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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 24/8

August 24, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 24/8

Keep medicine prices stable, says PM; Container thieves facing serious prison time; Fake money ring faces charges; Man gets death sentence for killing creditor; Insurance agency hurt by slow law suits, upfront court costs Keep medicine prices stable, says PM Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung August 21 asked the Ministry of Health to investigate the recent increase... Read more

Low wages keep jobs unfilled

July 27, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Low wages keep jobs unfilled

Workers make rice paper in Cu Chi District, HCM City. Enterprises in big cities are facing a shortage of workers due to low pay and high cost of living.LookAtVietnam - The country’s commercial hubris is facing a serious lack of workers, especially unskilled ones, but low salaries and high costs of living in the city are proving major deterrents.The lack... Read more

New IAEA chief elected

July 4, 2009  . Filed under International, News

New IAEA chief elected

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) elected Japanese Ambassador to the organization Yukiya Amano as its new director general on Thursday afternoon. Candidate for the position of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Yukiya Amano of Japan attends a board of Governors meeting at Vienna’s UN headquarters June 15, 2009. ... Read more

Vietnamese PM to be major speaker at “Asia Future” in Japan

May 19, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Vietnamese PM to be major speaker at “Asia Future” in Japan

On the opening day, May 21, PM Nguyen Tan Dung will give a presentation on the challenges facing Asia and six groups of solutions to regain growth and to overcome regression.LookAtVietnam -- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay a working visit to Japan from May 21-23, according to a communiqué released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 17. During... Read more

7,000 SMEs bankrupt amid global crisis

March 19, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

7,000 SMEs bankrupt amid global crisis

VietNamNet Bridge – 7,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have reportedly dissolved, while other 3,000 businesses have halted production. The figures were released by Deputy General Director of the General Department of Taxation (GDT) at the meeting with SMEs held in Hanoi on March 18, who quoted the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s... Read more

VN agriculture needs skilled workers

February 13, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

VN agriculture needs skilled workers

LookAtVietnam – Only one student enrolled on the rural construction course in Ha Noi’s University of Agriculture last year, indicating the acute slump in student interest in a career in agriculture. The labour market is facing a serious shortage of skilled agricultural technicians while untrained workers remain abundant. Only 17 per cent of the country’s... Read more

Tour fee slashing programme facing difficulties

December 25, 2008  . Filed under News, Travel

Tour fee slashing programme facing difficulties

VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms and hotels sat together to discuss the cutting of tour fees to lure more international travellers to Vietnam. However, a lot of problems have arisen in the itinerary to seek a common voice. Travel firms are planning to slash tour fee to attract more foreign touristsHuong Giang Tourist Company in Hanoi said that it talked... Read more

Many workers facing a tight Tet

December 24, 2008  . Filed under News

Many workers facing a tight Tet

Laborers leave their factory after work. Workers in Ho Chi Minh City are likely to receive only small Tet bonuses this year. Tet bonuses to Ho Chi Minh City workers next year will range from nothing to thousands of dollars, with some business sectors feeling the effects of the global economic slowdown more than others. ... Read more

Watchdog warns of dangers facing migrant women

December 20, 2008  . Filed under News, Social

Watchdog warns of dangers facing migrant women

VietNamNet Bridge – Huge numbers of rural women flooding into urban areas to look for well-paid jobs are finding themselves victims of labour abuse or human trafficking, said an NGO representative in Hanoi. The Steering Board on Vietnamese Human Trafficking Control reported that more than 7,000 females were victims of human smuggling gangs from 1998 to... Read more

Domestic goods facing stiff competition from China

December 10, 2008  . Filed under Business, News

Domestic goods facing stiff competition from China

VietNamNet Bridge – In addition to facing difficulties in its export markets due to the effects of the global financial crisis, Vietnamese products are under great pressure within the domestic market from an influx of Chinese-made goods.  According to the Vietnamese Trade Mission in China , over the past 10 months, Chinese exports to Vietnam reached... Read more

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