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In the next 10 years, the number of enterprises supported with solutions to improve productivity and quality is expected to increase by 10-15 per cent per year, of which the number of certificates for ISO 9001 quality management system and ISO 14001 environmental management system granted to businesses will increase at least 10 per cent compared to the 2011-20 programme. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 8

The figures were announced at the meeting of the executive committee of HCM City Federation of Labour on July 23. In the first six months, a total of 15,200 firms had to scale down business, cut staff or go bankrupt. As a result, 150,000 employees were laid off, had their salaries cut or lost jobs. Most of them are in the service and manufacturing industry because of the lack of materials and customers. The city authorities, organisations and individuals have launched many programmes to help the employees to overcome difficult times. HCM City Federation of Labour supported over 18,000 members with individual payments of VND1.2m (USD52) each. They also encouraged landlords to lower rent for over 57,600 rooms and waive the fees for 200 rooms when firms had to scale down businesses. They also worked with the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Vietnam Association of High-Quality Goods to provide 7,000 meals to the workers who lost their jobs due to Covid-19 from … [Read more...] about HCM City unions provide post-Covid-19 support

Coming eight weeks before the November 3 presidential election, the revelations add new pressure on Trump. Opinion polls show around two thirds of Americans disapprove of his handling of the virus and he has often been accused of minimizing the crisis in order to try and boost his reelection chances. … [Read more...] about Trump admitted playing down coronavirus danger

Singapore (VNA) – Singapore will roll out its TT Token (Trace Together Token) to the public for free from September 14 and pilot its Safe Entry programme using TT Token devices or app in several venues. During a press conference on September 9, Singaporean officials said as the COVID-19 has been basically under control, Singapore will take new measures to trace infection sources when the island state begins to reopen economy in the near future. The distribution is expected to be completed in late November. Furthermore, a new Self-Check service and SMS service will be introduced from September 10 so that people can be alerted if they have visited the same venues at the same time as COVID-19 cases, based on their own SafeEntry records. This Self-Check service will be available on the TraceTogether app. Individuals can also access the Self-Check service via SingPass Mobile. On September 9, the Singaporean Health Ministry announced that from September 17, all travellers from … [Read more...] about Singapore to roll out COVID-19 tracing devices

New York (VNA) – A webinar themed “Science Diplomacy: A Crucible for Turning the Tide in the South China Sea” will be held by the US-based East West Centre on September 30 via Zoom platform. The centre announced on its website that the event is part of a series of webinars on Indo-Pacific organised by the centre. It will include two sessions, focusing on marine challenges in the South China Sea (East Sea) under science perspectives, and tools and technologies, and science cooperation opportunities in the sea. The event is expected to bring together reputable scholars, researchers, and experts from research centres and universities of the US, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan (China)./.  … [Read more...] about Webinar on East Sea to take place in late September