Vietnam employs among some of Asia’s largest number of civil servants, accounting for up to 4.8% of the national total population. Associate. Prof. Dr. Pham Duy Nghia from Fulbright Vietnam University cited the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ statistics updated by late March this year that said the country had around 11 million people who receive salary or subsidies from the state budget. Of the total, around 1.3 million were at ward and commune levels. Associate. Prof. Dr. Pham Duy Nghia from Fulbright Vietnam University According to Nghia, Vietnam is among Asian country with the highest number of state workers. According to Nghia, redundancy payments were among factors pressuring the country’s budget. He suggested re-arranging administrative agencies at commune and district levels first then gradually moving to provincial level. It was also necessary to separate social organisation from being managed by the state, Nghia noted. Prof. Dr. Hoang Chi Bao, former … [Read more...] about Vietnam among highest in Asia for civil servant appointments
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Vietnam sets up booth in Canada’s largest annual fair
The Vietnamese booth at the Canadian National Exhibition (Source: VNA) Ottawa (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in Canada set up a booth to promote Vietnamese culture and its stunning landscapes at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) – the country’s largest annual fair and the fifth largest in North America, running from August 24-26. The booth was installed near the entrance of the fair with Vietnamese traditional “non la”, a kind of conical hat; “chu Teu”, a foolish character of Vietnamese water puppetry; cyclo, the three-wheel bicycle taxi in Vietnam; and numerous colourful dragonflies made of bamboo; and much more on display. Many visitors have stopped by the Vietnamese booth with curiosity for its displayed items and soon struck by the fascinating stories of Vietnamese culture and people, as well as the country’s landscapes and cuisine. Among those visiting the booth were James Nickle and Laura Cavacece from Toronto who … [Read more...] about Vietnam sets up booth in Canada’s largest annual fair
Jobless at 30: welfare crisis looms large in Vietnam
Hong Hanh, 35, sees a pattern in enterprises getting rid of their employees in their thirties. Short-term contracts are not renewed and those with long-term contracts are given unsuitable jobs to pressurize them to quit on their own, she told Vietnam News Agency. The resident of Dong Anh District of Hanoi used to work for a company in the North Thang Long Industrial Park. After being transferred to another unit where she felt the job was not a good fit for her, she resigned. Hanh said she was now looking for a job at Dong Anh job promotion center in the capital city. Duc Long, who has just quit his job as a mechanic at the Quang Minh Industrial Park in Hanoi, said: “I quit because I do not feel the job fit my physical well-being anymore. “I’m nearly 40 years old now and I want a job with greater flexibility,” he said as he claimed his social security payment. At a National Assembly session last week, Ngo Duy Hieu, head of the Department of Labor Relations under … [Read more...] about Jobless at 30: welfare crisis looms large in Vietnam
Vietnam needs more ADB funding for private sector
Deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu (Source: VNA) - Vietnam is persuading international financial institutions, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), to expand their funding for the local private sector and reduce government guarantees for those activities, since Vietnam is among the countries that will stop being funded by ADB in 2019 due to becoming a middle-income economy. Deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu speaks to Vietnam News Agency's English-language newspaper Viet Nam News about these issues on the sideline of the recent ADB 51st Annual Meeting in Manila, the Philippines. Question: What has Vietnam achieved in the ADB’s 51th Annual Meeting? Answer: The meeting aimed to strengthen the bond between member countries and expand ADB’s main activities in the context of global financial volatility and various changes in economies’ trade policies. On behalf of the Vietnamese Government, we were able to … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs more ADB funding for private sector
World news agencies discuss future of journalism
The event, sponsored by Russia’s TASS news agency, was attended by representatives from nearly 30 major news outlets around the world, including Russia Today, AP of the United States, ANSA of Italy, AFP of France, Kyodo News of Japan, Xinhua of China, EFE of Spain, PA of the United Kingdom, IRNA of Iran and Prensa Latina of Cuba. Speaking at the summit, TASS Director General Sergei Mikhailov stressed there is a need to develop verification mechanisms to counter fake news. Deputy Director General of the Vietnam News Agency Le Quoc Minh (L) talks to leaders of IRNA of Iran on the sidelines of the summit in St. Petersburg "It is no news that media outlets have been using social media as sources of information, it is also no news that social media users learn about various events, particularly incidents, before the media do," he said. "It is impossible and wrong to ignore this, so professional media outlets should learn to make the most of it," Mikhailov added. He … [Read more...] about World news agencies discuss future of journalism