Foreign retailers come, Vietnamese billionaires struggle to survive. Philippe Broianigo, CEO of Central Retail in Vietnam, recently stated that in the next five years, the group will invest about 35 billion baht (US$1.1 billion) to expand business in 55 provinces and cities of Vietnam. This year the Thai retail giant plans to disburse $211 million to open four trade centers in Vietnam. The group owns 37 trade centers and 230 stores in Vietnam. It aims to expand this system to 55 provinces and cities in the next five years, to compete fairly with Vietnam’s retail giants. ###: How to setup…
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Vietnam expects to export 90,000 laborers this year, focusing on markets with high and stable income, according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). The four markets receiving the largest number of Vietnamese workers included South Korea, Japan, Germany and Taiwan, the Vietnamnet news outlet reported. ###: What to know when hiring Vietnamese employee to work abroad as a foreign company Tong Hai Nam, director general of the Department of Overseas Labor under the MoLISA, said the department has renewed its agreement on labor cooperation with Thailand, and negotiated labor cooperation with Israel, as well as implemented…
Table Tennis Trần Mai Ngọc wins the 2021 National Table Tennis Championship at the age of 17, becoming the second youngest champion in history. Photo nhandan.vn Thanh Hà Trần Mai Ngọc jumped in the air and screamed to celebrate her championship point. She had just become the second youngest national champion ever at the age of 17, and proved herself the future of Vietnamese table tennis. Ngọc has risen through the ranks faster than coaches planned, taking just eight years to top the national podium. Now, she will be a key athlete in helping the country gain top results in international tournaments. …
A foreign company incorporated and located outside of Vietnam can hire a Vietnamese employee to work abroad. It need not go through a Vietnamese company that has been granted a labor export license. It can directly enter into an employment contract with a Vietnamese. ###: Employment & Labor Services in Vietnam This article provides notes under the new Law No.69/2020/QH14 on sending Vietnamese workers to work abroad (“Law 2020”) and Decree No.112/2021/ND-CP which explains how to register either a new or an extended employment contract while the Vietnamese employee is abroad (“Decree 112”). Both the Law 2020 and the Decree…
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines resumed regular flights to Australia from today, January 15. Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam proposes to increase flights to meet the demand for traveling to the country on Tet holiday. The Civil Aviation Authority said that, it has negotiated with aviation authorities of countries and territories to reconnect and increase regular international flights to meet increasing travel demand during the upcoming Tet holidays. At first, the Civil Aviation Authority has proposed to increase the number of flights to 14 trips per week for each side between Vietnam and South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan (China);…
Genomic sequencing at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. — Photo courtesy of the hospital HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has recorded a further imported Omicron case, an 82-year-old woman being treated at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. The woman arrived at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport on January 10 on a flight from the United States, tested positive for coronavirus (from a rapid test at the airport), and was moved to No.12 COVID-19 field hospital in Thủ Đức City as per protocol. Since the patient was at elevated risk given he age, had various underlying conditions and breathing difficulties, she was transported to…
In 2021 alone, the national hotline for child protection received more than 500,000 calls on child-related issues, of which 35,000 were for advice and support, an 11 per cent increase compared to 2020. For the recent case of the 8-year-old girl in HCM City, if the people living nearby had reported earlier, not only might the child have been saved, but the father and the ‘stepmother’ might also have been subjected to less severe sentences Đặng Hoa Nam, director-general of the Department of Child Affairs (under the Ministry of Labours, Invalid and Social Affairs), spoke to the New Hanoi newspaper about child protection at…
Starbucks continues to scale up in Vietnam by opening six additional stores in Vietnam between last December and January 2022, with three each in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The world’s largest coffeehouse chain now has nine stores in Vietnam. On the occasion of the upcoming celebration of the Lunar New Year, Starbucks has launched products inspired by the Year of the Tiger and its holiday beverages. The Starbucks first arrived in Vietnam in February 2013 after launching a coffee shop in HCM City, Vietnam News Agency reported. Despite the pandemic restrictions, the race to open more shops between…
Football Tô Văn Vũ in action. The former shoe shine boy is aiming for a start with the national team. Photo zing.vn Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — The road to success can have many twists and turns. Just ask Tô Văn Vũ, the 28-year-old who is quickly establishing himself with the national football squad. As a child, Vũ would walk the streets of Đồng Nai Province with his mother, shining shoes to earn a living. Now it’s his football boots that are polished to perfection as he continues living the dream of a…
In Hanoi, you can go to Thong Nhat Park on Feb. 1 to view fireworks on the first 15 minutes of the Lunar New Year. Vietnam’s business hub of Ho Chi Minh city will not have its firework displays on Lunar New Year’s Eve this year, according to deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports. In 2022, the country will have a nine-day break for this Tet, which lasts from January 29 to February 6. Tet celebration in Vietnam starts on the 1st day of Lunar calendar and usually lasts for 3 days. Before…