Over the past 12 years, the Swing for the Kids golf tournament has become a place for the community of domestic and foreign investors, businessman, diplomats and representatives of international organisations to show compassion as well as to meet and exchange ideas about life and work. Along with them, many other organisations and individuals have been quietly contributing to the development of Swing for the Kids. These include CEOs, investors and golfers whose silent contributions have helped thousands of children continue their education. The golf tournament has made them more aware of their responsibility to the community, while also bringing them great pleasure because their business activities can have a beautiful humanitarian meaning. Vu Khanh Linh from the Foreign Language secondary school in Hanoi, a student to receive the Swing for the Kids’ full scholarship shared, “The first time I received the scholarship I didn’t know much about this charity programme. I … [Read more...] about Helping students achieve their dreams
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Quang Binh busts largest meth smuggling case Police seizes 308.6kg of crystal meth in the case Police of the central province of Quang Binh recently seized 308.6kg of crystal meth, the largest single amount confiscated in the province so far. On October 12, local police noticed a suspicious car on National Highway 1A in Le Thuy district of the province. When police asked the occupants to stop the car, they fled into a nearby forest. When examining the vehicle, police discovered 300 nylon bags of crystal meth weighing 308.6kg. The next morning, with the cooperation of local people, authorised forces arrested Xeng Vang, born in 1995 and residing in Bolikhamsai province of Laos, who was the car’s driver. He admitted he was hired to smuggle the drugs to Da Nang city for 10,000 USD. Local police are searching for other suspects. A day earlier, police in Nghe An province, also in the central part of Vietnam, arrested two drug traffickers, seizing 30 bricks of … [Read more...] about Social News 16/10
Second Forum of Entities Associated with ASEAN convenes in Indonesia
The 2nd Forum of Entities Associated with ASEAN convenes in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 15. (Photo: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – Over 80 participants from 40 entities gathered at the ASEAN Secretariat’s headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 15 for the 2nd Forum of Entities Associated with ASEAN. The forum aimed to encourage discussion on future projects and enhance collaboration between the entities and ASEAN sectorial bodies and among the entities themselves in order to strengthen the regional integration efforts. It was also an opportunity to discuss the ASEAN sectorial bodies’ workplans and ASEAN centres’ focus, aims and challenges towards the realisation of the ASEAN Vision 2025. “This may help form ideas of which areas of work to tap into, as well as insights on how to align your own workplan with the ASEAN Vision 2025. This is important because the realization of the ASEAN Vision 2025 cannot be done by the governments alone. More bottom-up … [Read more...] about Second Forum of Entities Associated with ASEAN convenes in Indonesia
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High-rise buildings are indispensable trend in Hanoi: Mayor Hanoi`s landscape has changed a lot with projects in urban areas, buildings and commercial centers. Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said at the meeting with voters on October 8 that it is indispensable to build high-rise works in the capital to meet rising demand for housing. The city's population has increased by 1.4 million over the past ten years, or 140,000 per year on average, to 7.6 million. Since May 2016, Hanoi has issued regulations on the construction of high-rise buildings in the inner city. Accordingly, height and density of all works built on roads are clearly defined, Chung added. In the past years, Hanoi has also focused on the management of planning and construction, including the rearrangement of construction inspection team. The percentage of buildings granted permits increased to 98.6%. As a result, violations of construction regulations in Hanoi have been reduced significantly, … [Read more...] about Social News 10/10
Banking University HCMC: Good results spur us to do even better
(VEN) - “No resting on laurels, it is our effort to improve quality of the training programs,” said Dr. Bui Huu Toan - Acting President of the Banking University HCMC. Bui Huu Toan - Acting President of the Banking University HCMC How would you compare your High Quality Bachelor Program (HQBP) with the general training program? What was the original motivation for launching the HQBP? The HQBP was approved for pilot implementation at the Banking University HCMC (BUH) in 2013 by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) via Dispatch No. 6650/BGDDT-GDHH dated September 29, 2013. Later, it was officially approved by the MOET by Dispatch No. 247/BGDDT-GDHTH dated January 24, 2017. The HQBP is currently being implemented in three majors: Finance - Banking, Accounting, and Business Administration. Sixty-five students were admitted in the first admission 2013. Until now, more than 1,100 students of five cohorts have been recruited. This impressive growth has … [Read more...] about Banking University HCMC: Good results spur us to do even better
