Students need support for start-up innovation

Lack of capital and appropriate training were hindering the developing of start-up innovations among students at vocational training facilities, heard a workshop held in Hà Nội yesterday.

Hà Nội strives to have no poor households by year's end Hoàng Thành Thái, deputy director of Hà Nội’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the department’s resolve to get rid of poverty in the capital city.

Cooperation in vocational training remains loose Only 12.3 per cent of Vietnamese businesses have regular cooperation with vocational schools, making it difficult to improve the country’s vocational education and solve unemployment.

Deal signed for Vietnamese workers to find jobs in Japan An agreement to allow Vietnamese workers to work in Japan for five years was signed on Friday in Hà Nội.

Concert sets stage for musician's work The Hà Nội Goethe Institute will host a concert of Vietnamese composer Nguyễn Văn Thương's work entiteld Trở Về Đất Mẹ (Return To The Homeland) on October 2. 

Woman offers hope to unfortunate children

One woman is always willing to help and offer hope to sexually abused and exploited children with her enthusiasm and kindness.

Ethnic minority women empowered to fight poverty There were times 30-year-old Sùng Thị Sy thought of running away to escape her violent husband, who regularly beat her when he was drunk.

Soft loan policy plays role in poverty reduction

Nearly eight million poor households and families subject to special social policies have received soft loans worth nearly VNĐ222 trillion (US$9.56 billion) over the past three years, contributing to improve the living conditions of the poor, particularly in ethnic minority-inhabited and rural areas.

Deputy PM holds talks with WB Vice President

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ held talks with Senior Vice President and chief economist of the World Bank Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg in Hà Nội on Monday.

Automobile component plant opens in Ninh Bình

Financed by ESMO Group from South Korea, the plant cost more than VNĐ300 billion (US$12.9 million). The facility covers nearly 64,000sq.m in the Gia Phú Industrial Cluster in Gia Viễn District.