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Review seminar held to protect, study constitution (23-03-2005) NGHE AN — A National Assembly Standing Committee commission held a seminar yesterday in Vinh City to review the country’s efforts in recent years to protect and abide by Viet Nam’s constitution. In addition to reviewing Viet Nam’s performance, the seminar participants also drew on experiences from other countries to draw proposals for the protection of the constitution for a socialist nation governed by law. Speaking at the seminar, NA Deputy Chairman Nguyen Van Yeu emphasised that enforcing the constitution to ensure its supreme role in the legal system was necessary to protect one of the basic principles of a socialist Viet Nam governed by the law of the people, for the people and by the people. He said Viet Nam has a comprehensive system of regulations to ensure that the Government and the people abide by the constitution. Also at the seminar, many experts delivered speeches analysing the … [Read more...] about Review seminar held to protect, study constitution

Female workers of An Hưng Phú Yên Garment Joint Stock Company, Tuy Hòa City in the central province of Phú Yên. Experts discuss measures to improve the quality of human resources to meet the demands of industry 4.0 at a seminar held in HCM City on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Human resource training needs to foster gender equality to meet the high demands imposed by the fourth industrial revolution , the rector of the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities has said. Speaking at a seminar on improving training on Friday Ngô Thị Phương Lan said i ndustry 4.0 “requires the training process to provide knowledge of science and technology and also promote creativity in these fields.” Industry 4.0 would see rapid development in the field of science and technology, which usually has a preponderance of men, she said. “If we do not remove barriers and allow women to access and catch up with … [Read more...] about Training holds key to supply of human resources in industry 4.0 era: seminar

Seminar targets NA’s role in changes after WTO accession (14-11-2006) Ha Noi — Viet Nam’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will provide consumers with diverse and cheaper goods and offer young people more opportunities to study and work abroad. Dr Ngo Duc Manh, director of the Centre of Information, Library and Research Services (CILIRES), said yesterday that the Government should not delay in ratifying the WTO agreement, given the potential benefits to the country. The director made his statements at a workshop entitled "Viet Nam’s Accession to the WTO: Opportunities, Challenges and the role of the National Assembly". The two-day workshop ends today in the capital and is hosted by CILIRES, an organisation directly under the National Assembly. Manh encouraged participants to further study the WTO agreement and Viet Nam’s commitments to facilitate law makers, who are charged with ratifying accession documents and implementing WTO-related … [Read more...] about Seminar targets NA’s role in changes after WTO accession

Saigon Times to host seminar on EB-5 visa program The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – The Saigon Times Group will organize a seminar themed “Reduce risks and protect assets of EB-5 participants” on May 22, in partnership with Global Residents LLC, a member of American Immigration Group. The United States has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors for purposes such as travel, overseas studies, job opportunities, immigration. Meanwhile, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is currently considered the most attractive immigration program, but risks and frauds in the program are also rising. Many investors have transferred large sums of money to brokerage firms to get an EB-5 visa but have received no guarantees for their family’s immigration. As such, the seminar, which is scheduled to take place at 35 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street in HCMC’s District 1, is aimed at providing participants with useful information on the EB-5 visa program. The event is expected to feature speakers who … [Read more...] about Saigon Times to host seminar on EB-5 visa program

Seminar on Sino-U.S. trade tensions slated for next week The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - The Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC), in coordination with the HCMC International Integration Support Center (CIIS), will organize a seminar in HCMC on June 25 on opportunities and challenges for local firms amid U.S.-China trade tensions. Pham Sy Thanh, director of the Chinese Economic Studies Program, will give participants an overview of the latest developments, and short- and long-term implications of the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. Meanwhile, Nguyen Xuan Thanh from Fulbright University Vietnam will deliver a speech on the impact of Sino-U.S. trade tensions on local trading and investment activities. Besides this, Tran Du Lich, vice chairman at VIAC, will talk about the monetary policies of China and the United States and their possible effects on Vietnam, alongside the monetary policies of other nations in response to the trade war. In … [Read more...] about Seminar on Sino-U.S. trade tensions slated for next week

The traditional ties between Việt Nam and India are developing in a range of areas, from co-operation in defence-security to trade and investment to people-to-people exchanges, Indian Ambassador to Việt Nam Parvathaneni Harish said at a seminar on the prospects of bilateral ties in Hà Nội yesterday. — Photo cand.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The traditional ties between Việt Nam and India are developing in a range of areas, from co-operation in defence-security to trade and investment to people-to-people exchanges, Indian Ambassador to Việt Nam Parvathaneni Harish said at a seminar on the prospects of bilateral ties in Hà Nội yesterday. He noted the two countries elevated bilateral relations to comprehensive strategic partnership status during the official visit to Việt Nam by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2016. India considers ASEAN the centre of its Act East policy. Việt Nam is an important pillar within this policy, the diplomat said. President of the Việt Nam … [Read more...] about VN-India ties strong: seminar

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

President Trần Đại Quang (right), on Sunday, met officials of Việt Nam Embassy and the Vietnamese community in Cairo under the framework of his visit to Egypt. — VNA/VNS Photo Nhan Sáng Viet Nam News CAIRO — President Trần Đại Quang had talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi yesterday as part of his ongoing five-day visit to the Arabian country. The Egyptian President lauded his Vietnamese counterpart’s visit, affirming it will help promote bilateral friendship and co-operation. Both leaders briefed each other on the current situation in each country, expressing pleasure at recent progress in bilateral relations with the success of the first meeting of the Sub-Committee on Trade and Industry Co-operation in Egypt in April 2018 to realise the outcomes of the Inter-Governmental Committee’s fifth meeting in August 2017. Through the mechanisms, Việt Nam and Egypt agreed on measures to strengthen their co-operation in various fields, they said, noting that in the … [Read more...] about President Trần Đại Quang holds talks with Egyptian counterpart

JICA, WB support Vietnam to meet needs of aging population By Thanh Thom Government officials from various ministries attend a seminar on aging, held in Hanoi on August 7. Vietnam’s population is aging at a pace faster than any of its regional peers – PHOTO: WB HCMC – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the World Bank on August 7 jointly launched a knowledge-sharing program to assist policymakers in Vietnam with developing new models of elderly care services. The agencies noted in their joint statement that the program has been set up because Vietnam’s population is aging at a pace faster than any of its regional peers . The first activity under this new program was a learning seminar in Hanoi later the same day, where 40 government officials from various line ministries, such as labor, invalids and social affairs, health and finance, and the Vietnam National Committee on Aging participated to gain a better understanding of the nature of the … [Read more...] about JICA, WB support Vietnam to meet needs of aging population

Solar panels at BIM 1 Solar power Plant in Phước Minh Commune, Thuận Nam District in the central province of Ninh Thuận. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thành Viet Nam News HCM CITY –  Renewable energy projects are facing challenges in licensing, financing options, and agreements with local project owners, experts said at a seminar held in HCM City on Thursday. Nguyễn Quang Thuân, CEO of StoxPlus Corporation, the seminar’s organiser, said: “We would like to share not only market insights and lessons learned from project implementation experiences, but also key issues and risks about project development, financing, merger and acquisitions, and equity investment.” Speaking at the “Việt Nam Renewable Energy: Challenges and Practical Solutions” seminar, Stefano Pellegrino, general secretary of EuroCham Việt Nam, a co-organiser of the seminar, said that renewable energy development “is more and more important, and EuroCham would like to promote clean and sustainable energy in Việt Nam”. … [Read more...] about Renewable energy development in VN faces challenges