At a job session of Hà Nội Job Service Centre last Friday, many businesses offered preferential salaries and bonuses but few workers seemed interested. Vũ Quang Thành, deputy director of Hà Nội Job Service Centre, said many people still remained on holidays at the beginning of the year. As many as 345 enterprises need to recruit 47,500 people, according to the Bình Dương Province Labour Confederation. They advise enterprises to relocate their factories and plants to the provinces that have abundant workforce to take advantage of idle labourers. A report by Navigos Group shows that 79 per cent of enterprises need manual workers and office staff.

February 21, 2019 01:41 UTC

Fremont Capital can offer its customers attractive deals on fixed-term deposits, with interest rates that are often significantly higher than those in Germany. This is an area in which Fremont Capital can show its strengths, as fixed-term deposit offers include a state deposit insurance. Fremont Capital currently manages around 32 billion dollars of capital, which proves that many wealthy clients trust this asset manager. Fremont Capital often begins investing in innovative and promising IPOs from the very first financing phase. Investors can rest assured that Fremont Capital will invest in companies that show potential, such as Uber or AirBnB -- which are both likely to be listed on the stock market sometime this year.

February 21, 2019 00:45 UTC

An MRI scan revealed that she had a small tumour in the left cerebral hemisphere, measuring 2cm and located about 1.5-2cm from the cortex, affecting her speech and mobility. Professor Kassam said robotically assisted brain surgery has been widely used in developed countries such as the US, Canada and Australia, allowing doctors to perform complex procedures with more precision, flexibility and control than conventional techniques. This medical landmark was the first robot-assisted brain surgery in Asia. According to Amin Kassam, the system used for the surgery is the most advanced robotic neurosurgery system. He expected more robotically assisted brain surgery will be conducted in the hospital and other infirmaries.

February 20, 2019 01:52 UTC

“I see this as an opportunity to promote Việt Nam’s image to the world because many people out there do not know about Việt Nam,” said Nguyễn Xuân Dũng, chairman of ANZ Tours. In the long run, the summit will continue to draw more visitors to Việt Nam. “We see this as a great opportunity for Việt Nam tourism to promote its country, people and tourism destinations to international friends. “The information about tourism, tourism products and destinations will reach the world more than ever through international media and Việt Nam tourism will get huge attention from the world. “Việt Nam will be known with a new image.

February 19, 2019 22:52 UTC

HCM CITY — Hồ Chí Minh City’s Nhân Dân (People) 115 Hospital has successfully carried out the first robotically assisted brain tumour surgery in Việt Nam. Professor Kassam said robotically assisted brain surgery has been widely used in developed countries such as the US, Canada and Australia, allowing doctors to perform complex procedures with more precision, flexibility and control than conventional techniques. This medical landmark was the first robot-assisted brain surgery in Asia. In microsurgery I have to look at my hands, but for the robotically assisted surgery, all the operations can be viewed on the screen.”The surgery does almost no damage the adjacent brain structure. He expected more robotically assisted brain surgery will be conducted in the hospital and other infirmaries.

February 19, 2019 15:56 UTC





Vinasun alleged Grab was the sole factor for its earnings decline after Grab began doing business in Việt Nam in 2015. In addition, Grab had claimed to be a technology firm, but Vinasun argued that Grab was a taxi transport company with a large number of drivers and that Grab had hurt local taxi companies’ earnings by offering cheaper fares. In May last year, Grab was granted a business licence for passenger transportation downtown, except for bus operations, from the HCM City’s Planning and Investment Department. The Procuracy said that Vinasun had not provided evidence that proved Grab’s violations were the only cause for Vinasun’s losses. But Grab’s passenger transportation did not violate the law.

February 13, 2019 00:00 UTC

HCM CITY — The HCM City Superior People’s Procuracy proposed that the HCM City Superior People’s Court overturn the decision of the HCM City People’s Court made in December that said ride-hailing firm Grab must compensate local taxi firm Vinasun for alleged losses the latter had allegedly suffered. Vinasun alleged Grab was the sole factor for its earnings decline after Grab began doing business in Việt Nam in 2015. However, the city Superior People’s Procuracy, in its decision yesterday, said that Grab had been allowed to pilot contracted passenger transportation under the Transport Ministry’s Decision 24 and there had been no proof of violations made by Grab. Grab followed all of Decision 24 instructions, the Procuracy said. Without such evidence, the Procuracy proposed that the Superior Court deny Vinasun’s demand for compensation of VNĐ41.2 billion.

February 13, 2019 00:00 UTC

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, budget airline Vietjet Air and newcomer Bamboo Airways have expressed a desire to fly to the US. There are currently no non-stop flights between the two countries, despite a large market catering to tourism and visits by friends and relatives. Travellers looking to visit the country need to connect in other Asian nations such as China and Japan. Data of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam showed the country’s rapidly growing aviation market saw traffic increase 16 per cent on average each year from 2010 to 2017. Vietnam currently does not hold an FAA rating.

