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KOICA signed a deal with Thua Thien-Hue Province in the central region to transform the provincial capital of Hue into a smart city with a focus on culture and tourism, the Office of the provincial People’s Committee said on Friday. … [Read more...] about South Korea pledges $13mn to help Vietnam province build smart city

The conditions on foreigners working in Vietnam have been so far imposed in order to compel foreigners to work in positions that are assumed by executives, specialists and technicians who cannot be currently replaced by Vietnamese. The ultimate goal of these conditions is to restrict the number of foreigners working in Vietnam to give more job opportunities to Vietnamese. However, the Labor Code allows an employee to sign many labor contracts with different employers regardless of whether he or she is a foreigner or not. Therefore, if a foreigner meets all the conditions required of him to work here may sign many labor contracts in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about New rules on working foreigner management

At the Sharda Hospital in Greater Noida near New Delhi, pharma student Khushi Dhingra, 17, hugged a friend and wept as she waited to get her shot. "I am very afraid. I hate needles and I am worried about side effects," she told AFP. "My papa is very worried too. He is calling me again and again to make sure I am okay." "There are about 80 students in my batch but only two have opted to get the shot," said nursing student Sakshi Sharma, 21, in Greater Noida. "My friends are saying there will be side effects, that you can even get paralysis." India is using two shots for its drive. One is Covishield, a locally produced version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been approved and safely used in a number of other countries after completing Phase 3 human trials. The other -- Covaxin -- was developed locally by Bharat Biotech and has not yet completed Phase 3 trials, though the government has insisted it is "110 percent safe". - WhatsApp worries - Side effects are a common … [Read more...] about Tears and fears as India’s huge coronavirus vaccine push falters

The northern province of Nam Dinh has decided to suspend the Vieng Market where people often go to wish for luck in order to help Covid-19 prevention. Vieng Market located in Vu Ban District is open from midnight of the 7th day to the morning of 8th day of the first lunar month for people to flock to a prosperous and lucky new year. People go to Vieng Market to pray for lucks  … [Read more...] about Famous market to be suspended due to pandemic

Hanoi (VNA) - Various cultural features of ethnic minority groups in the northern province of Hoa Binh were showcased in Hanoi’s pedestrian area around Hoan Kiem Lake over the weekend. Dubbed Hoa Binh Province’s Culture and Tourism Festival, the event gathered thousands of representatives from the province performing art, gongs, offering cuisine and local delicacies, folk games and displaying artful photos.  Addressing the opening ceremony on January 22 night, Chairman of the Hoa Binh People’s Committee Bui Van Khanh said Hoa Binh civilisation is famed all over the world and the province also hosts an honourable revolutionary tradition and diverse natural resources. The province is home to six ethnic minority groups, who have made up distinctive indigenous cultural features, he said. He called Hoa Binh a beautiful land created by mountains, hills and the magnificent Da River. The Hoa Binh Hydropower Lake offers a romantic landscape with hundreds of green … [Read more...] about Hoa Binh culture on show in downtown Hanoi