HCMC seeks to step up trade with Western Australia
HCMC – HCMC is calling on enterprises in Western Australia to invest in major sectors in the city, such as food, agro-biotechnology, education and training, said Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, on March 7. Speaking at a reception for Deputy Premier of Western
PVCFC partners with Chinese chemical company
HCMC – Petro Vietnam Ca Mau Fertilizer JSC (PVCFC), whose DCM shares are traded on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE), signed a strategic partnership with the Yunnan Yuntianhua Honglin Chemical Company yesterday, March 7. Yuntianhua Honglin Chemical Company is an affiliate of the Yuntianhua Group
Fuel imports soar in Jan-Feb
HCMC – Vietnam’s crude oil and fuel imports in the first two months of the year skyrocketed over the same period last year, according to official data. Vietnam imported 1.92 million tons of gasoline worth US$1.7 billion, soaring 43.1% in volume and 56.3% in value compared to the same period last
HCMC traffic police proposes removing Dien Bien Phu roundabout
HCMC – The HCMC Traffic Police have proposed turning the Nguyen Binh Khiem – Dien Bien Phu roundabout in District 1 into a controlled intersection to reduce traffic congestion in this area. The HCMC Road and Railway Traffic Police (PC08) wrote to the HCMC Department of Transport suggesting
ManpowerGroup launches research on women’s needs at work
HCMC – ManpowerGroup has launched the What Women Want At Work Research on International Women’s Day (March 3), which found that the top three things female workers want are autonomy at work, equal pay, and understanding and sympathy from the boss. The research from the global recruitment, staffing
Japan provides grants for three projects in HCMC, Ca Mau
HCMC – The Japanese Government yesterday, March 7, signed a contract to grant over US$250,000 in non-refundable aid to three projects in healthcare and education in HCMC and the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau. The signing ceremony of the financial aid, part of the Japanese Government’s Grant
Australia introduces cholesterol-lowering drug
HCMC – The Monash University in Australia has introduced a revolutionary new pill to save the lives of patients with high cholesterol following the successful research and trial by Professor Stephen Nicholls, director of the Victorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, based at the
Extra 200 pharma products approved for circulation
HCMC – The Drug Administration of Vietnam, under the Ministry of Health, has given the circulation registration numbers for roughly 200 pharmaceutical products in response to the rising demand nationwide. Authorized drugs will be used for mild illnesses and specialized treatments, such as
Around 28,400 Vietnamese sent overseas for guest work in Jan-Feb
HCMC – The total number of Vietnamese sent abroad for guest work reached 28,400 in the first two months of this year, a 20-time increase over last year, according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. Statistics from the Department of Overseas Labor showed that Vietnam sent around
FPT teams up with PTIT to expand workforce network
HCMC – FPT Corporation has cut a deal with the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT) to widen the former’s workforce, training and research ecosystem for the electronic and telecommunications field. This was part of FPT’s activities in cooperation with universities to seek
USAID returns dioxin remediated land at Bien Hoa airbase
HCMC – A 20,000-cubic-meter area of dioxin-remediated land at the Bien Hoa airbase in Dong Nai Province was handed over by the United States Agency For International Development (USAID) to the Vietnamese Air Force yesterday, March 7. The event featured the participation of Vietnamese Deputy
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