Lookatvietnam – Vocational training has improved, but it still largely fails to meet the needs of businesses. Vocational centres have made adjustments to their curricula to meet requirements for certain careers, but many graduates still need retraining.Head of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ General Vocational Training Department Duong Duc Lan referenced a [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The recently released survey by the Ministry of Planning and Investment showed that 1/3 of the heads of 63,000 businesses in 36 surveyed cities and provinces nationwide do not have a university degree. Meanwhile, statistics released by management agencies show that only 30% of Vietnamese laborers have undergone training courses. That explains [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – A dialogue called Flowers & Paintings, between a Japanese master of flower arrangement art and an overseas Vietnamese painter will take place at the House of Art, 31A Van Mieu, Hanoi on December 26. VietNamNet Bridge – A dialogue called Flowers & Paintings, between a Japanese master of flower arrangement art and [...]
Hong Kong-flagged liner Jupiter Cruise will travel between Vietnam and Cambodia later this month, targeting wealthy visitors from both countries, the ship’s owner said Friday. Sam Lam, chairman of Royal Group, which also owns three other cruise vessels, said it would be the first five-star ship to travel between Phu Quoc Island and Sihanoukville in [...]
A girl wearing a traditional ao dai stands in front a large poster advertising a foreign fashion brand in downtown Hanoi on Friday. Vietnam, like much of the world, is trying to stimulate its economy amid the global downturn, but it is in a quandary because it must also keep rampant inflation from flaring up [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The education gap between mountainous and highly-populated areas remains wide, according to a recent survey by the Ministry of Education and Training. “We are trying hard to reduce the gap between rich and poor in general, but in fact it is getting bigger. We must do something about the difference in education”.The [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to Dinh Bang Village in Bac Ninh Province should not miss tasting a specialty of this region: the phu the (husband and wife) cake, a traditional cake made from local materials representing marital fidelity, originating from the time of the Ly dynasty Phu the cake, a traditional specialty of Dinh Bang [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 7) is a political event of great significance for enhancing the partnership between the two continents and affirming the strong development of the ASEM cooperation process. The ASEM 7 is taking place while the world economy is facing grave difficulties with complicated fluctuations, the worst since the [...]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Thursday called on Chinese businesses to take advantage of current favorable conditions to further promote trade and investment ties with Vietnamese partners. Dung made the request at the Vietnam-China Business Forum in Beijing attended by representatives of more than 400 businesses from China and Vietnam.The Prime Minister applauded the joint [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – On the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to the US, we would like to introduce an article that reviews the US-Vietnam cooperation in tourism and culture. US visitors in HCM City.Busy East-West tripsLast year more than 400,000 Americans visited Vietnam, a rise of nearly 6 percent from 2006 and doubling [...]
