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The Thai government has sought help from 230,000 environmental volunteers in its campaign to help reduce the scourge of plastic waste in the country, local media reported.

The national innovative start-up day, Techfest 2019 kicked off on December 4 in Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.

Vietnam sent 132,802 labourers to work abroad in the first 11 months of 2019, according to the Vietnam Association of Manpower Supply (VAMAS).

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on December 2 announced the establishment of the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) with the aim of adopting the most advanced technology for the safety of the city state.

The Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park must serve as the country’s hub for hi-tech workforce training, said Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan during her visit to the Hanoi-based park on November 23.

High-tech manufacturing was the top sector in terms of demand for senior managers in the third quarter, according to executive search firm Navigos Search.

New regulations and development in the global economy will have a strong impact on Vietnamese shipping, a conference held to discuss Vietnam’s Maritime Future heard in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13.

A forum on how to improve Vietnamese labourers’ skills will be held in Hanoi from November 15-16, heard a press conference in the capital on November 11.

The overall unemployment rate in Singapore rose in the third quarter of this year to the highest level since 2009, according to the Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

According to Japan’s Immigration Services Agency, the number of Vietnamese students entering the local workforce after completing their education here amounted to 5,244 in 2018, the second highest number among their foreign peers in the country.

Nguyen Phuong, sales director of Minh Thanh Co., Ltd, said his company plans to invest more than 50 billion VND (2.15 million USD) in a production chain for bedroom and living room furniture.

Digital transformation is not only a trend but also essential for businesses to thrive as the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) has boomed globally, heard at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20.

Since transforming their rice plantations in lotus ponds, residents in Giang Thanh district in the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang, have doubled their incomes.

The Da Nang People’s Committee and the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) will jointly host a series of international events on IT from October 21-24, reported the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP).

The Thai cabinet has approved a budget worth 24.6 billion baht (about 809 million USD) to support research and innovation to transition the country into a fully technology-based society.

Hospital infections were becoming a common problem that required more focus from the healthcare sector, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said.

The northern province of Hai Duong has made drastic efforts to accelerate international integration in recent years.

The annual Vietnam Finance Forum 2019 was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 19 by the Ministry of Finance, focusing its discussion on the theme of “Fiscal and Financial Policy Reforms as Drivers for Renewing the Growth Model and Restructuring the Economy in Vietnam”.

Increasing numbers of airlines and aircraft are putting serious pressure on Vietnam’s aviation infrastructure. As competition for market share and skilled labour intensifies, the Government must take measures to ensure a fair playground and long-term development, said industry experts and authorities.

The success application of a solution to analysearsenic content in samples at Dung Quat Refinery to prevent and control the effects of arsenic at the workshop has savedabout 1 billion VND per year.