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A picutre of District 7 in HCM City where located many office buildings. The hybrid working in Viet Nam and the Asia Pacific region is accelerating. — Photo Courtesy Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam The popularity of hybrid working in Viet Nam and the Asia Pacific region is likely to accelerate as Generation Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – accounts for a larger percentage of the working-age population, experts said. Gen Z, which will reach one billion by 2030, is the first generation of digital natives. They expect a seamless connection between the physical and the digital, which is also what allows hybrid working to flourish. A report by Cushman & Wakefield titled “Asia Pacific Office of the Future Revisited” revealed that the majority of office workers in Asia Pacific, including Viet Nam, want to be more flexible in the way they work. Hybrid working is not a new concept, but it was relatively foreign to the masses before the COVID-19 virus hit. A hybrid office is … [Read more...] about Hybrid working grows in popularity in Asia

The event themed "Shades of Do" will display exhibits made of Do paper by young artists of the 8x and 9x generations, including Vu Kim Thu, Nguyen Cam Anh, Jeet Zdung, Nguyen Kim Long, Dao Huy Hoang and Huynh Lan. The art show will tell the story of the formation of the Do paper over time, the production process; and bring the old, present, and future story of Do paper from the work ethic perspective of young people who directly inherit the beauty from thought to practice of the previous generations. In addition, a talk show titled “A quire of paper – A walk to remember” introducing ingredients, tools, and process for making Do paper, guiding and practicing to make sheets of paper, water press, peel, and dry handmade paper is scheduled to take place on August 12. Workshop “Application of Do paper in cyanotype printing technique” presenting the history of cyanotype method, materials and tools to make cyanotype, basic making steps and practice will be organized on August 13-14. … [Read more...] about Exhibition on Vietnamese traditional Do paper to open next week

Mr. Jerome Powell, Chairman of FED Many readers are now wondering how and why the US Federal Reserve Bank (FED) miscalculated on forecasting the current global inflation. In a talk with Saigon Investment, Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Tho discussed this issue further. JOURNALIST: - Sir, you are one person who has studied very carefully the inflation in many countries in general and the United States in particular. Please can you give Saigon Investment readers a basic sketch as to how this situation is prevailing and to its effect on other economies. Dr. Tran Ngoc Tho: - There are many factors explaining the current rising global inflation such as broken global supply chains, warming of the jobs market, loose monetary and fiscal stimulus packages, and the recent Russia-Ukraine conflict. It is not just the FED but almost all investors and financial institutions, not only in the US but also in most economies are wrong in believing that high inflation is a thing of the past. However, if … [Read more...] about US Federal Bank caught off guard by global inflation

Colonel Dang Ngoc Son, deputy director of Thua Thien-Hue Province Police Department, was informed about a gold shop robbery in the province last Sunday afternoon. As he arrived on the scene in Dong Ba Market, the suspect had fled. The suspect was later confirmed as Ngo Van Quoc, 38, an officer working at Binh Dien prison in Huong Tra Town of Thua Thien-Hue. Nguyen Van Quoc calls his family from a park after robbing two gold shops in Thua Thien-Hue Province, July 31, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Van An Around 12:30 p.m. that day, wearing a police uniform, Quoc took an AK47 rifle with him to two gold shops at the market, threatened staff, and shot five times at the glass shelves where gold items were displayed. He took the items, threw them into the street, and shouted: "Gold for the poor," according to eyewitnesses. He repeated the stunt for 10 minutes before leaving the scene, walking along Tran Hung Dao Street in front of the market to reach Trinh Cong Son Park, … [Read more...] about Negotiator stops police officer robbing gold shops from killing himself

Zebra’s RFD40 UHF RFID sled has picked up a win in the industry/tools product category of the iF Design Award 2022 while the CS60 Series companion scanner scored a double win at both the iF Design Award and Red Dot Award this year. The award-winning products are supported by Zebra Technologies’ service centre in Ho Chi Minh City. “Zebra is truly honoured to be recognised by two of the most important design prizes in the world,” said Christanto Suryadarma, vice president for Sales Southeast Asia at Zebra Technologies Asia-Pacific. “Zebra’s Innovation & Design team is constantly creating solutions that offer compelling, intuitive experiences that put our end-users, both globally and in Vietnam, at the centre.” The iF Design Award is organised by Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, the world’s oldest independent design organisation, while participants in the Red Dot Award include over 18,000 design professionals, companies, and organisations from more … [Read more...] about Zebra Technologies wins design awards

Phung Duc Tien, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Amid increasing pork prices, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has been implementing solutions to remove difficulties and promote production. Therefore, the livestock industry is expected to ensure supply from now until the end of this year. Phung Duc Tien, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, spoke to local media about the solutions to meet food demand and curb CPI in the last months of 2022. Is the food supply sufficient from now until the Lunar New Year? In 2021, Viet Nam's meat production reached 669 million tonnes. By the end of July 2022, the livestock industry saw an increase of 4.8 per cent in pig heads, 1.6 per cent in heads of poultry; and 2.6 per cent of cow heads. Meanwhile, the buffalo herd in 2021 decreased by 2.5 per cent but so far, it has only reduced by 1.1 per cent. Thus, the industry is expected to produce over seven million tonnes of meat, 18.4 … [Read more...] about Livestock sector promotes production to ensure supply and price stability