Expert power in leadership

In a proposal submitted to the city, the metro operator, the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), said it has agreed with the metro consultancy, NJPT, a consortium led by Japan's Nippon Koei, that the chief expert would be paid 2.5 million yen a month and the rest 2.35 million yen. It said these are the lowest salaries for the jobs as set in the contract. They are comparable with the salaries agreed for the mass rapid transit project in Jakarta, it said. Vietnamese experts involved in training engineers will be paid differently, but the details have not been disclosed. In January a school that was training 58 engineers for the metro announced it had put the course on hold citing non-payment of its fees by MAUR. The 15-month training, at Hanoi's Vietnam Railway College in collaboration with NJPT, had begun last July. The trainees, including one woman, are aged 21-35. It appears that payments to teachers and the school can only be made if appendix No.19 to a … [Read more...] about $23,000 salary sought for foreign experts training HCMC metro engineers

The Hanoitimes - The four leading Vietnam physicians have been to the two hospitals that are currently treating some serious Covid-19 patients. Four leading medical professionals of Vietnam were sent to Hue Central Hospital and Quang Nam General Hospital on August 13 to reinforce the frontline contingent of doctors in treating serious Covid-19 patients, Tuoi Tre online reported, citing Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long. Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long speaks at an online meeting on Covid-19 prevention. Photo: Thuy Anh The professionals are Dr. Nguyen Gia Binh, president of Vietnam Association for Emergency Resuscitation and Poison Control; Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, president of Vietnam Infectious Association; Dr. Nguyen Lan Hieu, director of Hanoi University Medical Hospital; and Dr. Ngo Quy Chau, president of the Vietnam Respiratory Association. As reported by the Covid-19 treatment subcommittee, the two hospitals are currently treating … [Read more...] about Four leading experts join treatment of critical Covid-19 patients in Vietnam

Christmas illuminations are seen above shoppers on Regent Street in the main high-street shopping area of London on December 15, 2020 ahead of fresh measures for the capital amid rising novel coronavirus infection rates. The British capital faces tougher Covid-19 measures within days, the UK government said on December 14, with a new coronavirus variant emerging as a possible cause for rapidly rising infection rates.(DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) Hopes for an end to the pandemic were boosted by positive assessments of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, but a study warned that at least a fifth of the world's population in poorer nations may not have access to vaccines until 2022. With the virus resurgent in Europe, Germany closed non-essential shops and schools, swathes of England came under tighter curbs, and Denmark extended its restrictions. "It's very good that we're closing the shops, it's for our health. We can't wait for things to fall apart," said shopper Jurgen in Berlin, … [Read more...] about European nations tighten virus curbs as Christmas surge fears grow

In June last year, Ngo Dinh Vuong halted the operation of his garment factory in Quang Minh Industrial Park in Hanoi’s Dong Anh District due to the health crisis. The factory was opened in late 2018 and is the third to have been opened by Vuong in the northern region of the country since 2016. Then in July, the second factory, based in Hung Yen Province, faced the same plight, leaving the first factory operating moderately also in Hung Yen. The three factories are managed by Hoang Yen Garment and Trading JSC, established in 2016, where Vuong is the director. However, in early January, the two factories with halted operations began resuming operations as some big contracts have been landed with local and foreign experts. This would allow 800 workers to have incomes. “We are happy that all of our three factories are in full operations now,” Vuong told Nhan dan Online. Hoang Yen Company’s case is among more than 11,000 enterprises resuming operation in the first two months of this … [Read more...] about Health crisis fails to impede business confidence

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc speaks at the meeting. —VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — The pilot organisation of urban administration in HCM City and central Đà Nẵng City and special mechanisms and policies for the development of Đà Nẵng were discussed at a Government meeting in Hà Nội on Monday. Addressing the event, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said that in principle, the urban administration models in HCM City and Đà Nẵng should meet the demands of each locality and ensure the unity and synchronicity of the State administrative apparatus from central to local levels. From the pilot application of new models, the two cities should reform the method of leadership and direction of the Party committees and administrations, while ensuring the concentrated and united management of the municipal People’s Committee and its head to suit renovations in the operation of wards and districts towards higher dynamism and efficiency, he said. He asked the two cities to speed … [Read more...] about Cabinet members discuss urban administration models in HCM City, Đà Nẵng