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People who are not residents of HCM City can now apply for civil service jobs. — Photo zing.vn HÀ NỘI — People who are not residents of HCM City can now apply for civil service jobs. The chairman of the city’s People’s Committee, Nguyễn Thành Phong, officially announced that the criterion requiring household registration in the city for civil service applicants has been abolished. Lê Hoài Trung, deputy director of the city’s Home Affairs said the move was expected to ensure fairness for all applicants, the Tuổi trẻ (Youth) online newspaper reported. At present, almost all local State agencies only recruit candidates with household registration in the city. Trung said the city is in need of 500 civil servants this year. He added that the Ministry of Home Affairs requires successful applicants to be qualified in both written tests and interviews, instead of only written tests as before. Thus, the city will apply the model to recruit civil servants this year, he said. Huỳnh … [Read more...] about Gov’t jobs open to non-City residents

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Public Security Teo Chee Hean in Hà Nội on March 22. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked for measures to promote Việt Nam-Singapore ties, especially in the areas of national defence-security, economy, trade, investment, education-training and people-to-people exchange, as well as joint work in ASEAN and other multilateral forums. During a reception in Hà Nội on March 22 for Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Public Security Teo Chee Hean, PM Phúc said Việt Nam supports Singaporean firms looking to do business in the country. He highlighted Việt Nam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) as a successful model of business co-operation in a Vietnamese locality. He thanked Singapore for partnering with Việt Nam during the process of development and integration, especially in training a … [Read more...] about PM asks for improved Việt Nam-Singapore ties

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (fourth, from left) and other heads of states of ASEAN member countries posed for a group photo at the 33rd ASEAN Summit which opened yesterday in Singapore. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, together with other leaders from ASEAN member countries, yesterday attended the plenary session of the ongoing 33rd ASEAN Summit in Singapore. In his opening address, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long of the host country raised important issues that Southeast Asian countries would need to focus on: the need to build a peaceful, stable and rule-based region, sustaining the economic dynamism of ASEAN, and strengthening the bloc’s capacity to effectively ensure regional security and stability. ASEAN would continue to collaborate with partners to address challenges facing an interdependent and interconnected world, PM Lee said. "We are determined to maintain an open, inclusive and … [Read more...] about 33rd ASEAN Summit opens with message of multilateralism

HCM City officials receive Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong and his spouse at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ. Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Việt Nam always respects and would like to strengthen and expand ties with Singapore, the HCM City People’s Committee chairman Nguyễn Thành Phong told visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long . Speaking at a meeting with the visiting leader and his wife, who are on a four-day visit to Việt Nam, at the Reunification Palace, Phong said, “HCM City always leads in promoting relations with Singapore and tries to reform its investment environment, creating the most favourable conditions for international investors, including Singaporeans, to effectively invest in the city.” He called on that country to quickly develop the hygienic food industrial park and help with the master plan for the city’s metro network. He also solicited Singapore’s support to improve the city’s human resource quality and … [Read more...] about City seeks Singapore investment

Delegates and students pose in front of a mobile digital library in the second phase of the Words on Wheels programme, which began on March 29. — VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — More than 7,000 primary and secondary school students in HCM City are expected to benefit from better access to English and Vietnamese books, online and multimedia facilities, and other library resources by 2020 with the launch of the second phase of the Words on Wheels mobile digital library programme yesterday. The programme is organised by the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) and the General Sciences Library (GSL) and funded by Keppel Land Limited. Speaking at the ceremony in HCM City, SIF Governor Lian Wee Cheow, said: “Words on Wheels is an SIF signature programme that seeks to promote the joy of reading and lifelong learning among children.” Since its inception in Hà Nội in 2011, WoW has expanded to HCM City; Bandung and Yogyakarta in Indonesia and Jaffna in … [Read more...] about Singapore-funded programme promotes reading among children

