Cyprus has opened a consulate in HCM City and appointed entrepreneur Dr Phan Quốc Công as its honorary consul-general. —Photo quehuongonline.vn HCM City — Cyprus has opened a consulate in HCM City and appointed entrepreneur Dr Phan Quốc Công as its honorary consul-general. The European nation does not have an embassy in Hà Nội and its affairs in Việt Nam, like issuing visas, were handled by its high commission in India. Demetrios Theophylactou, Cyprus’s ambassador to India and Việt Nam, on Wednesday said: “Opportunities in Việt Nam are now significant for Cyprus to involve more directly.” Trần Thị Hiếu Hạnh of HCM City’s Foreign Affairs Department said: “I would like to congratulate and thank Dr Công for his contributions to strengthening the relationship between the two countries.” Công got a PhD from the US’s Southern California University in 2003 and is currently attending the Eisenhower Fellowships programme for diplomats. He is the founder and chairman of ICP … [Read more...] about Cyprus opens consulate in HCM City
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City projects must speed up: official
Workers are working on the Mỹ Thủy intersection construction site.— VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City Party Secretary Đinh La Thăng on Thursday asked investors and workers to speed up construction of two major traffic projects at Mỹ Thủy and HCM City National University intersections. Speaking during a Tết (Lunar New Year) visit to workers at Mỹ Thủy intersection in District 2 and the main gateway intersection at HCM City National University in District 9, Thăng said the two projects played an important role in ensuring traffic safety and socio-economic development. He asked investors to employ more workers and use more machines to complete work at the Mỹ Thủy intersection by September, three months ahead of schedule. But he noted that occupational safety, construction quality and environmental sanitation should also be ensured. He said that investors should also organise daily briefings and send weekly reports to the city’s People’s Committee to … [Read more...] about City projects must speed up: official
Research centre on high-tech education to be built at Sài Gòn Hi-Tech Park
Sài Gòn Hi-Tech Park on Wednesday granted a license to HCM City Open University to build a research centre for high-tech education. — Photo Courtesy of HCM City Open University Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Sài Gòn Hi-Tech Park on Wednesday granted an investment license to HCM City Open University to build a research centre specialising in education technologies in District 9. With total capital of VNĐ290 billion (US$12.7 million), the 8,985-sq m centre will include labs where researchers will create as many as 176 kinds of software for e-learning and learning management systems. The research centre for development of high-tech education will also offer e-learning and technical training, including for post-graduates, with the aim of serving 2,400 people each year. The centre’s first building is expected to open in 2019 and its second in 2020. — VNS … [Read more...] about Research centre on high-tech education to be built at Sài Gòn Hi-Tech Park
Business innovation to drive success in fourth industrial revolution
An international conference held at HCM City Open University on October 12 discussed the latest ideas in innovation in business. Photo courtesy of HCM City Open University Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Innovation in business plays an important role in an increasingly competitive and changing economy, experts said at an international conference held on Thursday in HCM City. Nguyễn Đình Thọ of the International School of Business at the University of Economics HCM City said that innovation was particularly crucial in transitioning economies like Việt Nam and that firms incapable of innovating would find it difficult to compete with other companies. Innovation includes the generation, development and implementation of new ideas, products or processes that improve companies’competitive advantage and performance, Thọ explained. Dr Bahaudin Mujtaba of the US’s Nova Southern University described innovation “as the process and outcome of creating something new which is of … [Read more...] about Business innovation to drive success in fourth industrial revolution
Problems set to slow HCM City’s growth
HCM City’s growth is likely to slow down in the years ahead. -- vov.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City’s growth is likely to slow down in the years ahead because it is running out of land, has poor infrastructure and human resources and lacks regional connectivity, a conference has heard. City Party Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân told the “Reality and solutions to improve HCM City’s economic growth quality and competitive capability to meet integration demands” conference on Saturday that it was vital for HCM City to restructure its economy and we need all possible contributions from experts, scientists, researchers and enterprises. “The city Party Committee will soon meet to review and decide what we should do in the next 2 1/2 years, and scientific research is very important for new development.” Nguyễn Trọng Hoài, principal of the HCM City Economics University, said: “HCM City is now becoming a mega city with a population of over 10 million. If it does not expand urban … [Read more...] about Problems set to slow HCM City’s growth
2,000 to get free screening for hepatitis B and C in HCM City
