By Nguyen Quy  October 17, 2018 | 02:36 pm GMT+7 South Korean immigration officers have recommended criminal prosecution of two men for illegally brokering jobs for hundreds of Vietnamese students. The two Korean brokers, identified as 58-year-old Choi and 59-year-old Chung were found to have offered part-time jobs in 13 companies, including hypermarkets and logistics warehouses, for 262 Vietnamese students registered at a university in Gyeonggi Province between November 2016 and August 2018. Knowing that the group of Vietnamese students did not have work visas, the brokers took about 30 percent of their hourly wage as commission, the Yonhap News Agency reported, citing Korean immigration officers. More than half of the Vietnamese students confessed to the immigration officials that they wanted jobs to pay their tuition fees. Korean authorities are also investigating the university where the Vietnamese students were studying to clarify whether it was … [Read more...] about Illegal job brokers for Vietnamese students face prosecution South Korea
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Vietnamese boxer wins gold at int’l tournament in Bulgaria
Vietnam boxing team at the fourth International Boxing Tournament in Bulgaria. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese female boxer Nguyen Thi Tam secured a gold medal at the fourth Women’s and Women’s Youth Boxing Tournament in Bulgaria on October 16. Tam beat four rivals in the women’s 51kg category to take the title. She is a leading boxer of Vietnam in this category and add this gold to the bronze in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia last month and a gold at the Asian Boxing Championship held in Ho Chi Minh City last year. In addition to Tam’s gold medal, Vietnam won two more silvers and one bronze. The silvers went to Do Thi Thuy in the 54kg and Nguyen Thanh Thanh Thom in the 57kg. The bronze was won by Nguyen Thi Huong in the 75kg category. Vietnam sent five boxers to the event which attracted of 200 fighters from 17 countries. They will next be on the ring at the National Sports Games in late November in Hanoi.-VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxer wins gold at int’l tournament in Bulgaria
Vietnamese becomes less competitive on global index
Vietnam was ranked 74th in last year’s global competitiveness index, but fell three places to 77th this year, according to a WEF report released Wednesday. The 2018 Global Competitiveness Index 4.0 report said that Vietnam’s overall competitiveness score of 58.1 was lower than the world average of 60. The report defines competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity. It added that Vietnam scored highest in the factors of health (81 points, ranked 68th), macro-economic stability (75 points, 64th) and market size (71 points, 29th). The report ranked Vietnam 102nd among 140 countries in terms of product market and 101st in business dynamism. The product market index components include the extent of market dominance, competition in services and trade tariffs. Vietnam’s innovation capability was the weakest among twelve factors used in determining the competitiveness index, at just 33 points, ranked 82nd. The … [Read more...] about Vietnamese becomes less competitive on global index
Vietnamese, Cambodian youths strengthen friendship
Dak Nong (VNA) – Young people from the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and the Cambodian neighbouring province Mondulkiri gathered in an exchange programme in Gia Nghia, the capital of Dak Nong, on October 16. The programme, held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Dak Nong and the Union of Youth Federations of Mondulkiri, was part of events to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Central Highlands province (January 1, 2004 – 2019). The event featured music performances by young people from both sides in Vietnamese and Cambodian. They also shared experience in business development, studying and international integration. H’Vi Eban, Secretary of Dak Nong’s HCM Communist Youth Union, said the event aims to strengthen friendship between the youths of the two provinces that share a border. It is also an opportunity to expand foreign relations, contributing to bolstering socio-economic and cultural development and reinforcing … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Cambodian youths strengthen friendship
Number of Vietnamese students in the US increases
The figure includes 15,266 undergraduates and 3,503 postgraduates, accounting for 68 percent and 15.6 percent of the total number of students respectively. There are also 1,650 Vietnamese students joined non-decree programs, accounting for 7.4 percent; and the remaining 2,019 are students enrolled in Optional Practical Training (OPT), or 9 percent. The number of Vietnamese students in the US has increased, equivalent to that of Taiwan and higher the number of Japanese students. Engineering, business and management, math and computer science remained the top fields of study for international students. By THANH HUNG – Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about Number of Vietnamese students in the US increases