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"Three T-6 trainers are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2024, the next two-three aircraft will be transferred by the end of that year, and the remaining six-seven in 2027," said Brigadier General Sarah Russ, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Brigadier General Sarah Russ speaks at a press conference in Hanoi, December 9, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Vu Anh "We are very pleased to coordinate with Vietnam's Air Defense - Air Force to train technicians for the aircraft maintenance program," she said at a press conference held at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi. The U.S. will support Vietnam in English training for pilots, as well as in logistics, flight safety and aviation medicine, she added. Brigadier General Russ is in Hanoi to attend the Vietnam International Defense Expo 2022. The first large-scale arms fair in Vietnam lasts from … [Read more...] about US to transfer 12 trainer aircraft to Vietnam in 2024-2027

The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information (Falmi) has said that recruitment demands will depend on global economic growth scenarios. If the global economy continues to slow and Vietnam export orders remain short, 2023 labor demand may be for only 280,000-300,000 new workers. But Falmi deputy director Do Thanh Van reported Wednesday that if the economy gets better, some 300,000-320,000 workers will be needed, including 79,000-87,000 in the first quarter alone. Nearly 90% of recruitment demand will come from private companies, according to Falmi analysts. Falmi also reported that 70% of recruitment demand will be in the commercial-service sector, while the rest will be in the industrial and construction fields. The center estimated that demand for employees with at least a college degree will make up 38% of the total. … [Read more...] about Economic upswing could see HCMC needing 300,000 more workers

The survey of over 6,200 factory workers revealed that if they lost their jobs 11.7% could hold out for less than a month, 16.7% for one to three months and 12.7% for more than three months, Vu Minh Tien, head of the union, said at a seminar Thursday that discussed the current labor market amid a shortage of orders for businesses. Some 38% said they are in debt, with 14% finding it difficult to repay in time. Workers' typical working hours have been cut from eight hours a day to 7.25 hours and there is no overtime. Their income fell to VND6.7 million (US$281.45) from VND5.9 million in the third quarter, but their monthly expenses are around VND10.3 million. Since their income falls so short of requirement, 18% of workers intend to withdraw from social insurance if they lose their jobs. Tien said: "Many workers have checked out of their rented rooms and returned to their hometowns. Lunar New Year is around the corner, but their break is longer than usual." He said over … [Read more...] about Many workers have no emergency savings: survey

Russian forces and volunteers are desperately building defences inside their own borders for the first time since Adolf Hitler's Nazi's invaded in WW2 in the latest indication that Vladimir Putin ’s war strategy has gone awry. Pictures show the construction now underway over hundreds of miles as Moscow trolls its own people into thinking Ukraine is poised to invade. The fortification strategy is seen as a way of firing up citizens with patriotic fervour at a time when support for Putin’s bloody war - which has seen 100,000-plus Russians killed or maimed - is slipping, according to polls. READ MORE: Putin has escape plan in place to flee to South America if Russia loses war The protective line - including concrete “tank trap” pyramids - spans the Belgorod and Kursk regions, but the plan has been savaged by some Russian military analysts. It is linked to moves to establish a Dad’s Army to protect the border with Ukraine. Kyiv has shown no desire to invade … [Read more...] about Putin preparing first Russian land defences since Hitler after Ukraine war goes wrong

Vladimir Putin has insisted that Russia hasn't "gone mad" but warns that the threat of a nuclear war is "rising" amid growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine . Speaking in a televised meeting of Russia's Human Rights Council, the Kremlin leader claimed that his country's nuclear weapons are used as a deterrent, not a way to escalate the conflict. "We haven't gone mad. We fully understand what nuclear weapons are. We have them, and they are more advanced and state-of-the-art than what any other nuclear power have," Putin said. READ MORE: Putin pal warns of 'collision of nuclear states with catastrophic consequences' He continued: "We aren't going to brandish those weapons like a razor running around the world, but we naturally proceed from their existence." "It's a factor of deterrence, not a factor provoking an escalation of the conflict." However, the Russian president, who launched an invasion of Ukraine in February, didn't rule out the possibility that … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin says he hasn’t ‘gone mad’ but would still launch nukes as tensions grow

