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Vietnamese workers at Koganei Seki Co., Ltd. in Gunma prefecture The Japanese government began the new visa programme in April so as to increase the number of foreign workers in the country. Out of the 14 sectors eligible for working rights under the visas, food and beverage manufacturing had the most visa holders at 49, followed by industrial machinery production at 43, molding at 42, and farming at 31. The agency officials said they hope to increase the number of foreign workers that stay in Japan after acquiring such visas by offering tests in all available vocational fields by the end of March 2020. They are planning to give applicants more opportunities to take the tests both in Japan and abroad. In order to qualify for the visa, an applicant must pass a skills exams and Japanese language test or have gone through Japan’s technical intern programme for at least three year. The Specified Skilled Worker No.1 resident status allows foreigners to … [Read more...] about Vietnam leads in number of Japanese new working visa holders

The pig – the animal designation of the 2019 Lunar New Year inspires creativity among the famous painters, who are close collaborators of Nhan Dan's monthly magazine. The paintings convey the painter’s good wishes, beautiful dreams of a new year of affluence to the readership and every home. Painter Dang Xuan Hoa: Year marks sixty-year cycle Painting the animal designation on the occasion of each Lunar New Year (Tet) has become my habit for many years. But 2019 is a very special milestone, when I go through a sixty-year cycle, this year is the second time in my life I will welcome the Tet Ky Hoi. A vibrant flower vase on which the pig is cheerfully piggybacking on its back is a gift for me to reward myself, at the time of remembering the age of 60. Inspired by the folk paintings of Dong Ho and Kim Hoang, I used the ancient way of making blocks in using stylised motifs from sows. Creating images emphasising the characteristics of the fat pig is a bridge to convey the wish … [Read more...] about Tet painting brings good wishes for a happy new year

BERLIN, GERMANY / BANGKOK, THAILAND - EQS - 29 August 2019 - Former employees of the Thai jewelry manufacturer PWK have entered, assisted by the Thai Police, the factory building in Chanthaburi province, which was closed due to a lack of liquidity, and have identified and secured company property, based on a Thai Labor Court order issued June 12, 2019. PWK is a subsidiary of elumeo SE, a jewelry retailer that has made negative headlines. The angry workers, who had been deprived of their legally required severance pay, had obtained a Writ of Execution, from the Thai Courts. This gives them the right to enter the company's premises and "confiscate and sequestrate the assets" as compensation for the unpaid compensation and salaries. Days earlier, some of the once more than 600 bruised Thai employees had protested against the management of elumeo SE and its supporters in front of the German embassy in Bangkok and in front of the PWK company building … [Read more...] about elumeo SE: After Protests in Bangkok: Furious Employees Help Themselves to Company Property – New Bad News for German Jewelry Dealer – FPM Invests in elumeo for Norwegian State Fund

HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 15 November 2019 - The MIPIM Startup Competition 2020 Edition will be co-hosting the event with global real estate tech partner, MetaProp NYC, for the fifth consecutive year to reveal the most promising and innovative startups that provide groundbreaking solutions to urban challenges around the world. The MIPIM Startup Competition 2020 edition will make its last stop during MIPIM PropTech Asia in Hong Kong on 27 Nov 2019 where the shortlisted finalists will pitch their ideas to propagate innovative business models to a thriving real estate ecosystem. Winning entrants will be invited to compete in the global MIPIM Startup Competition finals with other finalists from Europe and New York, at the flagship MIPIM summit which will take place on 10-13 March 2020 in Cannes, France. The finalists of each city will be granted pitching opportunity at MIPIM 2020 with direct access to key decision makers as well as personalized coaching from … [Read more...] about MIPIM Startup Competition 2020 Edition celebrates technological innovation and announces its HK round finalists

President Le Duc Anh meets UN Secretary General Boutros B. Ghali in 1995. (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – Former President General Le Duc Anh’s death and his contributions to the Vietnamese revolutionary cause as well as helping Cambodia get rid of the Pol Pot genocidal regime received media coverage in Cambodia. Freshnews, one of the most popular news websites in Cambodia, notified in Khmer that the former President of Vietnam died at the age of 99, and highlighted the role of General Le Duc Anh, former commander of the Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in Cambodia, in helping the country liberate from the genocidal regime. It also recalled General Le Duc Anh’s great contributions to the liberation of South Vietnam and national reunification. In its front page, Phnom Penh Post said that former President Le Duc Anh’s legacy in Cambodia’s recent history remains a prominent one, with the general best remembered for his role in commanding Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Former President Le Duc Anh’s contributions grab international headlines