Job seekers attend a job fair held at Ton Duc Thang University in HCM City. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam may have a large pool of manual workers, but not enough it seems to cope with growing demand. After Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, businesses are struggling to find new workers. Job fairs around Hanoi recorded that supply did not meet demand, Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper reported. At a job session of he Hanoi Job Service Centre last week, many businesses offered preferential salaries and bonuses but few workers seemed interested. Pham Dao Nguyen, an official from Ho Tay Water Park Company in Tay Ho district, said the company needed to recruit many positions but it only found a small amount of workers during several days of recruitment. “Every year, ten days after Tet, companies face labour shortages because many workers remain on holiday,” she said. As one of the few workers looking for job at the first fair in Thanh Xuan … [Read more...] about Vietnamese businesses struggle to find new labourers
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VN businesses struggle to find new labourers
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam may have a large pool of manual workers, but not enough it seems to cope with growing demand. After Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays, businesses are struggling to find new workers. Job fairs around Hà Nội recorded that supply did not meet demand, Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper reported. At a job session of Hà Nội Job Service Centre last Friday, many businesses offered preferential salaries and bonuses but few workers seemed interested. Phạm Đào Nguyên, an official from Hồ Tây Water Park Company in Tây Hồ District, said the company needed to recruit many positions but it only found a small amount workers during several days of recruitment. “Every year, ten days after Tết, companies face labour shortages because many workers remain on holiday,” she said. As one of the few workers looking for job at the first … [Read more...] about VN businesses struggle to find new labourers
The Factory to hold exhibition of machines and nature
The Factory to hold exhibition of machines and natureThe Saigon Times Daily “Leaves Novel”, an artwork by Quang Lam, one of the artists that take part in “Machine is Nature” - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE FACTORY CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTRE HCMC - The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in District 2, HCMC will hold an exhibition titled “Machine is Nature” from February 22 to April 21, featuring works by 15 artists from Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, China and the UK. Curated by The Factory and Inlen Photo Gallery, more than 100 multimedia artworks at the exhibition depict the relationships between machine and nature. “Nature”, in the broadest sense of the word, is the natural, physical, or material world. Although humans are a part of nature, human activities are not considered a natural phenomenon. In the 21st century, when urban life is the most popular, machines have more impacts on people’s daily activities than nature. … [Read more...] about The Factory to hold exhibition of machines and nature
Bertens finds formula to make dream debut from nightmare start
Bertens finds formula to make dream debut from nightmare startThe Saigon Times Daily Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands and Germany's Angelique Kerber shake hands after their group stage match at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore October 22, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Kiki Bertens was suffering a nightmare debut at the WTA Finals against Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber on Monday when the Dutchwoman decided to change her tactics after a pep talk with her coach. She ended up winning the match. Bertens, only in the eight-player field when world number one Simona Halep withdrew through injury, had been swept aside 6-1 in the first set and was 2-1 down in the second to Kerber when she called on Raemon Sluiter for a tactical debate. “Honestly, beginning of the second was just like hopefully I can get a few more games. I was really like playing not good, stressing a little bit too much, thinking about playing bad,” she told reporters … [Read more...] about Bertens finds formula to make dream debut from nightmare start
Vietnamese wraps and rolls and where to find them
Rice and rice-based foods are an essential part of a typical Vietnamese meal. In some signature dishes, vermicelli represents the grain; in others, rice appears in the form of rice paper, especially in the various versions of the wrap and roll. Fried spring roll This crispy dish, usually called nem ran, is among the most renowned in Vietnamese cuisine, and an essential feature of meals on important occasions. It has won the hearts of generations of Vietnamese with its savory taste. A typical spring roll is made up of minced pork, egg, shredded carrot, shiitake mushroom, Jew's ear, vermicelli, and onion wrapped in rice paper. Other versions have crab, shrimp or snail fillings. One kind of nem ran is also wrapped in a square shape. The dish is only complete with a unique dipping sauce made of fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, garlic and chilli. People usually enjoy fried spring rolls with rice vermicelli or rice. In Hanoi, fried spring rolls are usually served in bun cha restaurants … [Read more...] about Vietnamese wraps and rolls and where to find them
