Day: November 15, 2021

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 15 attended the National Great Unity Festival 2021 in Ba commune, Dong Giang district, the central province of Quang Nam.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien also joined the festival.

Talking with local people, President Phuc expressed his delight that Ba commune is the first in Dong Giang district to meet all new-style rural area building criteria, with the poverty rate among local households declining to below 5 percent. Education and health have received due attention with 100 percent of children going to school. Local policy beneficiaries and households living in difficult circumstances have also received care.

He took the occasion to thank ethnic groups in the province for their contributions to the nation’s revolutionary cause.

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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: VNA)

Stressing the important role of the VFF in all times, the State leader expressed his hope that the front work will receive due attention in Dong Giang district in general and Ba commune in particular, and the local VFF chapter will continue promoting its role as a bridge connecting locals with the Party and State.

He also appealed to the commune’s Party Committee and authorities to continue uniting and implementing social welfare, striving to reduce the poverty rate, and promoting the cultural identities of both Kinh and Co Tu ethnic groups.

On this occasion, on behalf of the VFF and donors, the President handed over 7.3 billion VND (322,500 USD) to Dong Giang and Tay Giang districts to build 100 houses for people in need.

He also visited and presented gifts to several poor households, policy beneficiaries, and Heroic Mother Tran Thi Gioi in Ban Mai village of Ba commune.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Employment Services (YES) Centre and the Federations of Labour of the city and Go Vap district held an event on November 14 to introduce employment opportunities to labourers who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to YES Centre Director Nguyen Van Sang, this was a good opportunity for workers to directly meet businesses and training establishments, and choose suitable jobs. On the contrary, enterprises and recruitment units have the opportunity to recruit and directly interview workers who were finding jobs, and recruit skilled workers for their production and business.

YES Centre also introduced the ongoing programme dubbed “Zero-dong hostel – free quick test – get a job immediately” which will last until November 30. The programme is offering 60 free-of-charge rooms, and nearly 200 rooms with prices discounted from 30- 50 percent.

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Labourers participating in the event. (Photo: VNA)

Over 300 surveyed enterprises said that they need over 50,000 workers in various fields, in which the business, trade and service sectors account for 42 percent, Sang added.

At the event, many businesses and employers offer a monthly salary of 6 million VND (265 USD) or more along with several allowances and welfare commitments related to health insurance, accident insurance, and social insurance.

On this occasion, the Federation of Labour of Go Vap district also presented gifts to disadvantaged labourers who lost their jobs due to the pandemic.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 15 urged the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang to step up the COVID-19 fight and economic recovery, while continue mobilising resources in the community to take care of the poor and disadvantaged groups, especially those affected by the pandemic.

The government leader made the suggestion while joining residents of Pac Bo, Nam Lin and Na Leng hamlets in Truong Ha commune of Ha Quang district in the National Great Unity Festival.

The festival was held at Pac Bo special national relic site, where President Ho Chi Minh set his first step back to the homeland after 30 years of going abroad to find the way to save the country.

The PM said unity is of strategic significance and is a basic factor to ensure the victory of the Vietnamese revolution, stressing it is the national unity that has helped to promote the nation’s potential, prestige and position in the international arena.

“Therefore, we must preserve and uphold the great national unity bloc to continue the building of a law-governed socialist state, a socialist democracy and a socialist market economy,” he noted.

PM Chinh emphasised Vietnam is striving to fulfill the target of completing industrialisation and modernisation and basically becoming a modernity-oriented industrial nation by 2030, and a modern industrial country by 2045.

He lauded efforts by Ha Quang district in particular and Cao Bang in general in boosting socio-economic development and ensuring social security, helping to improve the material and spiritual life of local residents.

The leader reiterated the goals of safely and flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, and restoring socio-economic activities, and asked the province to utilise community resources in this regard.

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PM Chinh offered incense at the Pac Bo special national relic site. (Photo: VNA)

Before joining the festival, PM Chinh offered incense at the Pac Bo special national relic site.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Each citizen and household should further raise their sense of responsibility in the COVID-19 fight, heard a seminar in Hanoi on November 15.

The seminar was jointly held by the Vietnamese Sociological Association (VSA) under the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association, and the Institute of Sociology at the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Chien, from the Institute of Sociology, suggested localities work to raise the awareness of Party Committees, authorities and socio-political organisations in every community, residential areas about their role in pandemic prevention and control.

Businesspeople and owners of production and business facilities need to be made aware of their social responsibility in helping the community amid difficulties, he said, highlighting the role of voluntary social organisations and charity groups in the combat.

In his remarks, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Minh, VSA President, said individuals, families and the community play a significant part in the pandemic fight in Vietnam over the past two years.

Their social responsibility has been reflected through their active response to appeals, their participation in common activities, and their confidence in the Government’s instruction.

