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The event is part of the 6th ‘Red Journey’ campaign which has been launched in 26 cities and provinces nationwide from June 13 to July 14 and is expected to collect about 300,000 blood units. According to deputy head of the organization board, the campaign took place in the provinces of Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Can Tho, Lam Dong and Dak Lak and collected more than 7,500 blood units. The blood donation movement is also to raise the community's awareness about the importance of donating blood and the need for blood as well as meet the increasing demand for blood for emergency aid and treatment in summer. By THANH AN - Translated by Kim Khanh Tags: blood donor day 1 500 blood units the 6th ‘Red Journey’ campaign … [Read more...] about HCMC’s blood donor day collects 1,500 blood units

The exam took place in the Labor and Social Affairs University in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. EPS including three exams on paper, replacing the computer exams used in previous years was held by Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor’s Human Resources Development Service following the agreement signed before. According to the Korean requirements, Vietnamese laborers who wish to work in Korea must master the language by taking the exam organized by the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor’s Human Resources Development Service. Additionally, those who want to work in fisheries sector, must pass the skills exam, after passing a Korean language contest. Only candidates passing language and skill exams are eligible for registering to work in South Korea as per the EPS. The Department of Overseas Labor Management said that 11,62 Vietnamese candidates wishing to work in manufacturing, Korean need 6,300 workers. … [Read more...] about Thousands of Vietnamese laborers sit Korean-language tests

Previously, on June 6, Mr. Dai and Mr. Sherif El Barbary, director of Zantel Telecommunications Company (a sub-company of Millicom) were prosecuted and detained by the Tanzanian court. Viettel Group at the time informed that the case was due to the fact that Tanzania authorities have arrested a group of foreigners who stored a large number of sim cards and sim boxes (300,000 sims). The sim cards and sim boxes including those from Halotel and Zantel were suspected of international cheating. The case was investigated and showed that the amount of 300,000 sims suspected of being used for international fraudulent purposes have been collected by foreigners from the distribution network of several operators (in Tanzania, all the network operators distribute sim through agents and request agents to activate sims in accordance with the law). Halotel did not directly sell sims to those above-said suspected foreigners. Furthermore, the installation, import and use of telecommunications … [Read more...] about Director of Viettel in Tanzania released

At the meeting, President Tran Dai Quang highly appreciated the Ambassador’s contribution to promoting economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries during her term. Poland is the biggest trading partner of Vietnam among Central European and Eastern European countries, with 2-way trade turnover  reaching US$ 1 billion in 2017. President Quang expressed his wish that the two sides should coordinate to find appropriate projects to effectively carry out the disbursement EUR 250 million preferential credit in the agreement signed between the two leaders during the visit of the Polish President to Vietnam. The President also thanked Poland for its support of Vietnam's candidature for the non-permanent member of UN Security Council Standing Committee for the 2020-2021 term.SGGP- translated by Dan Tags: President Tran Dai Quang Ambassador of Poland … [Read more...] about State President receives Polish Ambassador

In the category of political commentary, a group of journalists Yen Lam and Do Tra Giang won the first prize for a series of articles on the National Assembly Resolution No. 54. for piloting a special mechanism and policy for the development of HCM City. Photojournalists Do Viet Dung and Tran The Phong received the 2nd and 3rd prizes respectively in the category of photography. In the category of reporting, journalists notes, investigative reporting, an article on the warning for financial services multi-level marketing via the Internet by Do Linh and Yen Lam got the 2nd prize; a series of articles on the “Studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts, morals and style” campaign by Pham Hoai Nam won the 3rd prize; and stories on cultural houses and centers in the city by Bui Thi Thu Huong and Nguyen Thi Minh Loan took the encouragement prize. The 2nd prize in the category of interviewing went to journalist Nguyen Khac Van; and a team of the Socio-political Unit … [Read more...] about Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper scoops 8 prizes at HCMC Press Awards 2018