Parents are worried that children and adolescents are affected by negative impacts of social network if they are not equipped with necessary skills and knowledge. — Photo dantri.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Lê Hiền was shocked to learn her well-behaved 13-year-old daughter had asked her friends to beat up a classmate to address a personal conflict that began on a social network. The students discussed their plan online and thought they could solve the conflict by themselves using violence and without telling adults. After accidentally discovering her daughter’s plan, Hiền, of Hai Bà Trưng District, Hà Nội, spent a lot of time analysing her behaviour and explained its consequences to her child and friends. She is worried about the harm social networks can cause for the young generation. It is common for the young generation to share a lot of their lives on Facebook and other social … [Read more...] about Children face the pitfalls of life online
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Việt Nam needs to remove fishing yellow card
Fishing boats in Ninh Thuận Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thành Phạm Anh Tuấn, vice chairman of the Việt Nam Fishing Association, talks to Vietnam News Agency on the need to follow all recommendations from the European Commission (EC) to get the yellow card on fishing removed Why is lifting the yellow card so important to the Vietnamese fishing sector? The lifting of the yellow card over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is very important for the country. According to the EU, the yellow card means Việt Nam has violated certain EU rules on legal fishing activities and has not fully declared where fish products came from. Such violations have prevented international authorities from tracing whether Vietnamese fish products came from Việt Nam or not. These are strong indications Việt Nam has failed to follow rules … [Read more...] about Việt Nam needs to remove fishing yellow card
More than 132,000 Vietnamese go overseas for work in 2019
The number of Vietnamese workers sending abroad is on the rise this year. — Photo zing.vn HÀ NỘI — More than 132,800 Vietnamese workers went working overseas during the 11 months of 2019, surpassing the year's target of 120,000, according to figures from the Việt Nam Association of Manpower Supply (VAMAS). In November alone, nearly 14,800 Vietnamese went to work overseas, up nearly 2.6 per cent as compared to the same period last year. Japan, South Korea and Taiwan accounted for 96.9 per cent of Việt Nam’s labour export market with 128,685 workers. The number of workers to Japan has risen by 16.64 per cent compared to the same period last year. Since the start of the year, South Korea has received 632 Vietnamese workers every month. Meanwhile, the number of workers going to Southeast Asian countries, namely Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia, was only 584, down 46.72 per cent. … [Read more...] about More than 132,000 Vietnamese go overseas for work in 2019
India tipped to import Viet Nam rice
Business Beat (16-11-2009) India tipped to import Viet Nam rice by Le Hung Vong Viet Nam will be able to meet India’s reported intention to import 2 to 3 million tonnes of rice, the deputy chairman of the Viet Nam Food Association Nguyen Tho Tri has said. The statement was made after the Indian Press Trust reported on November 4 that the Government of India has a plan to import 2 million tonnes of rice from Viet Nam and Thailand because of India’s decreasing rice output due to the impact of drought and floods. Speaking in an interview with the Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon, Tri affirmed that Indian diplomats had informed him that the South Asian giant was looking to buy 3, not 2 million tonnes of rice, as previously reported. Tri said Vietnamese enterprises will be able to meet the demand, adding that the delivery date will coincide with Viet Nam’s winter-spring crop harvest in January and February 2010, when the supply will be plentiful. He explained that Viet Nam can … [Read more...] about India tipped to import Viet Nam rice
Affordable homes still a dream for many Vietnamese workers
An apartment building for workers at Đồng An Industrial Zone, Thủ Dầu Một City in Bình Dương Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Văn Việt HÀ NỘI — Only 28 per cent of industrial zone workers are provided with stable accommodation, while the rest have to rent houses with poor sanitation and infrastructure. According to a nationwide report, by 2020, some 1.7 million industrial parks workers will have a need for housing. However, the country has been only able to build 100 social housing projects with 41,000 apartments for 330,000 workers. The Government had tasked the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour with implementing Decision No.655/QĐ-TTg by the Prime Minister on building trade union institutions in industrial and export processing zones with a focus on improving living conditions for workers and employees. In recent … [Read more...] about Affordable homes still a dream for many Vietnamese workers
