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| newly-graduated students are getting consultatation for jobs in an job fair in Ha Noi. — Photokenh14.vn |
HA NOI (VNS) — Nearly 178,000 persons with bachelor’s and masters’ degrees could not find jobs in the first quarter this year, the statistics released recently by the Labour and Social Sciences Institute said.
The number increased by 16,000 persons as compared with the same period last year, the statistics said. Continue reading Unemployment increases among degree holders
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| The development of high-quality crop seeds and seedlings as part of HCM City’s agricultural restructuring programme has significantly increased productivity and production value in recent years. — Photo Phuong Vy |
HCM CITY (VNS)— The development of high-quality crop seeds and seedlings as part of HCM City’s agricultural restructuring programme has significantly increased productivity and production value in recent years, city officials have said. Continue reading Crop restructuring increases productivity,value
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Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam’s Minister of Defence died on Sunday at a French hospital where he was being treated for lung cancer, a military source said. Continue reading Vietnam defence minister dies in France after cancer treatment
By Bao Van, TNN
Friday, July 17, 2015 16:12
Vietnam is seeking to attract investment to develop its transport infrastructure, but it is not an easy task since local companies have limited finances while foreign ones are not interested in the business.
The Ministry of Transport said recently it needs around VND288 trillion (US$13.03 billion) over the next five years for transport infrastructure. Continue reading Vietnam struggles to attract investors to transport infrastructure
cogitASIA • July 15, 2015
By Emily Chen
The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies has prepared a timeline summarizing security developments in the South China Sea during the first half of 2015. The included chronology and infographic covers events through July 15, 2015 and provides a short assessment of present power projection capabilities among the relevant countries. Continue reading 2015 South China Sea Developments: A Five Minute Guide
English teacher Jon Dillingham (R) speaks with a student in a free English class at La Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap District. Photo: Minh Hung
Le Thanh Tao was too afraid in the past to talk with foreigners though he has been learning English at school for years.
“I could not pronounce correctly,” the student of the Ho Chi Minh City Technology College says.
But a few months after joining the free English classes at the La (Leaf) Pagoda in Go Vap District, Tao is more confident after speaking with foreign teachers. Continue reading Foreign Samaritans teach languages at Vietnam pagoda
Reuters – TNN
BANGKOK – Wednesday, July 15, 2015 16:00
Asia has a unique opportunity to fight climate change and lift many more people out of poverty if it invests more in the communities living in its forests, experts said.
More than 450 million people in the region rely on forests for income and food, but forest dwellers often struggle to make a living as rural poverty, deforestation and climate change threaten their livelihoods. Continue reading To sustain its forests, Asia needs to invest in local people: experts
By Minh Hung, TNN
HANOI – Wednesday, July 15, 2015 12:41
The World Health Organization Tuesday launched the “First Embrace” campaign with simple steps to save newborns and prevent complications arising from unsafe and outdated neonatal practices in Vietnam.
The campaign highlights early essential newborn care, including actions and interventions to address the most common causes of newborn death and disease, such as prematurity, low birth weight and severe illnesses like pneumonia and diarrhea. Continue reading ‘First Embrace’ campaign launched to save newborns in Vietnam
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UPDATED : 07/12/2015 17:09 GMT + 7
Vingroup, one of the leading Vietnamese property developers, on July 2 announced that foreigners and overseas Vietnamese registered to buy 112 apartments at its high-end condo project Vinhomes Central Park in Ho Chi Minh City within two hours.
The bids were placed at two separate launch ceremonies for the project in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two biggest cities in Vietnam, on July 1, four days after the realty group informed the public of the events. Continue reading Vietnam economy to enter new development stage with more foreign participation
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| Polluted water at a pond in Cong Binh Commune, Nong Cong District, Thanh Hoa Province. For nearly a half of century, residents of Nong Cong District have had to use water contaminated with petroleum. — Photo baogiaothong.vn |
THANH HOA (VNS) — For nearly a half of century, households in Nong Cong district’s Cong Binh commune in the central province of Thanh Hoa have had to use water contaminated with petroleum.
All residents here are in need of clean water, Nguyen Van Hanh, a resident in Yen Ninh hamlet told Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper. Continue reading Wartime fuel fouls water in Thanh Hoa commune
There are days I encounter some incidence that I need to decide to put aside all my pride and my shame to actually write it down to share…
It was late Friday afternoon, the time when everyone longed for a nice sunny weekend on the beach after a tiring week. But it was not my privilege this weekend.
I was so occupied with an ongoing project, trying to get good results out of the simulation which already took me much time to fight with. I decided I had to work on it over the weekend. Continue reading A sudden blunt moment
TTN – UPDATED : 07/11/2015 11:23 GMT + 7
A Vietnamese fishing boat was operating in Vietnamese waters off the central province of Quang Ngai on Thursday night when it was reportedly scared away and sank by two Chinese vessels, local authorities said.
The Chinese ships approached the QNg 90559, with 11 fishermen on board, when it was fishing off Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago in the East Vietnam Sea, the administration of the province’s Binh Chau commune said Friday, citing a report from the attacked boat. Continue reading Chinese ships sink Vietnam’s fishing boat off Hoang Sa (Paracels)
In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. The theme of this year’s World Population Day is Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies. Continue reading World Population Day
Dear Friends,
Let’s talk a little about TPP and trade agreements in general:
– In general, trade agreements are good for all signatory countries. They allow the member countries to move their competitive products and services into other member countries (which otherwise they may not be able to move, because of import tariff, import quota or other import barriers).
– In general, trade agreements are better for the poorer countries. Example: See the statistics of US trade with Vietnam below, with the bilateral US-VN Trade Agreement:
Millions of dollars
| Month | Exports | Imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2015 | 528.0 | 2,693.4 | -2,165.3 |
| February 2015 | 505.2 | 2,330.2 | -1,825.0 |
| March 2015 | 598.0 | 3,214.9 | -2,616.9 |
| April 2015 | 520.4 | 2,990.0 | -2,469.5 |
| TOTAL 2015 | 2,151.6 | 11,228.4 | -9,076.8 |
Source: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5520.html
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| Staff at Foster Electronics Company in Quang Ngai Province work on a headphone production line. — VNA/VNS Photo Vu Sinh |
HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam’s electronics sector is becoming a force in Asia. While electronics exports from Asia rose by 17 per cent between 2010-14, Viet Nam’s contribution ballooned by about 10 times, according to Singapore-based DBS group research.
The country has leapfrogged the Philippines and Thailand and will likely overtake Singapore to become the fifth largest electronics exporter in the region over the next two years. Continue reading VN electronics exports expand
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