Prominent at the gathering were Vice Chairman of VUFO Tran Dac Loi, Chairman of the Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Association Pham Tat Dong, Chairman of the DPRK-Vietnam Friendship Association Chon Yong Chin, Chairman of the Vietnam Committee for Support of Peace and Unification for DPRK Tran Tho Chu, chargé d'affaires of the DPRK Embassy Pak Sang Gil, along with representatives of related ministries, agencies and organisations.

At the banquet, participants raised toasts to the friendship and traditional cooperative ties between the two countries.

On the occasion, VUFO Vice Chairman Loi presented the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia for individuals who have greatly contributed to the two countries’ relations. Awardees are Vice Chairman of the DPRK Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and Chairman of the DPRK-Vietnam Friendship Association Chon Yong Chin; Secretary General of the DPRK-Vietnam Friendship Association Kim Kyong Song; DPRK chargé d'affaires Pak Sang Gil; member of the standing committee of the Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Association Do Muu; member of the executive board of the Vietnam-DPRK Friendship and Rector of the Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Kindergarten Pham Thi Thanh.

Victoria Kwakwa, Director of the WB in Vietnam, said that the programme will back some of the Government’s policies, aimed at improving the quality of university education, especially in the fields of training and research.

The programme of reforms will help universities meet people’s demands for higher quality education.

The project aims to create a better living environment where all children are protected, with priority given to underprivileged and highly vulnerable children. It will also take proactive measures to prevent and minimize risks to children and provide opportunities for abused children to reintegrate into the community.

Specifically, the project aims to slash the rate of disadvantaged children to below 5.5 percent and have half of provinces and cities create their own system for child protection, which includes centres with social workers expert in child-related issues, consultancy offices, and networks of volunteers in this field.

The project comprises six smaller projects covering communication, education, social mobilization, capacity enhancing, and reviewing and modifying laws on children.

Of the total investment for the project, VND913.5 billion will be sourced from the state budget, VND742 billion from localities and the remaining VND100 billion from international donors.

One of these with 14 crew on board from An Hai village in Ly Son district broke down offshore Hoang Sa Islands on November 26.

Another boat with 14 crew on board from Nghia An village in Tu Nghia district also faced danger in the same sea on November 28, according to the Quang Ngai Rescue Centre.

The Ly Son district people’s committee and the Quang Ngai border guard have asked nearby vessels to help the stricken fishermen with food, drinks and medicine.

All 28 fishermen and 2 boats will return home in the next two or three days.

In Nam Dinh province, the latest outbreak of bird flu occurred at a farm in Yen My commune, Y Yen district.

From November 26-29, more than 150 ducks died. The local authorities had to cull over 1,000 sick ducks in the province, and disinfected the environment around the infected area.

The province has launched an information campaign to help local people preventing and control the spread of bird flu.

The Quang Tri Department of Animal Health confirmed that the blue-ear pig disease hit Trieu Phong, Cam Lo and Dakrong districts in the province with more than 150 buffaloes and pigs being infected.

Quang Tri has set up many checkpoints to control the illegal transportation of cattle.

In people management, the role of the leader is the most important, and companies can only achieve good results if they are led by strong leaders, stated Chris Harvey, the CEO of Vietnamworks.
The training aims to equip managers with simple yet powerful leadership skills, values and behavior to increase effectiveness of their leadership.
The event is expected to attract 150 guests who are CEOs, CPOs and Human Resources Managers from domestic and international corporations. Last November, the event was held in HCM City.
According to the Employment Indicator tracked by Vietnamworks in the third quarter of 2010, the online labour market has grown continuously since the first quarter of this year.  

However, labour supply has exceeded the day-to-day demands of the job, showing that the jobseekers are now more proactive in finding their dream job. This has lead to a big concern for employers on how to retain their best talent in the post economic crisis.