On September 18, US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink celebrated the 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival with children at the Children with Disabilities school in Soc Son district, Hanoi. Ambassador Kritenbrink joined nearly 100 children at the Children with Disabilities school in Soc Son district to make moon cakes and masks to celebrate the 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival. According to the ambassador, this is the first time he attends a children's event as US Ambassador to Vietnam. “Through the 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival at the Children with Disabilities school in Soc Son district, Hanoi, I would like to express my appreciation for the traditional culture as well as the love for children in Vietnam,” the ambassador emphasized. On this occasion, US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink gave gifts to the teachers and students of the Children with Disabilities school. Vietnam is the country with many beautiful festivals. There are hundreds of festivals each year. Besides the Tet … [Read more...] about Photo gallery – US Ambassador to Vietnam makes first moon cake with children – Hanoi Times
China to penalize $60 billion of US imports in tit-for-tat move
The tit-for-tat measures are the latest escalation in an increasingly protracted trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. On Monday, the U.S. administration said it will begin to levy new tariffs of 10 percent on about $200 billion of Chinese products on September 24, with the tariffs to go up to 25 percent by the end of 2018. “China is forced to respond to U.S. unilateralism and trade protectionism, and has no choice but to respond with its own tariffs,” the Finance Ministry said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. Beijing will impose levies on a total of 5,207 U.S. products - ranging from liquefied natural gas to certain types of aircraft as well as cocoa powder and frozen vegetables - at 5 and 10 percent, instead of previously proposed rates of 5, 10, 20 and 25 percent, the finance ministry said. Both countries’ tariffs come into force on September 24. So far, the United States has imposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese products … [Read more...] about China to penalize $60 billion of US imports in tit-for-tat move
Vietnam jails two more men in SEZ protest aftermath
The sentence was announced Tuesday by a court in Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa. 47-year-old Ta Thanh Duy and 32-year-old Nguyen Van Y incited the crowd to block the path of a running bus in Nha Trang during a protest against the bill on special economic zones on June 10, causing severe traffic jams, the indictment said. Nguyen Van Y (L) and Ta Thanh Duy at the People's Court of Nha Trang City. Photo by VnExpress/An Phuoc The two men learnt about the protest on social media and joined it following calls by “strangers,” it said. Their actions disrupted public order and security, and incited panic, and were deserving of due punishment, it added. Both men admitted to their actions. The protests in Nha Trang were among a number that erupted in Vietnam on June 10 and 11. Thousands of people took to the streets in Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and several provinces, with banners and signs calling for the SEZ draft law to be scrapped. They specifically … [Read more...] about Vietnam jails two more men in SEZ protest aftermath
Ancient skeletons discovered in Vietnam cave
By Bich Ngoc  September 19, 2018 | 07:45 am GMT+7 The remains of 10 Neolithic humans have been found along with thousands of artifacts in the most bountiful archeological site in the region. Scientists announced on Tuesday the results of their excavation in the Krong No volcanic cave in Dak Nong Province, in the southwest of the Central Highlands at the tail end of the Truong Son mountain chain. Krong No is a volcanic cave system that has made headlines for its impressive scale and length. The 25-kilometer cave, the longest in Southeast Asia, starts at the Choar volcanic crater and stretches along the Serepok River, ending at Dray Sap waterfall. In 2017 the general director of the Vietnam Museum of Nature ordered an expedition to look for archaeological sites in the Krong No volcanic rocks park. It led to the discovery of a series of locations containing prehistoric relics. This was the first time prehistoric archaeological sites were found in volcanic caves at the … [Read more...] about Ancient skeletons discovered in Vietnam cave
VN needs to adapt to digitisation
Viet Nam needs to improve the quality of its technical and vocational education and training to meet the requirements of digitisation and industry 4.0, a conference heard in HCM City on Tuesday. Truong Anh Dung, deputy general director of the Directorate for Vocational Education and Training, said technological breakthroughs in areas such as digital printing, robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, the Internet of Things, and self-driving cars are changing the automation and production processes globally. This presents a chance for Viet Nam’s economy and a challenge to its technical and vocational education and training (TVET), he said. “Many old jobs are lost and many new jobs are emerging, requiring occupational profiles to be changed.” Automation would change skill requirements, with low skill levels being no longer suitable, he said. According to delegates, digital technologies will transform the nature of future jobs. The greatest impact would not be … [Read more...] about VN needs to adapt to digitisation