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Contestants at the 9th National Skills Competition in 2016 (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Contestants from across Vietnam are showing off their vocational skills in 26 professions at the ongoing 10th National Skills Competition. As many as 520 competitors in 56 teams from ministries, sectors and localities nationwide registered to participate in the biennial event, which are being organised in Hanoi and the northern province of Ha Nam from May 13-20. The activity aims to honour young workers with high vocational skills, and encourage emulation movements in enterprises and vocational training institutions, thus improving the quality of young labourers and increasing labour productivity. The competitors will compete in 24 official professions including electro mechanics, mechanical technical design; welding; industrial automation; mobile robotics; electronics, hi-tech machine maintenance; website designing; IT software solutions; graphic design, fashion technology; automobile … [Read more...] about National vocational contest honours skilled workers

 An art performance at the event The event saw the attendance of Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, the Vietnam Women’s Union President; Major General Le Hien Van, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army; Lieutenant General Tran Quy Thang, Deputy Chief of General Department V (Ministry of Public Security); and Major General Nguyen Quang Chu, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics under the Ministry of Public Security. The event consisted of three parts, aiming to express women’s determination in implementing the Resolution of the 12th National Women’s Congress. Part one of the program recalled women’s great contributions throughout the nation’s history as many women devoted their whole lives for the cause of national construction and defense. The last two parts of the program reflected the Vietnamese women’s determination to continue preserving and promoting the historic traditions of the former … [Read more...] about Art performance celebrates the 12th National Women’s Congress

At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – Nearly 100 chess players from cities, provinces and units joined a national championship that opened in Ha Long city, the northwestern province of Quang Ninh, on November 17. Competitors come from Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Nghe An, Da Nang, Binh Dinh, Ninh Thuan, Lam Dong, Ben Tre, Dong Thap, Binh Duong, Kien Giang, Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam People’s Army. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Thanh Tung said the tournament is annually held by the Vietnam Chess Federation, through which the best players will be chosen for the national team to compete in regional and global championships as well as honour them with the title of chess master for 2019 – 2020. The competition will last until November 24./. VNA … [Read more...] about Nearly 100 chess players join national championship

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)   Ben Tre (VNA) – The fifth Ben Tre Coconut Festival, themed “Coconuts on the Way to Integration and Sustainable Development”, opened in the Mekong Delta city of Ben Tre on November 16 in the presence of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Cao Van Trong said it is the first time the festival has been held in concurrent with the great national unity festival in wards and communes. Ben Tre is now home to over 72,000ha of coconut, accounting for half of the country’s and 80 percent of the Mekong Delta’s total areas. With over 800 million nuts each year, the province earns over 200 million USD from export and its coconut products are available in more than 50 countries and territories at present, he said. In his … [Read more...] about Ben Tre coconut festival 2019 kicks off

Nation Rules on vehicle parking in basements must stand The Saigon Times Daily Sunday,  Nov 17, 2019,17:35 (GMT+7) Rules on vehicle parking in basements must standThe Saigon Times Daily It is a waste of time for the National Assembly and possibly for relevant State agencies when a deputy at an NA session last week suggested that vehicles be not allowed for being parked in the basements of apartment buildings due to concerns over fires. Such a suggestion, if ever taken seriously, will not only go against current practices and regulations, but also aggravate traffic congestion and hike apartment prices beyond the reach of most people. At the plenary session, deputy Nguyen Ngoc Phuong of Quang Binh Province proposed that developers of apartment buildings not design parking lots in their basements, since “each vehicle is like a petrol can, and the whole basement can be compared to a petrol depot, which may trigger explosion … [Read more...] about Rules on vehicle parking in basements must stand