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Hanoi set a goal of creating new jobs for 162,000 workers this year. Hanoi has found jobs for more than 44,000 people in the first quarter of 2023, accounting for 27.5% of the year's plan, according to the city's Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. The job transaction event is held in Hoan Kiem District. Photo: Tran Oanh/ The Hanoi Times The result was attributed to applying the city's labor market development solutions. During the period, the city provided jobs for more than 10,000 workers from the city’s fund entrusted through the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies. As many as 728 were sent abroad under fixed-term contracts, and 3,443 people were recruited through the job exchange system, the municipal department added. More than 12,600 people found jobs through job counseling and placement services, and another 232 received vocational training courses worth VND1.02 billion (US$43,297). In addition, the unemployment insurance fund paid out a … [Read more...] about Over 44,000 jobs created in Hanoi in January-March

Hanoi's goal for 2023 is to secure the city's socio-economic performance and further develop a cultured, modern, and civilized society. Hanoi aims to constantly improve the leadership of the Party Committee and the sense of responsibility of government officials and Party members, especially the heads of government agencies, to fulfill all the socio-economic growth tasks set for 2023. Dinh Tien Dung, Member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, talks to Nhan Dan (People) newspaper about the plans and actions the city expects to carry out on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Hanoi Party Committee. Dinh Tien Dung, Member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee. Photo: The Hanoi Times As head of the Hanoi Party Committee, could you share some of Hanoi's achievements in the first half of 2020-2025? Hanoi has endured many international impacts in the past two and a half … [Read more...] about Innovation-centered approach boosts Hanoi’s performance in socio-economic growth

A handicapped Vietnamese man has spent the last 10 years teaching other disadvantaged children art and music at a center for the disabled so as to improve their conditions and help them recognize the most basic objects around them. Truong Tan Dung, 37, is currently a teacher at a center for Agent Orange-infected and disadvantaged children in the central city of Da Nang. At the center, he is not only the teacher of a class with 15 most serious cases of the facility, but he is also in charge of maintaining and managing its equipment and computers. Crippled teacher of the disabled At the age of three, Dung suffered from polio causing paralysis in his lower body and sensory paralysis in both of his arms. The misfortune of his childhood continued as his mother soon passed away and his father left, so the disabled boy grew up with his grandmother. As Dung showed his painting talent quite early in his life, he was able to support himself through adolescence by selling … [Read more...] about In their shoes: Crippled Vietnamese teacher devotes life to disabled children

Phase one of the Long Thanh International Airport project in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam may miss the deadline to be put into service in 2025, as lots of work for the first phase is being carried out at a snail’s pace, especially the selection of a capable contractor to build its passenger terminal. Experts in the field said this project falling behind schedule would make Tan Son Nhat International Airport in neighboring Ho Chi Minh City even more overwhelmed by a soaring number of air passengers and result in a large amount of opportunity cost for economic growth. Work on passenger terminal to be completed in 2026 Thousands of workers along with numerous pieces of machinery are working to build the foundation of the airport. However, a capable contractor to construct the passenger terminal, the most important package of the airport, has yet to be chosen. While awaiting to find a qualified contractor, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the project investor, … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Long Thanh int’l airport project probably behind schedule again

All apprentices must be at least 15 years of age and have educational and health qualifications appropriate to the trade they are learning. Hanoi has drawn up a plan to train 14,720 workers in less than three months by 2023, including women, rural workers, people with disabilities, and young people doing their military service. The plan aims to help raise the proportion of educated workers to 73.2%, of which the share of workers with degrees and certificates will reach at least 52.5%. Accordingly, the Hanoi People’s Committee will support elementary-level training for eleven groups of workers in 78 occupations in the 2023-2025 period. The capital city has also set a target of training more than 21,000 people at the primary level by the end of 2023, of which over 9,000 will be trained in non-agricultural occupations and around 12,000 in agricultural occupations. Vocational training in lacquer painting at a facility in Hanoi. Photo: Huy Bang All … [Read more...] about Hanoi to train 14,700 workers in less than three months

'Pho Xua He Cu' (Old Streets and Sidewalks) is the name of the solo exhibition in Hanoi that attracted the attention of many viewers because of the artist behind it: 18-year-old Tran Nam Long, who is hearing-impaired and suffers from severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the artist's special status might not be the most important factor drawing people to the display. Beyond that, there was a lot of affection in the artworks on display. It was not only the unconditional love of Long's mother, but also the young artist's deep appreciation for life in his paintings, despite its many challenges. Perfect technique to draw architecture Exhibition visitors could also feel the mother's great attachment to the Vietnamese capital city, which gives her the opportunity to earn a living and raise a child. In Hanoi, her son was supported so much that he grew from a young man with many deficiencies into who he is today. There was another great love people … [Read more...] about Inspiring artworks by special young Vietnamese artist

As part of the North Brahant province, Oss city is strong in industrial production and traditional agriculture with pastures and farms that operate under a closed-loop system, from animal husbandry to the processing of meat, eggs, and dairy products in service of local residents. Despite its small size, Oss still has a nature reserve, modern production, and a farming area, which create a harmonious overall picture. The ambassador visited a farm run by a young couple who inherited it from the previous generation. They employ 55 workers and raise 350 milch cows. Their products are sold in a fairly large store. The farm also has a daycare center for their workers' children who are exposed to cattle, hay, and grass from a young age. Through this approach, local farmers have passed on the love for the job, the land, and the rural scenery from generation to generation. According to the Mayor, while in many rural areas in Europe, most young people leave to find attractive jobs in the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Dutch localities step up cooperation

The delegation comprised leaders of over 50 leading U.S. and world businesses like Netflix, Boeing, Apple, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, Abbott, Visa, Citibank, Meta, Ford, Fedex Express, among others. PM Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam always considers the U.S. one of the top important partners, adding that the Vietnamese government always stays ready to listen to the U.S. firms to deal with difficulties in the spirit of harmonizing benefits and sharing risks. He said Vietnam is carrying out three strategic breakthroughs, including building and fine-tuning institutions, reforming administrative procedures and training human resources, developing modern and synchronous infrastructure, and prioritizing the development of emerging economic sectors such as green economy, circular economy and digital economy. Vietnam already inked 15 free trade agreements with over 60 countries and territories, thus creating favorable conditions for enterprises. Expressing his belief in Vietnam’s growth … [Read more...] about Vietnam wants to further promote mutually-beneficial comprehensive partnership with U.S.: PM