February 11, 2019 03:56 UTC

ĐÀ NẴNG (Viet Nam News/ANN) — More than 180 foreign tourists on a direct flight from Incheon to Đà Nẵng were the first visitors to the central city on the first day of the Lunar New Year on February 5, promoting a promising year of tourism in coastal Đà Nẵng and central Việt Nam. Korean tourists were the second largest foreign visitors to Đà Nẵng last year, with more than 1.4 million booking tours to the city. VietJet was also the first airline to launch a daily direct flight connecting Đà Nẵng and Incheon, Korea in 2017. Đà Nẵng has 23 international air routes, of which 15 are regular direct flights, hosting 328 flights per week and 2.3 million passengers. In 2018, Đà Nẵng received 7.6 million tourists, of which 2.87 million were foreigners.

February 05, 2019 12:45 UTC

Tín, whose pond and house is located on Cồn Sơn (Sơn Islet), has bred the fish for 20 years. “Unlike other snakehead fish which often dive deep underwater, my fish leap from the water to snatch their food," Tín said. Visitors can watch the brief show, then eat dried snakehead fish afterwards. “The meat from the flying snakehead fish is more delicious because they jump out of the water every day, which develops their muscles,” Tín said. Cần Thơ City is about 160km from HCM City.

February 05, 2019 04:52 UTC

Therefore, in order to improve rankings in ASEAN, it is certain that Vietnamese enterprises must "go faster". However, that does not mean that businesses need to be afraid because Việt Nam has a number of opportunities. Each year, Việt Nam exports nearly US$30 billion of textile products and nearly $70 billion of electronic products and components, but supporting industries in these two sectors have not yet developed strongly. Regarding supplying parts to the automotive industry, Việt Nam has less than 100 first tier suppliers while Thailand has nearly 700. Automotive components currently produced in Việt Nam are mainly simple parts, such as seats, glass, tires and tubes.

February 05, 2019 03:56 UTC

It is the pride of the Vietnamese community in Seno to have a local school named after a Vietnamese scholar. The language barrier was huge as the Vietnamese children were not familiar with the Vietnamese language. From 2018 to 2019, Quảng Trị Province and Vietnamese People Association in Savannakhet Province will continue their co-operation to bring Vietnamese teachers to Laos. Rice, instant noodles, dried fish and candy all made in Vietnam were presented to Vietnamese people living in Seno and her students. Pulling a guitar onto her shoulder, Ly hopped on a coach, starting her journey of sowing seeds of the motherland into the minds of Vietnamese children living in the neighbouring country.

February 05, 2019 03:45 UTC

They have been growing strongly in Việt Nam in the last year or so with many mobile apps and websites offering these services, allowing consumers to place orders. Consumers can then track the real-time location of the driver in the appA GrabFood Việt Nam spokesperson told Việt Nam News: “Food delivery in Việt Nam is booming. Furthermore, the quality of life and consumption habits of Vietnamese consumers have changed in recent years. “The market will achieve robust growth in the next two years,” he saidAll the food delivery companies reportedly get tens of thousands of orders daily and thousands of restaurants are partnering them. “The on-demand food delivery industry in Việt Nam remains highly competitive.

February 04, 2019 03:56 UTC

HCM CITY – Online-to-offline (O2O) food delivery services are expected to grow rapidly, making them red hot in the market and attract investment from many Vietnamese and foreign investors, companies said. They have been growing strongly in Việt Nam in the last year or so with many mobile apps and websites offering these services, allowing consumers to place orders. Consumers can then track the real-time location of the driver in the appA GrabFood Việt Nam spokesperson told Việt Nam News: “Food delivery in Việt Nam is booming. “People are busier, meaning there is greater need for saving time and they will seek technology solutions [for it].”One more reason for the development of O2O food delivery services is the diverse Vietnamese cuisine ranging from street foods to luxury restaurants. “The on-demand food delivery industry in Việt Nam remains highly competitive.

February 04, 2019 03:56 UTC

HCM CITY — HCM City plans this year to speed up a project to become a smart city by 2025 in order to better serve its residents. After one year of implementing the smart city project, authorities have achieved initial results. A common-use shared data warehouse in Quang Trung Software Park (phase 1) in District 12 has already opened. The city authority said it would receive feedback on measures to turn HCM City into a smart city from residents and business community. The smart city project aims to resolve problems such as unsustainable economic growth, flooding, traffic congestion and pollution, and improve interaction between the city’s administration, businesses and citizens.

February 02, 2019 01:52 UTC