Skill development centre

Vietnamese-Australian singer Phương Dung will perform in Sài Gòn Bolero, a concert featuring 40 veteran and young singers and dozens of dancers and musicians on June 8 in HCM City. Dung has released more than 300 albums and CDs, mostly bolero and folk music. — Photo courtesy of the organiser Viet Nam News HCM CITY—  Forty singers and dozens of dancers and musicians will perform in the concert Sài Gòn Bolero in HCM City on June 8. Produced by Nhạc Xanh Entertainment, the show will feature veteran singers Đông Đào, Ngọc Ánh and Phương Thủy, who were famous in the 1980s and 90s. Vietnamese-Australian singer Phương Dung will also perform.  Dung began her career in 1960 in Sài Gòn (now HCM City) after recording Nỗi Buồn Gác Trọ (Nostalgic), a bolero song by composers Mạnh Phát and Hoài Linh. She has released more than 300 … [Read more...] about Concert to feature 40 singers at Trống Đồng Centre

Đào Quang Vinh, Director of the Institute of Labour and Social Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Sài gòn Giải phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper on challenges and opportunities presented to Vietnamese working people by Industry 4.0 What are the impacts of Industry 4.0 on the Vietnamese labour market? Industry 4.0 has made a big change to the country’s production and supply chains while many new business models have appeared together with new management methods. As a result the demand for the labour force to meet specific job requirements is also subject to change. In such a situation, knowledge, science and creativity will become decisive factors while the capital of human resources has much greater significance than material resources. Recent changes in Việt Nam and the world have shown many jobs have been created in all economic sectors, however, their requirements in … [Read more...] about High demand for skilled workers

Drought in the Mekong Delta region (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Environmental experts gathered at a conference held in Hanoi on September 11, discussing the important roles of stakeholders in outlining hydropower master plan and protecting water resources in the Mekong River basin. The event was organised by the Centre for Sustainable Development of Water Resources And Climate Change Adaptation in collaboration with the Centre for Water Resources Conservation and Development and the Vietnam Rivers Network. Discussions at the conference highlighted water exhaustion and pollution in the Mekong Delta region and their impact on local socio-economic development, as well as potential to branch out small- and medium-sized hydropower plants in northern Lao Cai province’s Sa Pa district and its side effects on the local environment and tourism. According to Vietnam Rivers Network’s Head Coordinator Dao Trong Tu, the conference aimed to promote the important roles of … [Read more...] about Conference promotes engagement in hydropower planning in Mekong basin

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (Photo: VNA)   Vientiane (VNA) – Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a reception in Vientiane on December 6 for a delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism led by Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien who have been on a two-day working visit to Laos. At the meeting, PM Thongloun spoke highly of the outcomes of the earlier talks between Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune and Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien. He congratulated Vietnamese athletes on their outstanding achievements at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines and Vietnam on welcoming 15 million foreign visitors this year. Laos wants to learn from Vietnam’s experience in tourism development to turn tourism into an important economic sector of the country in the coming time, he said. In reply, Thien affirmed that his ministry is willing to share experience and bolster … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos enhance cooperation in culture, sports, tourism

A booth displays Kiên Giang’s agricultural products on the sidelines of the Kiên Giang Investment Forum held in HCM City on August 13. — VNS Photo Xuân HươngViet Nam News HCM CITY —  The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang solicited investment in 64 projects at an investment forum held in HCM City on August 13. The projects are mainly in clean and high-tech agriculture, offshore aquaculture, shrimp farming in greenhouses, fishing and preservation of catches, farm produce processing, water supply and waste treatment, renewable energy, and tourism, Lê Thị Minh Phụng, deputy chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee, said. Building infrastructure in industrial parks and clusters, sea and river ports, urban transportation, workers’ housing, construction of a 500-bed hospital together with a resort in Phú Quốc are some of the others, she said. The province has diverse … [Read more...] about Kiên Giang province seeks investors for 64 projects