, especially in the western-northern area,” said Hoàng Đức Cường, director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting (NCHMF) at a conference in Hà Nội on Thursday. Tiếp tục đọc “Localities urged to prepare for natural disasters”
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| A model of Long Thành International Airport. The VNĐ336.7 trillion ($16 billion) Long Thành international airport project was approved by a majority of National Assembly deputies at the 13th National Assembly’s (NA) ninth session in 2015. — Photo Infonet.vn |
They discussed land clearance, compensation and resettlement for the airport project after hearing a Government report on separating land clearance, compensation and resettlement tasks as a sub-project of the Long Thành airport project which was announced more than a decade ago. The seperation is expected to accelerate the progress. Tiếp tục đọc “NA discusses $16b Long Thành airport project”
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| Solar energy projects in Khánh Hòa Province are attracting investors’ interest. — Photo evn.com.vn |
Three projects in the field have been approved, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
One is a 70ha plant in Cam Thịnh Đông Commune, Cam Ranh City, with capacity of 60MW. It is invested by the Sông Giang Hydropower SJC at a total cost of more than VNĐ2 trillion (US$88 million). Tiếp tục đọc “Khánh Hòa: Investors interested in solar power projects”
As Donald Trump walked off the stage in the Rose Garden after announcing the US would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, one could practically hear the champagne corks popping in Beijing.
Chinese leaders are eager for more influence on the international stage, and Trump’s move opened up another opportunity for China to fill a void left by the US. Tiếp tục đọc “China sees an opportunity to lead as Trump withdraws from Paris. But will it?”
Several companies have announced plans to set up new airlines in Vietnam.
Vietnam Airlines and Viejet Air hold most of the market share in Vietnam
On May 31, the FLC Group announced that they will set up Viet Bamboo Airlines with VND700bn (USD31m) in charter capital. Viet Bamboo Airlines will also invest in the real estate and other sectors. The capital is just enough to allow FLC Group to join both local and international transportation markets with 10 planes. The money will be frozen to prove the investor’s financial capacity. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to have more airlines”
| Soon after the government of Vietnam approved sports betting, investors began plans to pour millions of dollars into projects. |
The Hanoi Police last year discovered two illegal football betting rings worth VND7.6 trillion. That is why analysts believe the Vietnamese betting market may be worth billions of dollars a year.
Oliver Massmann, a lawyer from Duane Morris, said many Vietnamese go abroad to gamble. With the decree, Vietnam will no longer lose millions of dollars to betting companies in neighboring countries. Tiếp tục đọc “VN sports betting market attracts billions of US dollars”
Updated : 05/31/2017 16:00 GMT + 7
Despite being expected to start operating at a profit after three years of operation, the future of a company formed out of the collapse of a beleaguered Vietnamese shipbuilder remains uncertain.
Subsidiaries of the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) continue to incur steep losses, while the company itself is still burdened by heavy debts left by its collapsed precursor Vinashin. Tiếp tục đọc “Fate of Vietnamese shipbuilder, once collapsed, remains uncertain”
Updated : 05/31/2017 19:03 GMT + 7
While most academics would dream of attending Harvard University, Truong Vu Yen Nhi was faced with the dilemma of choosing between several Ivy League schools, including Harvard.
Nhi, a 23-year-old Vietnamese graduate, has received PhD scholarship offers, worth up to US$100,000 a year, from Harvard and seven other top American universities. These include Princeton, Stanford, Brown, University of Michigan, Rutgers, the University of Illinois and Ohio State University.
Choosing only one from among these high-profile institutions was a challenge for Nhi, who earned her B.A in Math with outstanding results from the Massachusetts-based Amherst College. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese graduate rejects Harvard Phd scholarship”
Updated : 06/01/2017 13:26 GMT + 7
The ‘legacy’ of the infamous, and now defunct, state-run Vinashin not only includes a loss-making shipbuilder and its debt-ridden subsidiaries, but also a deserted multimillion-dollar steel in northern Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “Photos: Abandoned $145mn steel plant in northern Vietnam”
Updated : 06/01/2017 09:54 GMT + 7
Hanoi and Washington called for refrain from any tension escalation in the East Vietnam Sea, including “the militarization of disputed features,” had “frank and constructive dialogue” to narrow differences on human rights, agreed to promote bilateral trade, and shared concern over ballistic missile tests by North Korea in a joint statement following Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the White House on May 31.
The Vietnamese premier visited the U.S. at the invitation of President Donald Trump from May 29 to 31.
President Trump hosted PM Phuc in the Oval Office and addressed various issues related to their two countries’ comprehensive relationship.
The U.S. president said he was looking forward to visiting Vietnam and attending the APEC Leaders’ meeting in Da Nang in November this year.
Here is the joint statement by the two leaders after their discussions: Tiếp tục đọc “Joint statement by Vietnam, US after PM Phuc’s visit to White House”
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