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Education a priority in bilateral relations: Australian FM 

April 16, 2011
Education a priority in bilateral relations: Australian FM 

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kevin Rudd, talks with a child at the Ho Chi Minh City Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday (April 13) Australia has pledged to continue supporting Vietnam in higher education, which is among the key priorities in bilateral relations between the two countries, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday. [...]

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Labor export a strategy that works 

April 4, 2011
Labor export a strategy that works 

Vietnamese workers in Libya prepare to fly home from an airport in Egypt. Around 10,000 Vietnamese workers have been evacuated due to the violence in Libya. A big challenge for a labor exporting country like Vietnam is protecting its workers’ rights, so that they are not cheated by recruitment agencies and/or overseas employers, Max Tunon, [...]

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Vietnam recalls 10,000 from Libya 

February 25, 2011
Vietnam recalls 10,000 from Libya 

  Vietnamese labor firms struggle to bring home thousands of laborers stranded in Libya Egyptians carry their belongings as they cross the border into Tunisia at a border crossing after fleeing unrest in Libya on February 23 Officials from the Vietnamese Labor Management Board in Libya say they’re preparing to evacuate 10,000 Vietnamese workers as [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/11

November 26, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/11

Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDS; Vietnam to host 46th Int’l Chemistry Olympiad; Int’l Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Conference and Expo opens in Hanoi; All urban areas to have clean water by 2025 Nobel laureate calls on students to combat HIV/AIDSFrench virologist and 2008 Nobel laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi on November 24 called on students in Ho [...]

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RoK President to visit Vietnam in two days

October 20, 2009
RoK President to visit Vietnam in two days

The President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Myung-bak, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 20-22 at the invitation of President Nguyen Minh Triet.  President Lee Myung-bak (R) received PM Nguyen Tan Dung in Seoul during the latter’s visit to the RoK in May 2009.The friendship and cooperative relations between Vietnam and [...]

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Vietnam, RoK promote strategic partnership

October 20, 2009
Vietnam, RoK promote strategic partnership

The President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Myung-bak, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 20-22 at the invitation of State President Nguyen Minh Triet. The friendship and cooperative relations between Vietnam and the RoK have constantly developed since the two countries established diplomatic ties in December 1992. During a visit to [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 29/8

August 29, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 29/8

Ambassador meets with Vatican representative; Uzbekistan opens honorary consulate office in Hanoi; Vietnam does its best to expand ties with Poland   Vietnamese embassy in China celebrates National Day  The Vietnamese embassy in China on August 28 hosted a reception to celebrate the 64th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).The reception was attended by embassy staff, [...]

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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 26/8

August 26, 2009
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 26/8

National then folk singing festival opens; Cinematography for Schools film festival to kick off; Celebrities support children’s charity; Vietnam cultural festival held in Taiwan National then folk singing festival opens The third national then folk singing and tinh musical instrument playing festival kicked off  in the northern province of Bac Can yesterday.The festival draws the [...]

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Workers have hard time finding jobs abroad

April 22, 2009
Workers have hard time finding jobs abroad

With the economic recession lingering, only 22,000 Vietnamese guest workers have gone abroad for jobs this year, 25-30 percent down from last year, and the situation is getting worse. Vietnamese guest workers at a garment factory in Malaysia (Photo: SGGP).LookAtVietnam – With the economic recession lingering, only 22,000 Vietnamese guest workers have gone abroad for [...]

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Unemployment rears its ugly head

April 18, 2009
Unemployment rears its ugly head

Unemployment is emerging as a serious problem in Vietnam as exporters and manufacturers cut jobs or slow production due to the fallout from the global economic recession. The unemployed face a dog-eat-dog world to find employment Last December, Japan-based Canon, a global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions, announced it would slash 3,000 jobs [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...