Vietnam, China have room to grow trade ties: experts

The quality of Vietnam’s workforce and the role of trade unions in protecting workers must be improved to meet the demands of the 4.0 industry era, experts said during a conference on work quality in foreign-direct invested companies.

Eunyoung Jung, CEO of HSBC South Korea, speaks to Việt Nam News reporter Bo Xuan Hiep about the favourable investment climate in Vietnam and South Korea’s plan to pour more money into the country.

Farmers in Ninh Thuan Province, which has the largest number of cattle and sheep and goats in the country, are struggling to find natural food for their animals since prolonged hot weather has parched their pastures.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has set a regulation which would prohibit teachers and students from disseminating, propagating, making comments and showing the images that may adversely affect the education environment.

The demand for recruiting IT human resources is increasing in the digital era, leading to challenges attracting and retaining talented staff, Gaku Echizenya, CEO of the recruitment company Navigos Group, has said.

People living near the Bo River in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have erected a bamboo fence on the riverbed to prevent over-exploitation of river sand by an authorised company.

Large numbers of worshippers took part in the Buddha bathing ritual to pray for global peace at the UN Day of Vesak 2019 celebrations which transpired in northern Ha Nam province on May 12.

Deeply understanding the ritual of Bathing the Buddha is a purification process that brings us closer to the transcendent nature of enlightenment, says Ven. Thich Tri Quang.

In the late 19th century in rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May is given away in an arranged marriage and becomes the third wife of a rich man.

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been advised to remain cautious when making outward investments because the possibility of success is low.

Credit growth was at a slower pace during the first quarter of this year, signaling the economy’s falling reliance on credit yet hampering the overall performance of commercial banks.

Welcoming foreign investments, economists have once again warned about the negative impact that Chinese investments have had on Vietnam’s economy.

No new credit from Japan was committed for Vietnam in fiscal year 2018 due to Vietnamese policies on public debt limits and delay in administrative procedures.

Some 1,000 volunteers will join in preparing vegetarian buffets for the on-going 16th United Nations Day of Vesak.

A new Buddhism-themed stamp and calendar has just been released to celebrate the Vesak event held in the northern province of Ha Nam.

Loc Troi Group and Tan Vuong Food Joint Stock Company will export 84,000 tonnes of rice per year to China.

Jamaican forward Chevaughn Walsh scored twice in the last three minutes to fire Hoang Anh Gia Lai to a three-star victory over newly promoted Viettel on matchday 9 of the 2019 V.League on May 12.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Taste of Australia and Australia Now will screen “The Dish”.

As many as 277 waste-prone sites have been removed from a list of 369 sites in HCMC, according to a report by the municipal Party Committee.