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Ahamove drivers protesting the company's policies in January Only several days ago, CEO Nguyen Vu Duc and the deputy CEO of Go-Viet also quit over uncertainties with their legal status and their relation to Go-Jek, as it is uncertain whether Go-Viet is an Indonesian company with Go-Jek as the parent company or whether Go-Jek is just an investor/shareholder. Similarly, Ahamove, the on-demand delivery startup developed by Scommerce, has replaced several senior leaders, letting go CEO Nguyen Xuan Truong among others who were disagreeing with the company’s strategy and development plan. Chief technology officer (CTO) Pham Huu Ngon will be the new CEO of Ahamove. Ngon is an IT engineer and rather well-known in tech startup circles. If in multi-national corporations the CFO (chief finance officer) is the person to usually succeed the CEO, it is reasonable for the CEO position to be ceded to the CTO at technology companies. Ahamove is a project of Scommerce Group founded by Luong Duy … [Read more...] about Ride-hailing and delivery companies lose ground to Grab

He hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 22 for the out-going ambassador who came to bid farewell to the leader. President Quang said he is glad to see positive developments in bilateral ties, and wished the two sides would continue deploying the agreements reached at the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee in November 2016, especially visit exchanges and trade promotion. At the reception The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has over the year supplied an ODA of 174 million USD for 13 projects in Vietnam. It is negotiating loan agreements for projects to be carried out in the central highlands province of Dak Nong and the northern province of Yen Bai. President Quang hailed the Ambassador’s efforts in the fund’s activities and expressed his hopes that Saudi Arabia continues support for Vietnam in the future. He was delighted that the two countries have coordinated closely and supported each other at regional and international forums, … [Read more...] about President hosts outgoing Saudi Arabian Ambassador

Over the past five years, the school has carried out many practical emulation movements in line with the implementation of its assigned tasks. Accordingly, instructors have actively and proactively renewed education and training contents while innovating teaching methods close to the unit’s reality. 17 groups and 31 individuals honored for their achievements in the “Determined to Win” movement in the 2014-2019 period Currently, 100 percent of the school’s instructors hold bachelor degrees with 65.43 per cent of them holding post-graduate degrees. The school has 21 associate professors, 87 doctors of philosophy, 671 masters of art and science, and one instructor honored with the title “Meritorious Teacher.” Addressing the event, General Nghia hailed and congratulated the unit on the outcomes of their task performance since 2014. He hopes that the school will continue renewing its teaching contents to conduct other emulation … [Read more...] about Military school launches emulation drive

  Motorcycle taxi driver Trần Văn Quí, 32, of the Mekong province of Đồng Tháp, was honoured by Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) Newspaper and the National Traffic Safety Committee during the Civilization Trip campaign, which urged residents to be aware of traffic safety, order and civilized behaviour on public streets.  VNS Photo Gia Lộc HCM CITY — Motorcycle taxi driver Trần Văn Quí called "a crazy man" by some people because he he attached a small board with the words "Free Charge for Students and People with Disadvantages" on his motorbike. “In the beginning, I was sad because I was called that name. And then, I thought that the nickname was fun,” Quí said.  Quí, who is from the Mekong province of Đồng Tháp, became a motorcycle … [Read more...] about Civilization Trip campaign honours people with good behaviour

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said the world "can't afford any more days without real action being taken". (Photo: AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou) "The current world leaders are betraying us and we will not let that happen anymore," the 16-year-old Thunberg said in a fiery speech at the end of the march. "We say 'that's enough". And change is coming, whether you like it or not because we have no other choice," she said. Thunberg, who has become famous for galvanising a generation of youngsters to fight for the environment, was forced to abandon the rally shortly after it began because she was mobbed by supporters and the media. "We would love some action by people in power because people are suffering and dying due to the climate and ecological emergency and we can't wait any longer," she told a news conference before the start of the rally. The march took place in Madrid on the sidelines of the 12-day UN climate conference, which the Chilean capital Santiago had been due to … [Read more...] about Thunberg urges climate action because ‘people are dying’