Indonesia needs more equipment, manpower to find tsunami-quake victims
Illustrative image (Source: AFP) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s National Disaster and Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on October 1 said more heavy equipment and manpower are needed to find bodies of earthquake and tsunami victims in Central Sulawesi province. The death toll from the earthquakes and tsunami climbed to 1,203 and the figure is expected to rise, said the Indonesian Government. Three trucks arrived stacked with corpses wrapped in orange, yellow and black bags, the AFP reported. Sulawesi was ravaged by two quakes measuring 6.1 and 7.5 on the Richter scale on September 28. A tsunami happened after the second hit the area in the afternoon of the same day. The disasters also destroyed many houses and facilities, and forced some 48,000 people to evacuate. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is regularly hit by earthquakes. In 2004, a big earthquake off the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean, killing 220,000 … [Read more...] about Indonesia needs more equipment, manpower to find tsunami-quake victims
Japan races to find survivors of floods that killed nearly 100
Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that killed nearly 100, with dozens missing. Rain tapered off across the western region battered by last week’s downpour, revealing blue skies and scorching sun forecast to push temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (86°F), fuelling fears of heatstroke in areas cut off from power or water. “We cannot take baths, the toilet doesn’t work and our food stockpile is running low,” said Yumeko Matsui, whose home in the city of Mihara has been without water since Saturday. “Bottled water and bottled tea are all gone from convenience stores and other shops,” the 23-year-old nursery school worker said at an emergency water supply station. About 12,700 customers had no electricity on Monday, power companies said. Tens of thousands had no water, Japanese media said. The death toll from the rains reached at least … [Read more...] about Japan races to find survivors of floods that killed nearly 100
Time now the enemy in battle to find missing GIs in jungles of Vietnam
Seventeen years earlier, Johnson’s father died in a helicopter crash on a similar mission to find some of the 1,600 U.S. servicemen and women killed in the Vietnam War whose bodies have still not been located. “The last time (my mother) had a family member here, he didn’t come back, so she was kind of nervous,” said 26-year-old Johnson, a radio frequency transmission systems technician stationed in Japan with the U.S. Air Force. In an unlikely twist of fate, Johnson was assigned to help recover the remains of a Marine pilot whose plane crashed during a night mission in central Quang Ngai province in 1966. She spent weeks scouring the forest for bone shards or tooth fragments, learning a few words of Vietnamese, the same work her father, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Tommy Murphy, did before he died in 2001. He was among seven Americans and nine Vietnamese killed when their helicopter slammed into the side of a mountain in bad weather. Johnson said her trip was … [Read more...] about Time now the enemy in battle to find missing GIs in jungles of Vietnam
Parents struggle to find babysitters as temperatures drop
Many parents in Hanoi are desperate to find a babysitter for their children as nursery and primary schools are closed as temperatures dropped to below 10 degrees on January 30.illustrative photoThe temperature was 9.9 degrees in Hanoi in the morning as a cold spell continues to cover the northern region and north central coast. The mountainous areas may have frost from January 30 to February 5. Hanoi Department of Education and Training asked sub-departments to have measures to protect the pupils. Nursery and primary schools can let pupils stay home.The cold weather is also worrying many families. Parents that aren’t so hindered by work can take a day off with their children. However, many parents are struggling to find a babysitter. When it was reported that the temperature in Hanoi could drop to below 10 degrees for days, many families called relatives or neighbours in case their children didn't have to go to schools.Le Thanh Hang, a local in Hai Ba Trung District, said she had … [Read more...] about Parents struggle to find babysitters as temperatures drop
Scrap warehouses pose threat to residential areas
VietNamNet Bridge – Scrap warehouses are posing a threat to crowded residential areas in the central province of Thua Thien Hue.In recent years, several fires have broken out in these warehouses, causing heavy damage to property and injuring people. But they have not been removed, threatening the lives of locals.Along Highway No.1 through Huong Thuy Township, heaps of scrap have piled up in residential areas. It includes broken electronics, rusty iron, plastic and paper boxes, among others, which pose a high risk of catching fire, Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.An explosion was reported recently at a scrap warehouse in Thuy Chau Ward, costing hundreds of millions of dong.In 2012, a fire had occurred at this ward’s 400sq.m scrap warehouse. After the fire was extinguished, people found a large bombshell in the ashes. Fortunately, there was no damage.According to the newspaper’s survey, there are 53 business establishments causing environmental pollution in … [Read more...] about Scrap warehouses pose threat to residential areas