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Singapore (VNA) - Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Heng Swee Keat on March 26 announced the government’s supplementary budget worth 48.4 billion SGD (33.7 billion USD) to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The second stimulus package, called "Resilience Budget", would raise Singapore’s COVID-19 support package to nearly 55 billion SGD (38.4 billion USD), or 11 percent of its GDP.  The package will focuses on three areas: saving jobs, supporting workers and protecting livelihoods; helping enterprises overcome immediate challenges; and strengthening economic and social resilience.  The Singaporean government said it would draw up to 17 billion SGD from its reserves to fund the part of the package. There will be more support for self-employed workers, help for fresh graduates and the unemployed to find jobs and more benefits for the unemployed. Adult Singaporeans, who were to get a 100-300 SGD cash payout, will now get up to … [Read more...] about Singapore announces second aid package to cope with COVID-19

Yates has lived in Hanoi for four years and apart from writing and promoting his books, spends his time as a partner in Fourdozen, an American-based education consultancy and marketing company and giving lectures and discussions on story-telling hosted by American Centre in the capital. … [Read more...] about American writer settles down in Vietnam after travelling to 70 countries

Lacking soft skills is a problem of many students nowadays. In modern social conditions, most students are surrounded and cared for thoroughly, and they don’t have many opportunities to communicate with the outside world. Therefore, equipping students with skills is a very important task for schools and parents. … [Read more...] about In soft skills training, efforts from many parties required

“Up to now, the main works have been basically finished and construction is now focusing on adjusting some small works related to the leading path to the bridge and its railing design, the landscape on both sides and the outside stage area creating a synchronised landscape for Mai An Tiem Lake and the Den Gieng crossroads,” Doanh said. … [Read more...] about Racing to prepare for Hung Kings ceremony

Despite a fall in the world rankings, with 1,657 points, they still sustain their leading position in Southeast Asia. The other two of the region listed among the top 10 of Asia are Thailand (second in Southeast Asia, seventh in Asia, and 39 in the world) and Myanmar (third in Southeast Asia, 10th in Asia, and 45th in the world). The US women’s national football team still rank No. 1 in the world, followed by Germany, France, the Netherland, Sweden and the UK. As there won’t be any more international matches of FIFA tournaments from now to the end of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted sporting events around the globe, the Vietnam women’s national football team’s only target now is to retain their title at the AFF Women’s Championship slated for late this year./. … [Read more...] about Women’s national football team maintain top position in Southeast Asia