Health sector skill council

Mr. Phan Van Mai speaks at the meeting (PHoto: SGGP) At the first meeting of the Council of Rectors of Universities in the southern metropolis in 2022 at the University of Education yesterday, the council announced the decision to consolidate its personnel and proposed several new activities. The Council of Rectors in universities in HCMC was approved including Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai who was voted to be Chairman while Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Duong Anh Duc was voted to be permanent Vice Chairman of the Council. Other vice chairmen of the Council include Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training Nguyen Van Hieu and Secretary of the Party Committee of HCMC Universities and Colleges Nguyen Thi Minh Hong. Members of the Council of Rectors of Universities in Ho Chi Minh City include 51 higher education institutions. The Rector's Council consists of six councils according to pedagogical … [Read more...] about HCMC Chairman Mai voted Chairman of Universities Council of Rectors

Gia Lai is blessed with various natural and cultural advantages, Chinh said in his remarks, noting that the province has magnificent, green landscapes; fertile soil; a wealth of minerals and resources; distinctive cultures; as well as hardworking and friendly people. To make the most of such advantages and potential to turn Gia Lai into a strong province with improved living standards, the provincial Party organization, administration and people must work harder and cement their solidarity, stay active, innovative and self-reliant so as to surmount challenges and accomplish its goals for 2022 and the following years, the PM said. He urged the province to continue maintaining and reinforce the solidarity and unity within its Party organization and political system; and promote consensus among local ethnic minority groups. The leader also asked Gia Lai to go towards sustainable development planning, effectively mobilize social resources for infrastructure development, zone off … [Read more...] about Gia Lai should make renewable energy key sector: PM

The Ministry of health has asked localities to take preventive measures against the risk of infectious diseases. In a dispatch sent to cities and provinces on Friday, the Ministry of Health said that some localities are facing transmissible diseases such as dengue fever, encephalitis, diarrhoea, cough and foot, mouth and hand disease. The Ministry of health has asked localities to take preventive measures against the risk of infectious diseases The hot and humid weather in the coming summer would pose favourable conditions for infectious diseases. For dengue fever, it is essential to raise environmental hygiene, particularly at construction sites, boarding houses and schools. Local departments of education and training need to co-operate with the health sector to boost communication activities on foot, mouth and hand disease, especially in pre-schools. HCM City is witnessing a sharp rise in foot, mouth and hand disease cases. While the city is also facing … [Read more...] about Localities urged to prevent infectious disease outbreak

After finishing her work at a shoe factory run by Pou Yuen Vietnam Co. Ltd in Binh Tan District at 4 p.m., Ly Thi Nghiem, 38, rushed back to her rented apartment to make dinner for her two children aged nine and 11. She did not join them though. As soon as the food was ready, she left for a restaurant around 5km away to work as a waitress. Nghiem’s husband also works at the shoe factory. Together, they earn more than VND16 million (around $700) each month. "If we don’t work overtime, we can’t earn enough to raise the kids," said Nghiem. Every month, the couple spends more than VND3 million on rent and utility bills, and it costs more than VND5 million to send the kids to school. The factory does not regularly have workers stay back and work overtime and even if it does, the shift lasts only one hour, and the extra income is not enough to raise their total income, said Nghiem. Nghiem’s husband is in charge of taking the kids to school early in the morning and picking them up … [Read more...] about HCMC factory workers eke out a living with additional jobs

Scientific research in universities needed pushing up to create a high-qualified human resource for the industrialised economy. Photo nhandan.vn HÀ NỘI – Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has signed Decision No. 569/QĐ-TTg dated May 11 issuing a strategy for scientific-technological development and Innovation to 2030. Accordingly, science, technology and innovation will further contribute to economic growth through scientific research and technological development activities of research institutes and universities. Innovation activities will also help improve management and organisational capacity in enterprises. The specific objective of the strategy is that science, technology and innovation play an important role in developing spearhead industries, especially the processing and manufacturing industry, making an important contribution to the restructuring of the economy towards modernisation and industrialisation by 2030 as well as take … [Read more...] about Science, technology, innovation pushed for economic development