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At the reception (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on November 21 hosted a reception for visiting Minister of Economic Affairs, Science and Digitalisation of Saxony-Anhalt state of Germany Armin Willingmann. During the meeting, Liem highlighted the sound development of the Vietnam-Germany strategic partnership across fields, especially in economics, trade, culture and education. HCM City established cooperative ties with Leipzig and Frankfurt cities of Germany, which is a foundation for expanding cooperation between the Vietnamese southern city with other German localities in the coming time, he said. Liem highly valued Saxony-Anhalt state’s strengths in energy, mechanical engineering, IT, biotechnology and medical technology, saying that HCM City is in need of these fields and others such as railway, infrastructure, transport and seaport, and science-technology as well. The municipal … [Read more...] about HCM City, Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state look to expand cooperation

Accordingly, the construction of this building is supposed to begin in the first half of 2020 at the address of 123 Truong Dinh Street of District 3. With a usable surface area of around 20,000m2 on 6 floors and 4 basement ones, the center will need a total cost of VND323 billion (approx. $13.9 million). The HCMC Department of Science and Technology (DoST) stated that this center is a model of public-private cooperation in that the government will provide necessary land and carry out the construction tasks of the common areas as well as the main building while private businesses are responsible for participating in incubation activities, creating and designing suitable spaces for smooth operation. According to Mr. Nguyen Viet Dung, Director of DoST, it is necessary to identify exactly the operation model of this place so that it will become the true center of innovative startup, not an office-for-rent place. Therefore, DoST has just organized a related conference with scientists and … [Read more...] about New center for innovative startup activities in HCMC to be built in District 3

During one year, the district committee has mounted several campaigns to disseminate and educate people not to throw litter away. So far, nearly 32,000 households in the district pledged not to throw garbage outside in streets and canals as well as most of state employees agreed to follow environmental regulations. Moreover, around 1,470 household eateries promised to put waste in dust bins and tidy their eateries and not discharge wastewater in streets. The People’s Committee in District 3 used posters, electronic posters, and loudspeakers attached to vehicles calling for people to keep streets clean. Around 10,500 people have taken part in the campaign launched in 14 wards of the district to clean up streets and collect waste as well as remove 5,400 advertising posters and ads on walls and electricity poles. District 3 People’s Committee has also carried out solutions to reduce nylon bags and single-use plastic products. 25 groceries use environmentally-friendly bags … [Read more...] about District 3 collects nearly US$ 11,873 environmental fine

Vietnam Airlines will use wide-body Airbus and Boeing aircraft on its Singapore and Thailand routes Specifically, Vietnam Airlines will use Airbus A350-900 for the route between Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore, and Boeing 787-9 for the Ho Chi Minh City-Bangkok route, together with the Airbus A321 currently in use. With the optimal two-aisle design, Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787-9 aircraft can accommodate up to 300 passengers, with more spacious seating space. Business class seats can lean back 180 degrees to help customers fully relax. Outstanding facilities, such as extra-large luggage compartments, larger windows, and in-built USB charging ports in the seats, as well as modern personal entertainment system featuring movies and games, will create maximum convenience for passengers. A business class seat in the wide-body airplane Especially, Vietnam Airlines will offer attractive round-trip rates, with Ho Chi Minh City-Singapore tickets going from VND816,000 ($34.48), … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines adds wide-body planes to Singaporean and Thai routes

Education and training is at the core of success for students moving into work (Photo: Shutterstock) Despite pouring her heart and soul into the field of ­education, Jennie Hoang Phuong – chief marketing officer of the INTEK Institute of Applied Technology – has to admit that she feels very worried at a time when the “brain drain” situation in Vietnam seems to be getting worse. “This is partly due to the fact that the quality of training has not really met the actual needs of businesses, the ease of enrolment at universities and especially the shortage of experience, soft skills of the students,” said Phuong. She lamented that the first INTEK enrolment received thousands of applications, but after the entrance exam, there were only 13 eligible students. At the end of the first year of study, this number has decreased to five students. Despite a lot of difficulties, Phuong said that she and INTEK are still consistent with the way they are … [Read more...] about Releasing potential of quality labour