HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 8 February 2021 - The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and the Faculty of Engineering of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding pledging to jointly nurture a new generation of innovation and technology (I&T) talent and incubate more InnoTalent in Hong Kong. Through the provision of various student internships and research programmes, the collaboration aims to strengthen the local I&T talent pool, inject new impetus into the research and development (R&D) and business sectors and enhance the competitiveness of Hong Kong. Mr Mohamed Butt, Executive Director of HKPC (left) and Professor Martin D. F. Wong, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of CUHK (right) signed a Memorandum of Understanding pledging to jointly nurture a new generation of innovation and technology talent. Mr Mohamed Butt, Executive Director of HKPC, said, "Talent is the key success factor for business when I&T has been sweeping across the entire world and re-industrialisation is currently in active mode. The demand for I&T power and talent by different industries has rapidly risen, especially when the global economy is entering the new normal era." Mr Butt continued, "With over 50 years of experience in consultancy services for I&T and applied research and future skills training, HKPC takes up the public mission of nurturing talent. Our new collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering of CUHK showcases HKPC's commitment to the nurturing of R&D and innovation talent. Addressing the different needs of undergraduate students, research postgraduates and PhD students, HKPC will roll out internships and research programmes in line with the requirement of the academic departments to enable students to acquire hands-on R&D experience as early as possible. We hope this initiative can strengthen the local talent pool and benefit the robust development of local I&T." …
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Born in the Year of the Buffalo
'Buffalo' represents hard work, persistence and stability in the Vietnamese people's conception, and these characteristics are considered to apply to people born in the Year of the Buffalo [according to eastern zodiac]. According to many experts in 'feng shui', 'buffalo people' are more suited to traditional business than other lines. Việt Nam News spoke with three entrepreneurs born in the Year of the Buffalo to see how they lead their businesses. Tran Dinh Long, chairman of the Hoa Phat Group: “I don’t say much, but when I do, I make it happen.” Though not the first to produce construction steel in Viet Nam, Long, born in 1961, made the Hoa Phat Group the leader in the industry in 2018. He noted the demand for construction in Viet Nam and began leveraging his two businesses in machinery and furniture trading to produce construction steel in the late 1990s. Industry insiders said at the time: “He knows nothing about steel, so how can he succeed?” They would never have guessed that, 18 years later, in 2018, Long’s group would become number one in the market and the person who “knows nothing” would be a billionaire. Last year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Long’s group recorded a surge in both revenue and profit, earning more than VND91 trillion (US$3.9 billion) in revenue and posting VND13.5 trillion in after-tax profit, up 41 per cent and 80 per cent, respectively, against 2019. While crude steel output doubled 2019’s figure, reaching 5.8 million tonnes, the group also produced about 3.4 million tonnes of finished construction steel, up 22.5 per cent. It currently holds a steel market share of 32.5 per cent in Viet Nam. Its shares (HPG) also doubled last year, taking Long and his wife’s fortune to an estimated $1.9 billion. He told Viet Nam News of three factors behind his success: “First is the right investment on a long-term path. Second is good management. And the last is the huge market demand for construction steel in Viet Nam, as a new …
Tourism potentials in Hau Giang Province need to be awaken
Every morning, Stiermann Martin, general manager of the RiceField Lodge resort in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, rides a canoe to take his tourists along the 40-kilometer beautiful Xa No canal connecting Hau Giang Province with Can Tho City. The canal, formed in 1901-1903 by two French people, is an important traffic route connecting Mekong Delta provinces and transporting rice in the region; therefore, it is called “The rice road” while Hau Giang Province is home to endless rice fields and canals entangled with boats. Going with General Manager Stiermann Martin, Director of Vong tron Viet ( Vietnam Circle) Tourist Company Phan Dinh Hue said that according to his own experience, holiday-makers easily get bored after 20 minutes of sightseeing in Can Tho City’s Cai Rang floating market on Cai Rang river, one of the most interesting tourist attractions in Can Tho city and one of the five most beautiful floating markets in Asia. Instead, tourist company should organize a trip along the Xa No canal; travelers will be interested in goat farms or well-known pineapple fields along the canal. Holiday-makers will have an enjoyable experience of the tour to attractive destinations such as Xang Moi flower village, ten rice mills built during the time under French colonial domination, 20-ha mango field Bay Ngan meeting VietGAP standard and a village specializing in boat making. Travelers are totally relaxed at witnessing traditional milking by hand, making cheese and other village activities. Visitors can understand more about the lives of locals when stepping in the 2,000-ha pineapple field in Vi Thanh Town where tourist farms are set up beautifully. Xa No Canal is also a venue for exciting boat races which always draw shouts and shrieks from the crowd. In the end of 2020, Xa No Tourist Market was established along the canal in Vi Thanh Town connecting a local tourist wharf, 4-star Xa No hotel, walking street Hai Ba Trung with entertainment sections and cuisine …
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