A scoop of holy water
Viet Nam News That summer I visited Varanasi for the first time. That city is considered a holy place because of its location on the sacred Ganges river. I had promised myself on this visit to that city I would visit the river. I was not traveling for pleasure. I’d be working. As a postgraduate student researching Oriental culture, I had accepted an offer to do some translations for the Indian railway ministry. Before I went to India to study, I had worked as an interpreter for diplomatic delegations for several years, so that work wasn’t unfamiliar to me. The only unfamiliar thing was that it was my first time interpreting for the railway industry, which required me to know about locomotives and diesel engines. For example, until then I only knew “solution” meant a way of solving something. Only when I visited the petrochemical factory of the Varanasi railway company did I learn that it had another meaning: a homogeneous, molecular … [Read more...] about A scoop of holy water
MHI looks to power Vietnam’s future
Jun Shirota Please give a brief introduction of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) from a global and regional perspective. How important is the Vietnamese market to MHI’s overall business goals? As a global leader in engineering and manufacturing, MHI Group has been at the forefront of delivering technologies that respond to the specific needs of organisations from various sectors. The group has a significant global footprint, with around 300 companies across several markets. The Asia Pacific region is MHI Group’s second-biggest market outside of Japan. And in this region, Vietnam is one of our key markets due to its large and very young population as well as its high GDP growth rate. Since our first foray into the Vietnamese market in 1994, MHI Group has established a large footprint in numerous industries in the country. In Vietnam, MHI Group has representative offices in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Our subsidiary companies here in Vietnam include MHI Aerospace … [Read more...] about MHI looks to power Vietnam’s future
Phu Quoc Island becoming international tourism magnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island has become one of the hottest holiday spots in the country in recent years as the local and central governments have gone ahead with ambitious plans to develop it into an international hub for eco-tourism, resort tourism and amusement and a regional financial centre. Island tour is a special product of Phu Quoc. — VNS Photo Truong Vi Phu Quoc, dubbed pearl island, is the biggest island in the country at around 600 square kilometres. With white sandy beaches and balmy weather almost all year round — since two-thirds of the island is covered in forests — Phu Quoc is a holiday-goers’ paradise. “What attracts tourists the most are the island’s wild beaches, its warm weather which allows tourists to bathe in the sea almost all year round, and its diverse landscapes from mountain to forest and sea,” Huynh Quang Hung, deputy chairman of the Phu Quoc District People’s Committee, said. … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc Island becoming international tourism magnet
TMA Is A Success Story
TMA Is A Success StoryBy Tieu Nha With the “Top Enterprise of the Year 2013” Award presented by Quang Trung Software City, TMA Solutions has reasserted itself as a successful case study for Vietnamese software outsourcing firms On March 28, a delegation consisting of 23 MBA students from Drexel University of the U.S. dropped by TMA Solutions (www.tmasolutions.com) to learn how a Vietnamese software company has been able to compete successfully on global markets. In the past 10 years, similar delegations from the U.S. like Harvard Business School, Kellogg School of Management, Minnesota University, and Pittsburgh University have visited TMA for the same purpose. Tran Phuc Hong, vice president of TMA Solutions, said in addition to introducing Vietnam’s technology during the firm’s meetings with guests, TMA has run internship, research and development (R&D) and training programs in cooperation with universities from Norway, Sweden, the U.S. and Canada. TMA … [Read more...] about TMA Is A Success Story
PwC Vietnam and UEL form strategic partnership in career orientation and training
PwC Vietnam and UEL have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch their strategic partnership in career orientation and training with the aim of improving the skills and abilities of UEL students.According to the MoU, PwC will support UEL by assessing and monitoring the performance of students on their internship programmes. PwC will also provide UEL with learning resources for lecturers and students. The parties will collaborate on developing curricula focused on information technology (IT), IT risks, IT controls, IT auditing, information security, and data analytics.The aim is to support graduates in their transition from university to a professional working environment and to help them adapt to the challenges of the fast-changing digital age.Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony, PwC Vietnam partner Nguyen Hoang Nam said “As the leading service provider of IT auditing and controls, and as part of a global network of experts, we are … [Read more...] about PwC Vietnam and UEL form strategic partnership in career orientation and training