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Covivac, produced by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals, is the second Vietnamese-made vaccine to be tested on humans after receiving approval from the Health Ministry. The first was Nanocovax of Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC that had entered trials last month. … [Read more...] about 10 students volunteer for second Vietnam coronavirus vaccine trial

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has rising demand for part-time and seasonal workers as the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Holiday approaches. According to the city Youth Employment Service Centre (Yes Centre), there are a variety of seasonal jobs for workers and students such as cashiers, chef assistants, salesmen at supermarkets, security guards, shippers, and restaurants servants, among others. Workers are hired for 25,000 – 50,000 VND (1.08-2.17 USD) per hour, or 6 million VND per month and other allowance during Tet. The Yes Centre has worked with many businesses to provide more than 2,000 jobs for workers and youths in need, while the city Student Assistance Centre is offering over 3,000 jobs for students during Tet holiday. Together with job centres, many local universities like HCM City University of Agriculture and Forestry, Banking University HCM City, and University of Natural Sciences are carrying out various programmes to offer seasonal jobs to … [Read more...] about HCM City needs thousands of seasonal workers during Tet

“While applications of 4IR technologies will help the country move up the value chain in products and services, Vietnam should consider new approaches to ensure inclusion and social protection for entry-level workers, especially those at risk of job displacement, and those who need upskilling,” said Andrew Jeffries, country director for Vietnam of ADB. “Adequate and timely investments in skills development can help the country not only to harness the potential of 4IR to increase productivity but also ensure that 4IR will benefit workers at large.” … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 21

The workshop attracted more than 200 representatives from departments and agencies, domestic and foreign NGOs from HCM City and the provinces of Khánh Hòa, Bình Dương, Đồng Nai, Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu and Tây Ninh. — VNS … [Read more...] about Community-based organisations make significant contributions to HIV/AIDS response

At the same time, NowFood witnessed fast growth in recent years, boasting 70,000 points of sale operating in 16 cities of more than 30 million people. NowFood will offer a discount code worth 20,000 VND for bills of at least 100,000 VND and 20 e-vouchers of 20,000 VND for new-registered food shops on the app. … [Read more...] about Visa supports online firms amid COVID-19 pandemic