The seminar is expected to withdraw lessons not only in COVID-19 response, but also in the management of other risks, he said.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 15 visited outstanding teachers in Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the upcoming Vietnam Teachers’ Day (November 20).

Visiting Trieu Thi Hue, who has taught at the Nguyen Trai and Le Hong Phong High Schools for 26 years, obtaining many achievements in teaching and compiling education materials during her career, the President praised her efforts in overcoming difficulties and making significant obtainments.

He hoped the teacher to continue contributing more to the cause of human resources training in the city and the nation.

Phuc then visited Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ly Hoa, born in 1931, the first rector of the Ho Chi Minh City general university.

Expressing his gratitude for Hoa’s contributions to the national education cause, the President hoped the teacher, with his excellent management experience and deep knowledge, will continue contributing to the sector, particularly regarding the training at colleges and universities.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

A seminar on international cooperation in vocational education was held in Hanoi on November 15 to seek ways improving training quality.

The event was organised by the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET) in collaboration with the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) and the International Cooperation Agency of Germany (GIZ).

Participants at the event were updated about orientations, potential and opportunities of bilateral and multilateral cooperation among vocational training establishments, especially between the DVET and international agencies and organisations.

They highlighted a need to step up digital transformation and renew methods of vocational training, contributing to maintaining the stability of labour market, improving labour productivity and national competitiveness amid the fourth industrial revolution.

Statistics from the DVET showed that via international cooperation projects, nearly 5,000 lecturers and education managers have been trained, about 200 others joined training courses in Malaysia, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China). As many as 655 teachers attended short-term courses transferred by Australia and Germany in Vietnam.

However, the figures remain modest compared to nearly 90,000 lecturers in vocational training establishments nationwide

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Demand for “housing with care” – a range of residential formats (which often provide care services) for older people – is increasing, but the market remains almost untouched in Vietnam, according to property consultancy Savills Vietnam.

Vietnam entered an “ageing phase” in 2011. The number of people aged over 60 increased to 11 percent of the population in 2019 from 8.6 percent in 2009, most of who live in northern cities and provinces.

Since the implementation of “Doi Moi” (Renewal) policies, the country has seen enormous socio-economic growth and vast improvements to public services, quality of life, and life expectancy.

This growth has changed how people live and has resulted in modernisation, urbanisation, and increased levels of rural-urban migration. These changes have influenced the living arrangements of the elderly.

According to Vietnam’s General Statistics Office, the number of elderly people living alone or with just their spouse increased from 18.3 percent in 2009 to 27.8 percent in 2019.

Globally, there is a deep and growing demand for housing with care solutions in many markets; a demand that is going unmet due to limited supply.

Out of 63 cities and provinces in Vietnam, only 32 have specialised facilities for the elderly. Although the government aims to have at least one facility in each province by 2025, this does not reflect the rapid growth of Vietnam’s ageing population.

In Vietnam, private nursing homes provide services at relatively high costs, averaging about 15 million VND (663 USD) for a single room and 19 million VND for a double room per month. But even lower-cost facilities are also out of reach of most Vietnamese. So elderly care is mostly provided at home and by volunteering caregivers.

With complex cultural, regulatory, and operational factors at play – some housing with care solutions that are popular internationally might not be practical in the Vietnamese market. There has still been a stigma about nursing homes in the country.

The concept of “family obligations” in most cases makes sending the elderly to a nursing home very difficult. Many people oppose this idea because they think children doing so means they do not love their parents.

“In Vietnam there are multiple levers at work behind the aged care equation,” said Troy Griffiths, Deputy Managing Director, Savills Vietnam. “Not least the spreading acceptance of insurance that allows alternate funding models. From an operating perspective, it is presently difficult to resource with quality medically trained staff. Certainly, the traditional family model is rapidly evolving, and the next decade will see a raft of changes.”

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony in the northern province of Yen Bai on November 15 to announce the recognition of Tan Hop commune as a new-style rural area and launch the festival of great national unity 2021.

The event was to mark the 91st anniversary of Traditional Day of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18).

Speaking at the event, Thuong hailed efforts of residents in Yen Bai and those in Tan Hop commune, Van Yen district, in particular for building on the past achievements and the great national unity, effectively following the Party and State’s policies and guidelines, thus improving their lives.

He said via editions of the great national unity festival, Vietnam’s solidarity tradition has been increasingly upheld and passed on to future generations, especially young people.

On the back of great national unity, the country became the first worker-peasant State in Southeast Asia, defeated two powerful invaders, healed the wounds of war, and performed useful tasks to grow further, he added.

He suggested that the province should exert greater efforts to effectively fight the pandemic while promoting socio-economic development in the near future.

On the occasion, he also visited stalls displaying specialties of Tan Hop commune and Van Yen district, and joined cultural activities and played local folk games.

Source: Vietnam News Agency