HCM City needs strong determination to become a regional economic hub: top leader Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong asked the Party Committee of HCM City to show stronger determination to build the city into a key regional economic and financial hub in draft documents of the city’s Party Congress. … [Read more...] about Thu Duc City set to be new growth pole for HCM City
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HCM City unions provide post-Covid-19 support
The figures were announced at the meeting of the executive committee of HCM City Federation of Labour on July 23. In the first six months, a total of 15,200 firms had to scale down business, cut staff or go bankrupt. As a result, 150,000 employees were laid off, had their salaries cut or lost jobs. Most of them are in the service and manufacturing industry because of the lack of materials and customers. The city authorities, organisations and individuals have launched many programmes to help the employees to overcome difficult times. HCM City Federation of Labour supported over 18,000 members with individual payments of VND1.2m (USD52) each. They also encouraged landlords to lower rent for over 57,600 rooms and waive the fees for 200 rooms when firms had to scale down businesses. They also worked with the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Vietnam Association of High-Quality Goods to provide 7,000 meals to the workers who lost their jobs due to Covid-19 from … [Read more...] about HCM City unions provide post-Covid-19 support
HCM City starts testing people coming from Đà Nẵng
The chairman of its People’s Committee, Huỳnh Đức Thơ, instructed the Department of Health to take up with the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control the huge differences in preventive measures taken by various provinces and cities. … [Read more...] about HCM City starts testing people coming from Đà Nẵng
Trade plummets at HCM City’s wholesale markets after second COVID-19 outbreak
Anh’s shop offers Vietnamese handicraft products from just VND22,000 (US$1) to over VND1 million ($45) per item. Her customers, particularly Japanese and South Korean, like Vietnamese handicrafts because they are traditional and the price is reasonable. … [Read more...] about Trade plummets at HCM City’s wholesale markets after second COVID-19 outbreak
HCM City, Busan to set up virtual inter-sector working group
Byeon also asked HCM City authorities to assist Busan entrepreneurs in travelling to the city as well as work for the resumption of the air route linking the two localities and the successful organisation of the upcoming ASEAN-Busan online trade programme./. … [Read more...] about HCM City, Busan to set up virtual inter-sector working group
