VSIP Nghe An continues to be a magnet for foreign investors. Anthony Tan,general director of VSIP Nghe An Co., Ltd., shared his insight into the operation of the project. VSIP Nghe An continues to be a magnet for foreign investors How do you evaluate the investment environment in Nghe An? What advantages and disadvantages do you see? Nghe An is one of the biggest provinces in Vietnam with a dynamic population of over 3.2 million people, 1.9 million of whom are ready to enter the labour market. This is a very large workforce, which is attractive to investors, especially for investors from labour-intensive industries. On top of this, in Nghe An we can find very good workforce. Nghe An has over 70 education institutions from universities, colleges, and vocational schools with 80,000 students graduating every year. We believe Nghe An people are very talented. Given good opportunities, Nghe An can be a very good destination for investors. Most investors have not heard of Nghe An … [Read more...] about VSIP Nghe An continues to be a magnet for foreign investors
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Job opportunities for Vietnamese abroad
Besides Japan and South Korea, many countries in Europe and the Middle East have shown interests in hiring Vietnamese workers. A training course Vietnam sent 421,860 workers abroad last year, 30% higher than the set goal and 7% higher than 2017's. Up to 68,737 workers were sent to Japan, 60,369 workers went to Taiwan, 6,538 went to South Korea and 1,920 went to Rumania. The rest went to Malaysia, Algeria, Kuwait, Macao and Singapore. The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs had implemented several measures to improve vocational skills and foreign languages to make workers more competitive. They also carried out spot inspection at labour companies and collected VND430m (USD18,500) in fines. According to the Overseas Labour Management Department, many big markets including Taiwan, Japan and South Korea still have high demand for Vietnamese workers. Several markets in the EU such as Bulgaria and Rumania have also shown positive signs. Demands for foreign workers in Japan … [Read more...] about Job opportunities for Vietnamese abroad
Vietnam gearing up for World Economic Forum on ASEAN
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh gives a speech at the meeting (Photo:VGP). At the meeting, organizers, relevant ministries and agencies double checked preparations for the WEF ASEAN, especially those in relation to contents, programs, reception, facilities, logistics, security and health care to ensure the successful hosting of the event in all aspects. In his speech, Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh highlighted the WEF ASEAN as a major and regionally prestigious forum which will see the participation of senior leaders from regional countries, international organizations and leading global groups. This is one of the important external activities in 2018, making positive contributions to raising the country’s international profile and promoting national image, thereby providing opportunities for ministries, sectors and localities to expand cooperation with leading groups, to grasp new ideas and to keep abreast with development trends of the region and beyond, … [Read more...] about Vietnam gearing up for World Economic Forum on ASEAN
Shortage of IT personnel in Japan: Opportunities for Vietnam
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A shortage of IT personnel has prompted Japan to adopt measures to attract foreign talents in the field, which opens up opportunities for Vietnamese IT engineers and firms. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan estimated that the country will lack 369,000 IT engineers in 2020 and 789,000 by 2030. To fill in the gap, Japanese firms have stepped up efforts to hire foreign IT personnel in recent years. At the Vietnam IT Day in Japan in February this year, Chairman of FPT Software Hoang Nam Tien confidently declared that with a skilled workforce, Vietnam is the answer to Japan’s problem on IT manpower. Vietnam’s universities graduate around 55,000 IT engineers each year. According to FPT Software, initial statistics showed around 20,000 Vietnamese workers are serving the Japanese market in IT outsourcing (ITO) and business product outsourcing (BPO). The company itself has 1,000 employees working at … [Read more...] about Shortage of IT personnel in Japan: Opportunities for Vietnam
NEU Career Expo 2018 to offer job opportunities for students
Illustrative image (Source: giaoducthoidai.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The NEU Career Expo 2018 will be held by the National Economics University (NEU) on April 15, serving as a meeting place for businesses and students of economics. According to Vice President of the university Pham Hong Chuong, about 40 firms and organisations have registered to participate in the event. They are set to recruit nearly 2,000 workers in various fields such as personnel, audit, finance-banking, marketing and business administration, among others. The event aims to create favourable conditions for students to seek career opportunities and meet the demands of businesses and labour market. A series of seminars will be held during the event with the participation of well-known speakers from major domestic and foreign firms. At the NEU Career Expo 2018, participants could also join a reality programme of the Vietnam Television, which aims to provide soft skills for students. The event will take place at … [Read more...] about NEU Career Expo 2018 to offer job opportunities for students