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People working in customer contact positions should wear masks properly, limit handshakes and keep a distance of about one metre when in contact with customers. People should not enter service areas if they show signs of fever or cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue or are in home quarantine following the request of health authorities. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 21

While 68% of training institutions in the country reported feeling well-equipped for 4IR, this was a lower rate than Cambodia who recorded 73%, the Philippines with 81%, and Indonesia at 95%. In addition, there is also a mismatch in perceptions between training institutions and employers in terms of the readiness of graduates to work. Only 4% of domestic training institutions reported using online training platforms, while 18% reported using augmented reality and virtual reality tools for training purposes. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 21

Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi is exerting all-out efforts to disburse 93 percent of 2020 public investment by the end of this month, making it to the top performers in the nation, heard at a meeting on January 20. The meeting between Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ha Minh Hai and leaders of the Hanoi State Treasury was about the agency’s collection and spending of State budget in 2021. To achieve the goal, Hai requested concerned authorities to focus more on public investment disbursement. The municipal State Treasury must better coordinate with other sectors to promptly address problems in order to accelerate the disbursement progress, he said, adding that it should also effectively promote public administrative reforms and make use of information technology to cut procedures businesses and organisations are required to fulfill. Regarding tasks for this year, the vice mayor asked the agency to be among pioneers in digital … [Read more...] about Hanoi strives to disburse 93 percent of public investment by Jan. 31

"The sleeping beauty by Vam Co River" Rarely does a province in the southeast of Viet Nam have as much potential and favourable conditions for tourism development as Tay Ninh. Located in Viet Nam's Southern Key Economic Region with a 240-kilometre-long border with Cambodia, Tay Ninh is home to 16 border gates, including two international border gates (Moc Bai and Xa Mat) directly connecting HCM City and Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh. Known as the holy land of Caodaism, Tay Ninh is also located on the Trans-Asia route - an important arterial road in organising tours and tourist routes of Viet Nam to ASEAN countries and vice versa. … [Read more...] about Awakening the sleeping beauty on the banks of the Vam Co Dong River

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Public investment will focus on key national projects with important roles in enhancing regional links and creating new drivers and room for economic growth, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said. Last year saw the highest public investment disbursement rate in 2016-2020 as the Government identified public investment as a major driver for growth in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Planning and Investment estimated the public investment disbursement rate would reach more than 90 percent of the plan as of the end January 31 (the deadline for disbursement of 2020 public investment), compared to 73.3 percent of 2017, 66.8 percent of 2018 and 67.46 percent of 2019. There were 17 ministries, central-level agencies and 17 localities with disbursement rates of more than 80 percent as of December 31, 2020. However, 13 ministries and central-level agencies and five localities had disbursement rates below 60 percent. … [Read more...] about Public investment will focus on key projects: Minister