First casino for Vietnamese gamblers opened By Huynh Kim A view outside Corona Casino & Resort on Phu Quoc Island- PHOTO: BAO CHI CAN THO - Corona casino, which is part of Corona Resort & Casino on Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province and the first to allow the Vietnamese to gamble, was officially opened on January 19. To gain entry into the casino, gamblers must buy a ticket at VND1 million for 24 hours. The revenue from the fee collection will go into the budget of Kien Giang Province. Casino visitors must meet a number of conditions. Specifically, they must be 21 years old or above and have regular income of at least VND10 million a month. The first phase of the Corona Resort & Casino complex project was invested VND25 trillion (US$1.1 billion). Daily casino operations will be overseen by Upffinity Gaming Management, a casino management firm of the Netherlands. The complex provides lodging and entertainment services, with 2,000 five-star hotel … [Read more...] about First casino for Vietnamese gamblers opened

Investors keen on Danang’s US$2-billion casino complex project The Saigon Times Tourists visit Golden Bridge at Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist site in Danang City. Two local investors and a foreign-involved joint venture have expressed interest in the city's US$2-billion casino complex project - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Two local investors and a foreign-involved joint venture have expressed interest in joining an auction for the rights to use the land of a premium casino complex project worth US$2 billion in Danang City, according to the Danang Department of Natural Resources and Environment. They are the T&T Group, the Imex Pan Pacific Co.,Ltd and the joint venture of three businesses including Newtechco Import-Export JSC and two Singapore-based businesses Sakae Holding Ltd and Fission Holdings Pte. Ltd. The municipal People’s Council on June 4 asked the city’s government to consider and approve the zoning adjustment of the trade-finance-casino complex project in Son … [Read more...] about Investors keen on Danang’s US$2-billion casino complex project

HA NOI — President Truong Tan Sang will pay official visits to Singapore from September 26-28 and Malaysia from September 28-30 at the invitation of Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Malaysian King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Billah Shah. As Sang's first overseas trip after he was elected as State President of Viet Nam, the visits aim to affirm Viet Nam's consistent policy of strengthening the friendship and multifaceted co-operation between Viet Nam and the two regional countries both bilaterally and at regional and international forums. Viet Nam and Singapore set up diplomatic ties on August 1, 1973. The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore opened in December, 1991 and the Singaporean Embassy in Viet Nam was established in September, 1992. Since 1996, Singapore has been one of Viet Nam's largest trade and investment partners, with two-way trade reaching US$6.2 billion in 2010. By July 2011, Singapore had 937 valid projects in Viet Nam with a total registered investment … [Read more...] about President looks to boost Singapore, Malaysia ties

Viet Nam, Singapore laud industrial zone ties (27-09-2006) PM Nguyen Tan Dung (third from right) and Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong watch the model for the Viet Nam-Singapore Industrial Park II in Binh Duong Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam BINH DUONG — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong yesterday celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Viet Nam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP), the flagship project of the two governments. Established in 1996, the southern industrial park is considered to be one of the most successful of the 135 IPs across Viet Nam. Viet Nam and Singapore have been comprehensively and successfully co-operating in fields including economy, culture and society, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Dung said the Government of Viet Nam has been implementing efforts to reform institutions, building and regulating economic policies to create an investment environment that is open, fair, clear and … [Read more...] about Viet Nam, Singapore laud industrial zone ties

Viet Nam, Singapore PMs discuss economic growth (26-09-2006) PM Nguyen Tan Dung (left) shakes hands with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam HCM City — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong both expressed optimism about bilateral economic ties during their meeting in HCM City yesterday. Dung told his guest, who comes to Viet Nam to attend the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Viet Nam-Singapore Industrial Zone, that the two countries have enjoyed multi-faceted co-operation, especially in the areas of economics and commerce. Viet Nam has emerged as one of Singapore’s major markets in trade and investment in Southeast Asia, said Dung. Economically, the two countries have formed a number of mechanisms on bilateral co-operation such as an initiative on connecting the two economies in finance, investment, trade-services, transport, telecommunications and information … [Read more...] about Viet Nam, Singapore PMs discuss economic growth