News headlines 7 june 2018

Presidents Ho Chi Minh (L) and Mao Zedong toast the sustainability of the Vietnam-China friendship in August 1957 (File photo: VNA) In his remarks, Chairman of the Vietnam-China Friendship Association in HCM City Duong Quan Ha said the two countries are neighbours with a time-tested friendship. Their relations, nurtured by late Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Mao Zedong and generations of leaders, were lifted to the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and have been flourishing, bringing about common benefits for their people. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 19

At the seminar, participants discussed the impacts of Industry 4.0 on ICT human resources development in Việt Nam, ICT training demands, priorities and challenges of Việt Nam and innovative solutions to human resources quality improvement in the digital era in the country. — VNS … [Read more...] about ICT improvements needed

Hanoi (VNA) – The Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam Co. Ltd (MMV) on January 18 began recalling 9,066 units of Xpander and Outlander models to replace fuel pumps. The recall covers 3,696 Mitsubishi Xpanders manufactured from August 21, 2019 to September 20, 2019, and 5,370 Mitsubishi Outlanders assembled between January 15, 2018 and July 21, 2019. The carmaker said the fuel pump inside the gas tank may stop working, leading to inability to start the engine or shut-down of the engine. It cited an investigation of Mitsubishi Motors Japan as finding that the inflated impeller inside of the pump might have caused it to touch the surrounding parts of the pump body and stop the pump from spinning, which can result in the engine inability to start or the engine stalling. For fuel pumps, the impellers are made of low molecular density plastic, so it is easily swollen under normal operating conditions.  MMV will conduct a replacement campaign with the new improved fuel pumps for … [Read more...] about Over 9,000 Mitsubishi cars recalled over fuel pump fault

By Donald Lambert-Principal private sector development specialist Asian Development Bank Policymakers, however, must consider if the economy needs further stimulus. Based on conventional measures, probably not. The economy is expected to bounce back strongly in 2021 with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasting an expansion of 6.1 per cent, which is broadly comparable to Vietnam’s recent growth rates. With the General Statistics Office reporting unemployment at 2.5 per cent as of September 2020, the labour market seems strong. … [Read more...] about Is Vietnam’s economy recovering from COVID-19? Ask female entrepreneurs