VOV.VN - Chu Ngoc Anh, chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, joined with Quist Thomasen, vice president of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce (NordCham) in Vietnam, to discuss the activities of Nordic companies in the capital, along with the possibility of boosting relations between Hanoi and the capitals of Nordic countries.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations opened a training course for UN staff officers with the support of the US’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) on April 14.

VOV.VN - Engineers and workers are striving to quickly upgrade facilities and finalize construction work before September 31 in order to prepare for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, set to transpire later this year.

The Ministry of Education and Training has just allowed local schools to organise online classes to support or replace school classrooms.

VOV.VN - The fourth iteration of Techcombank-sponsored Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon kicked off on April 09, drawing the participation of approximately 13,000 athletes from 44 cities and provinces nationwide.

Due to Vietnam’s natural features and geography, the development of a high-speed railway is imperative and any delays will hinder socio-economic growth, Chairman of Vietnam Railways Vu Anh Minh has said.

Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City has been selected as one of 21 regional training centres of the Belgium-based International Society of Nephrology (ISN).

Over 1,500 runners joined the Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2021 in the central city of Da Nang on March 27, which was held by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

As firms are accelerating digital transformation, the need for information technology (IT)-related roles, namely data engineer, infrastructure engineer, or chief technology officer (CTO), is also rising significantly, according to the 2021 Salary Guide of payroll, recruitment and headhunting agency Adecco Vietnam.

Workers in Ho Chi Minh City who were laid off or had their hours cut as a result of COVID-19 will have the opportunity to attend free vocational training courses under a new programme initiative, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal Federation of Labour Pham Chi Tam.