Posts Tagged ‘ Working Hours ’

Hanoi gets set for new working hours 

January 21, 2012
Hanoi gets set for new working hours 

  Hanoi on Tuesday adjusted the working hours of educational institutions in the capital city, before the new hours that aim to reduce traffic congestion becomes operative citywide in February. Even as the date closes in, many people are skeptical about how effective the new policy is going to be, although it will affect the daily lives [...]

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Hanoi authorities yet to adjust working hours: official 

October 28, 2011
Hanoi authorities yet to adjust working hours: official 

  Hanoi authorities are still considering a proposal by the Ministry of Transport to adjust government office working hours as a bid to reduce traffic congestion during rush hour in the capital, Hanoi’s Communist Party unit chief told the press. Pham Quang Nghi, secretary of the Hanoi Communist Party Committee, said authorities should listen to [...]

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Motorbikes are company, cars a crowd 

October 23, 2011
Motorbikes are company, cars a crowd 

A traffic jam in Hanoi. The capital city now has nearly 400,000 cars and some four million motorbikes. Cars with five to seven seats are the main instigators of traffic jams and accidents in Vietnam, according to Khuat Viet Hung, head of the Department of Transport Planning and Management at the University of Transport, who [...]

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Vietnam minister’s golf ban may not pass legal muster 

October 21, 2011
Vietnam minister’s golf ban may not pass legal muster 

Transport minister Dinh La Thang has proposed banning ministry officials from playing golf. A recent notice issued by newly appointed Transport Minister Dinh La Thang asking ministry officials to stop playing golf to save time for work is “impractical,” a Ministry of Justice official said Thursday. Le Hong Son, chief of a department in charge [...]

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Vietnam lags behind as Thailand exploits regional road tourism 

August 13, 2011
Vietnam lags behind as Thailand exploits regional road tourism 

Tourists use a hanging bridge to cross a river in Bangkok, Thailand A road tour between Vietnam, Laos and Thailand has been attracting more tourists to the countries since a bridge was launched across the Mekong River in December 2006.   But the country that has exploited its potentials most, unsurprisingly, is Thailand, which has for long [...]

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Nursery school teachers collect no overtime pay

November 12, 2009
Nursery school teachers collect no overtime pay

LookAtVietnam – Nursery school teachers now have to work too hard with up to 12 working hours per day, says a survey. Nguyen Hai Thap, Deputy Head of the Information Centre under the Teacher Agency, a member of the Ministry of Education and Training’s survey delegation, related that he witnessed nursery school teachers working from [...]

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HCMC department looks to end Saturday hours at state offices

July 2, 2009
HCMC department looks to end Saturday hours at state offices

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction office on a Saturday morning. LookAtVietnam – The Ho Chi Minh City Department of the Interior said on July 1 it wants to eliminate Saturday office hours at most state agencies.  At a meeting with the city’s People’s Committee, which acts as the municipal administration, the department [...]

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HCMC department looks to end Saturday hours at state offices

July 2, 2009
HCMC department looks to end Saturday hours at state offices

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction office on a Saturday morning. The Ho Chi Minh City Department of the Interior said Wednesday it wants to eliminate Saturday office hours at most state agencies. At a meeting with the city’s People’s Committee, which acts as the municipal administration, the department proposed extending working hours [...]

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“Stuck” between two cultures: Part 1

April 30, 2009
“Stuck” between two cultures: Part 1

Vietnamese people who study, work or live abroad will experience two  cultural shocks. The first shock comes when they go abroad and the second shock is felt when they return to Vietnam after several years. A Vietnamese-style wedding ceremony between a Vietnamese girl and an American man. (Photo provided by reader Ai Phuong).  Going abroad, [...]

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FDI enterprises cut jobs and reduce exports

April 4, 2009
FDI enterprises cut jobs and reduce exports

LookAtVietnam – Despite its vigorous growth in recent years, the FDI sector has lately seen dramatic declines in its export turnover. FDI enterprises achieved only US$ 2.97 billion in the first two months of 2009, an 8.8 percent drop from the same period last year. LookAtVietnam – Despite its vigorous growth in recent years, the [...]

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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...