A baby being vaccinated at the HCM City Preventive Health Centre. — VNA/VNS Phương Vy Viet Nam News HCM CITY — A free screening for hepatitis B and C for nearly 2,000 people, half of them, disadvantaged, will be organised in HCM City on July 28. Gan Khỏe-Sống Vui (Healthy Liver- Live) Day is part of a programme called “Working Together to Eliminate Hepatitis B and C in Việt Nam” , held by t he Việt Nam Viral Hepatitis Alliance, the Community Health Research Development Institute and the HCM City Open University. The event will be held to mark World Hepatitis Day, July 28. The screening will be held at the Independence Palace in District 1. The test results will be handed over in three to four hours. While waiting for the results, people can listen to health experts speaking about ways to prevent “hepatitis epidemics and the calamity of liver cancer” and mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B during pregnancy. The experts will … [Read more...] about 2,000 to get free screening for hepatitis B and C in HCM City
Education, training key to future development of HCM City
An expert talks about HCM City’s dynamism and creativity, and its contribution to the national economy. — VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Education and investment in human resources is the most important factor in HCM City’s future development, the city’s Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said at a seminar held on July 26. Nhân said high quality human resources is a driving force in economic development of HCM City, which is a leader in attracting a large number of workers, professionals, artists and people from other localities in the country. Thanks to its dynamism and creativity, the city has made great achievements, contributing 22 per cent to the State budget . However, since the city still lacks sufficient capital for development, it needs to attract more investment and place a high value on its most important resource, its people, Nhân said. Growing urban … [Read more...] about Education, training key to future development of HCM City
Vietnamese, Australian universities co-operate in training
HCM City Open University holds an opening ceremony for an International Credit Transfer Program with Flinders University in Australia on September 17.— Photo Courtesy of the Open University Viet Nam News HCM CITY— HCM City Open University and Australia’s Flinders University are jointly providing an International Credit Transfer Programme that allows students to study 1.5 years at HCM City Open University and two years in Australia for a bachelor’s degree at Flinders. Students will earn either a bachelor of business with majors in international business, innovation and enterprise or a bachelor of commerce with majors in finance and accounting. Student scholarships will include a 20 per cent deduction of tuition fees for two years at Flinders University, which guarantees student internships at Australian companies and organisations. Students will be allowed to work 40 hours over two-week periods and can stay for two years in Australia after graduation. An opening … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Australian universities co-operate in training
Endolaparoscopy experts meet in HCM City to exchange notes
Doctors at the HCM City University Medical Centre perform a laparoscopic liver surgery. Photo courtesy of the HCM City University Medical Centre Viet Nam News HCM CITY— More than 200 scientific reports are being presented by surgeons and experts from 45 hospitals in Việt Nam and abroad at the Việt Nam Scientific Conference of Surgery and Endolaparoscopy that opened on October 5 in HCM City. The annual event titled “Minimal Invasive Surgery- Utilisation of Treatment” is a forum for Vietnamese doctors to compare notes with their foreign counterparts. It will feature 38 seminars on various specialities such as orthopaedic surgery, paediatrics, gastrointestinal surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and thoracic- vascular surgery. Surgery and endolaparoscopy have seen a breakthrough in Việt Nam in the past 10 years, Assoc Prof Nguyễn Hoàng Bắc, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Association of Endolaparoscopic Surgeons, said. More than 90 per cent of … [Read more...] about Endolaparoscopy experts meet in HCM City to exchange notes
Students benefit as VN, foreign universities collaborate for joint programmes
Students of the professional bachelor’s degree in international trade, a joint programme between the HCM City Open University and University De Rouen Normandie in France. — Photo Courtesy of the HCM City Open University Viet Nam News Gia Lộc HCM CITY — Since Phạm Thị Bạch Ngọc, who is majoring in English at the HCM City Open University, plans to go to a European country for a master’s degree, she applied for a professional bachelor’s degree in international trade. That is a joint programme between the open university and France’s University De Rouen Normandie. The programme would be a “stepping stone for me to study for a master’s degree in European countries,” Ngọc said. According to the HCM City Open University, students of the programme like her stand a better chance to get a scholarship for a master’s degree. Ngọc said it would help her become a “global citizen” as she wants to. Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Minh Hà, the university’s vice rector, said: … [Read more...] about Students benefit as VN, foreign universities collaborate for joint programmes