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Illustrative image (Source: UN Thailand) BANGKOK (NNT/VNA) – Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo has discussed with a visiting United Nations resident coordinator the migrant workers management, protection, and welfare as well as measures to prevent and suppress human trafficking.  The labor minister welcomed United Nations resident coordinator (UNRC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) representative Deirdre Boyd for her official visit and discussion on the migrant workers issue.  He said he discussed with the UNRC the progress in the amendment to the migrant workers management law which is subject to review, the provision of welfare and protection to the migrant workers, and their access to education and healthcare, as well as the measures against human trafficking.  He reassured the UNRC that his agency has been working to solve labor shortages, illegal employment, and human trafficking, through negotiations with countries of origin to establish a … [Read more...] about Thailand, UN discuss migrant workers issue

The remainder of 2019 will be key for Vietnam to avail of longer-term investment possibilities, Photo: Le Toan Warrick Cleine, chairman and CEO of KPMG Vietnam, told VIR that they have seen tremendous ­confidence in Vietnam from large ­investors, especially from the likes of Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. The trend has expanded from the ­acquisition of 100 per cent or control of Vietnamese companies, such as the Sabeco deal from Thailand, to minority or strategic investments in large Vietnamese companies. These are often institutional investors, and their decisions reflect confidence in Vietnam’s overall macroeconomic and geopolitical state, and the management teams and business models of the specific companies. “Provided the global economy remains strong and Vietnam ­maintains its reform orientation, there is no reason investors will not continue to have the confidence to invest in Vietnam,” Cleine stressed. KPMG in particular expects to … [Read more...] about Investors step up M&A movements

  Illustrative image (Source: Internet) HCM City (VNA) – The southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City will form logistics centres in concentrated production areas or those near seaports to provide various services and operate as ports, container depots and container freight stations. It was part of a project on logistics development in HCM City built by the municipal Department of Industry and Trade, aiming to minimise logistic costs. On March 20, the Vietnam Logistics Association (VLA) and the municipal Department of Industry and Trade, organised a seminar discussing promoting the development of logistics services in the city, drawing representatives from nearly 100 firms in the field. In 2017, the logistics sector of the city reached 91.541 trillion VND (4.03 billion USD), accounting for 8.6 percent of the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and 14.8 percent of the service sector, according to statistics. Logistics is the second most important industry in the nine … [Read more...] about Logistics centres to be taken shape in HCM City

PANO – The Standing Committee of the Campaign “Day for the poor” of the Ministry of National Defense has contributed VND 3.5 billion from its mobilized fund to support units in Military Zones 2, 4, 9 and the Institute of Military Science and Technology to carry out hunger elimination and poverty reduction work. Photo: xaydungdang.org.vn Units in the whole army have also mobilized and extracted funds to support poor localities and needy people. The Standing Committee of the campaign “Day for the poor” of the Ministry of National Defense visited and gave support to service-people in need on the occasion of national holidays and during natural disasters. According to the committee, units and agencies in the whole army need to boost dissemination and education activities for troops to improve their awareness of the goals and significance of the campaign. The campaign was initiated by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, which is … [Read more...] about Mass mobilization work in combination with “Day for the poor” campaign