At a meeting with the Hanoi People’s Council Wednesday, municipal health department director Tran Thi Nhi Ha said that among the 586 state healthcare workers who quit, 20 had entirely abandoned their healthcare careers for jobs in other sectors such as online sales. The others had switched to jobs in private healthcare instead, she added, noting that the trend had started several years ago. Ha pointed out that the rate of public healthcare workers migrating to the private sector had been accelerating over the last two years. In 2019, 562 people decided to quit. The figure rose to 574 in 2020 and 614 in 2021. "We anticipate the number of people quitting and switching jobs will continue to increase in 2023," Ha said. The main cause of the migration is low income, accounting for 48% of all cases, according to the department. Other reasons include family issues, health, work environment and working conditions. The Covid-19 pandemic has also severely impacted the healthcare … [Read more...] about Private sector drains Hanoi workers from public healthcare

When the 25-year-old from the northern province of Thai Nguyen returned to Vietnam after three years studying abroad, he started to gain weight. He quickly went from 100 kg to 142 kg. As a result of his excessive weight, even a five-minute ascent up a flight of stairs left him out of breath and exhausted. He regularly experienced shortness of breath and problems sleeping. He had to order clothes from overseas because local stores don’t carry his size. He said that companies turned down his job applications because they were concerned about his size and lack of agility. Vu says he’d tried everything to lose weight, including a strict diet, working out at the gym, walking dozens of kilometers and taking diet supplements. "I was eating only eat one bowl of rice per meal," he said. "Although the dining table was heaping with delicious food, I didn’t eat more because I was afraid of gaining more weight." He added that he was eating a lot of green vegetables and chicken breast, … [Read more...] about Hopeless obese Vietnamese find surgery only solution

Conditions on the frontline in Ukraine are so bleak for the Russians that all there is to do is drink vodka, according to an intercepted call from a soldier. In a clip from the call, the soldier could be heard telling his mother that the Russian army are getting drunk on vodka to cope with "soaking" conditions and dwindling numbers, as he tells her "drinking is the only thing" soldiers on the frontline should be doing. The translated call was published by Dmitri Masinski from War Translated, a project that aims to translate materials about the war in Ukraine into English to "improve understanding of the conflict for the broader Western audience." READ MORE: Putin's notorious Wagner Group now 'targeting volunteers helping in Ukraine' Posting the clip to Twitter, Dmitri wrote: "In this intercepted call, the Russian mobilised soldier in Donetsk area tells his mother about large losses and a constant drinking problem in his unit." At the beginning of the phone … [Read more...] about ‘Drunk’ Russian soldier tells mum drinking vodka is ‘the only thing to do’ on frontline

Google just released its Year in Search report for 2022, and it told us a lot about where Americans wanted to travel this year and beyond. Travel searches generally increased during the last 12 months, as global destinations reopened their borders and dropped a lot of COVID-related travel restrictions. One of the most telling lists was that of trending destinations from Google Flights searches, which revealed the top 10 places that Americans were inquiring about this year. A representative from Google told CNN that “‘trending’ queries are the searches that had a high spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2022 as compared to 2021.” So the trending destinations aren’t necessarily the most searched, but they did experience significant spikes in interest this year. It’s no surprise that four European destinations made the list, as many countries dropped entry requirements for things like mask wearing, vaccinations and negative COVID tests. Asia was much slower to open … [Read more...] about These Were the Top Trending Destinations in 2022, According to Google Flights

Before chef Tommy Lee opened Hop Alley, a hip Chinese restaurant in Denver’s River North Art District, he delved into the history of Chinese people and culture in Colorado. What he learned led to the eventual name of the restaurant, and then, to a lot more. “I have lived here my entire life and I had always wondered why we didn’t have a traditional Chinatown,” said Lee, whose parents moved to Denver in the 1960s from Hong Kong. “I started doing research and I found out there was actually a Chinatown in Denver.” Created in the 1860s when the first immigrants from China moved to the Colorado Territory to work on the railroads, Denver’s Chinatown ran along Wazee between 15th and 17th streets, and later expanded to include parts of Market between 15th and 20th streets. But back then, it was called Hop Alley, a derogatory term that referred to the opium dens found there. Lee recognizes his restaurant’s name speaks to a calamitous past, but it also opens up conversations. “There are a … [Read more...] about Denver’s historic Chinatown is long gone — but a new historic district is in the works