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A campaign to call for a hundred days without workplace accidents was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on September 27 It was jointly organised by the International Labour Organisation(ILO) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry - HCM City Branch. According to the organisers, more than 100 businesses in Vietnam have joined the campaign. They will participate in training courses on workplace safety and hygiene, fire prevention, and pay fact-finding trips to factories. Participants will also receive regular updates on safety requirements in the hope of preventing workplace accidents after the campaign. The campaign, running until the end of this year, also forms part of the activities marking the centenary of the ILO. ILO Vietnam Director Chang-Hee Lee said both employers and workers need to understand risks and devise necessary measures to prevent workplace accidents. Compensation for losses caused by such accidents accounts for about 3.94 percent of global gross domestic … [Read more...] about Campaign on workplace accident prevention begins in HCM City

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Duc Hai (R) presents a gift to Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of China’s Jiangsu province Liu Handong at the meeting on September 24 (Photo: VNA) Hai said HCM City has had cooperative relations with eight Chinese localities. It has also paid much attention to enhancing ties with other localities of China through delegation exchanges and joint events like economic forums or tourism workshops to help reinforce people-to-people links. Introducing the operations of the HCM City People’s Council, he expressed his hope that the council and the Jiangsu People’s Congress will have more practical cooperation activities and further share experience in law making and state management, thereby contributing to the healthy and stable development of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. For his part, Liu said the Jiangsu … [Read more...] about HCM City, Chinese province bolster ties between people-elected bodies

More people are choosing to travel solo. Speaking at a recent conference in the city, Hoa said the solo travel community had expanded greatly in the past few years. In January last year, “solo travel” and “travel alone” were the most popular keywords searched on Google. According to Klook, a travel activities and services booking platform, the number of solo travelers on its platform increased from 31 percent to 38 percent last year. In a survey published by Agoda and YouGov last year, HCM City was on the list of top 10 favourite destinations of the solo travel community. “The rapid growth of this trend brings both opportunities and challenges for the city’s State management and travel businesses,” Hoa said. Solo travellers make their own decisions on services and activities during their trips and focus on personal experiences. Travel agencies should learn more about solo travellers’ specific … [Read more...] about Solo travel trend offers opportunity for HCM City tourism

  Workers at a construction site in HCM City’s District 3. — VNS Photo Ngọc Diệp HCM CITY — A campaign launched in HCM City on Friday calls on at least 100 factories in southern Việt Nam to set the ambitious target of 100 days without occupational accidents. … [Read more...] about Zero workplace accidents campaign kicks off in HCM City

  HCM CITY— The HCM City Department of Education and Training plans to reform teaching and learning systems at schools to prepare for the introduction of a new training programme and textbooks in 2020-21. It has enabled school managers to take initiatives to develop programmes to reduce learning by rote and increase practical lessons, Lê Hoài Nam, the department’s deputy head, said. Schools have strengthened outside activities and adopted problem-based learning, a teaching method that uses complex real-world problems to help students learn concepts and principles as opposed to mere presentation of facts and concepts, he said. This teaches students the skills of presentation, communication, teamwork, and others, and they also are inspired to be creative and develop their own strengths, he said. The department has increased the number of science contests at schools, he said. It has encouraged schools to use STEM, an approach integrating science, technology, … [Read more...] about HCM City prepares for new school training programme, curriculum