The number of international students studying in Vietnam increased by 8% – 10% per year in the 2018 – 2023 period, the Ministry of Education and Training has reported. About 22,000 international students have studied in educational institutions across Vietnam through scholarship programs under agreements, other scholarship channels, and self-financing …
Read More »Digital literacy helps empower women entrepreneurs
An RMIT research team found that while digital technology provides opportunities for women entrepreneurs, it’s just the first step towards equality. Despite increasing legal protections and constitutional recognition of gender equality in Vietnam, women entrepreneurs are still undervalued and face social barriers. Traditional and patriarchal values often constrain women’s business …
Read More »Blinken to visit UAE, Saudi, Israel, seeking to avert wider Middle East war
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Monday before heading on to Israel after warning that the Gaza war could spread across the region without concerted peace efforts, while Israel vowed to continue fighting until Hamas was eliminated. Blinken …
Read More »Honda considers $14B plan for EV production in Canada
Honda Motor Co is considering building an electric vehicle plant in Canada in a near-2-trillion-yen ($13.83 billion) project that could possibly include in-house production of batteries, Japan’s Nikkei news group reported on Sunday. The project could be one of Honda’s largest investments, the report said. Honda declined to comment on …
Read More »Honda considers $14 billion plan for EV production in Canada
Honda Motor Co is considering building an electric vehicle plant in Canada in a near-2-trillion-yen ($13.83 billion) project that could possibly include in-house production of batteries, Japan’s Nikkei news group reported on Sunday. The project could be one of Honda’s largest investments, the report said. Honda declined to comment on …
Read More »Japan minister, in Kyiv bomb shelter, pledges funds to fight drones
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, forced into a bomb shelter by an air alert in Kyiv on Sunday, pledged millions of dollars to NATO to help Ukraine avert Russian drone strikes and announced donations of generators and transformers. “Russia has continued threats and attacks with missiles and drones in various …
Read More »HCMC to spend $41M on Tet gifts, citizen support
Ho Chi Minh City authorities will spend over VND1 trillion ($41 million) to support people with cash and gifts for the Lunar New Year (Tet), the municipal labor department said Thursday. Huynh Le Nhu Trang, vice director of the HCMC Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, said VND915 billion …
Read More »Vietnamese, Lao PMs tour Ngoc Son Temple, Sword Lake
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse guided visiting Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse in their tour of Ngoc Son Temple and around Sword Lake in Hanoi on Sunday. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (2nd, L) and his spouse (far L) take Lao Prime Minister …
Read More »Vietnamese, Lao PMs tour Ngoc Son Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse guided visiting Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse in their tour of Ngoc Son Temple and around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on January 7. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (second from L) and his spouse (far L) take …
Read More »Vietnamese, Lao PMs co-chair bilateral investment cooperation conference in Hanoi
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone co-chaired a Vietnam-Laos investment cooperation conference in Hanoi on Sunday, as part of the latter’s ongoing visit to Vietnam. Vietnam PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone co-chair a Vietnam-Laos investment cooperation conference in …
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