Skilled workers hired to work in Germany under a government-to-government program with Vietnam can expect to get a monthly salary of 3,500 euros (US$3,600). The program to recruit skilled workers in 2022-23 by the Center for Overseas Labor, the German Federal Employment Agency and the German Chamber of Industry and …
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U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Asia on Saturday vowing to urge Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea when they hold their first face-to-face meeting at next week’s G20 summit. Biden touched down in Phnom Penh for meetings with Southeast Asian leaders ahead of his encounter with …
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Three crew members of a double-decker yacht in the Saigon River that caught fire Thursday evening were saved in time. The vessel had dropped off 10 passengers at Ben Suc Bridge between Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong Province, and the captain, Nguyen Van Nhat, 32, and his crew …
Read More »Vietnam PM calls for balanced trade development with China
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed increased connectivity and balanced trade development with China as he met his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Cambodia Friday. Vietnam always appreciates and prioritizes the development of a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, Chinh said at the meeting in Cambodian capital Phnom …
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Donald Trump will announce next week that he is taking another shot at the presidency with a White House run in 2024, his longtime advisor Jason Miller said Friday. The divisive former president, who will be 78 when the next election is held, has been hinting at another presidential run …
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Three crew members of a yacht were saved in time after fire engulfed the double-decker on the Saigon River. The ship with a capacity of 960 horsepower carried 10 passengers, the captain, and two crew members from Thu Duc City to Ben Suc Bridge, which links Ho Chi Minh City …
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Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving in the center of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its attack began in February. “Today is a historic day. We are getting the south of the country back, we are getting Kherson back,” Ukrainian President …
Read More »Crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy as wunderkind CEO exits
Crypto exchange FTX filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Friday and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried resigned as chief executive, after the biggest blowup in the crypto industry drew calls for tighter regulation. The distressed crypto trading platform had struggled to raise billions to stave off collapse as traders rushed to …
Read More »Vietnam PM proposes balanced trade development with China
In a Friday meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Cambodia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed increased connectivity and balanced trade development between the two countries. Vietnam always appreciates and prioritizes the development of a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, Chinh said at the meeting in Cambodian …
Read More »China shortens Covid quarantine times, eases flight curbs
China on Friday eased some of its Covid curbs, including shortening by two days quarantine times for close contacts of cases and for inbound travelers and scrapping a penalty on airlines that bring in infected passengers. The new rules were among the 20 measures examined at the first meeting of …
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