The delegation of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Mass Mobilisation visits Netherlands (Source: The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands) During its stay, the delegation had a working session with representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy and community in the Netherlands. Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo Thi Hoa briefed the guests on the situation of Vietnamese expats in the Netherlands and its policies for Vietnamese people and students living, working and studying in the country, as well as the embassy’s citizen protection work for Vietnamese citizens. Representatives from the Vietnamese community in the Netherlands informed the delegation about achievements made by and difficulties facing the Vietnamese Association, stressing the need to learn Vietnamese language and Vietnamese culture for young Vietnamese people in the Netherlands. They highly valued the State’s efforts to hold exchange programmes for enhancing linkage … [Read more...] about Party mass mobilisation commission delegation visits Netherlands
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Ceremony marks 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic ties
Prof. Dao Xuan Hoc, President of the Vietnam-Netherlands Friendship and Cooperation Association Addressing the event, Prof. Dao Xuan Hoc, President of the Vietnam-Netherlands Friendship and Cooperation Association, said that over the past 45 years, the relationship between Vietnam and the Netherlands has grown in a dynamic and effective manner across many fields, benefiting both sides. Currently, the Netherlands is one of the largest European trade partners and investors in Vietnam, with over 8 billion USD in investment and nearly 8 billion USD in two-way trade revenue recorded for 2017. With its impressive economic development and efficient support of the Netherlands, Vietnam has progressed from a recipient of development assistance from the Netherlands to become a trade partner of the European country, a demonstrative example of the effectiveness of bilateral affiliation, the professor noted. Prof. Hoc added that over the past five years, the Vietnam-Netherlands … [Read more...] about Ceremony marks 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic ties
Netherlands: 85 Per Cent of Refugees Still Unemployed
Only 15 per cent of refugees who have been permitted to work in the Netherlands since 2014 are in employment, figures show, with experts predicting the proportion who have jobs will rise only to 40 per cent over the next ten years. Data from the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) revealed the vast majority of refugees have remained unemployed and living off welfare in the two and a half years since they were granted work permits.Of the 15 per cent who are in employment, the majority of whom are Syrians and Eritreans according to Die Telegraaf, most of the refugees who found jobs are only working part-time. Dutch immigration researcher Jan van de Beek said that the number of people granted asylum in the Netherlands who enter the jobs market will increase, but only to a limited extent.Having analysed the participation in the jobs market of asylum seekers who arrived in the Netherlands between 1999 and 2005, he predicted that the proportion of refugees in work would rise to … [Read more...] about Netherlands: 85 Per Cent of Refugees Still Unemployed
HCM City event marks 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands ties
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang (R) and Dutch Consul General Carel Richter Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang expressed his delight at the strong development of bilateral relations across the fields, especially in the exchange of high-level delegations and cooperation in water management, climate change adaptation, culture, education and tourism. Speaking highly of the role of the Consulate General in boosting collaboration between Ho Chi Minh City and the Netherlands, Mang affirmed that the city is willing to create the most favourable conditions for the Consulate General to carry out diplomatic events and cooperative activities in order to tighten the friendship and mutual understanding between the two peoples. Consul General Carel Richter stressed that the Netherlands maintains its position among the largest foreign investors in Vietnam and biggest European trade … [Read more...] about HCM City event marks 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands ties
Netherlands Exhibition: How Steve Bannon Shaped ‘Core Narratives’ of Trumpism
A newly launched exhibition in Rotterdam showcases how Steve Bannon’s artistic work in film and culture “first foreshadowed, then shaped, the core narratives of Trumpism.” Stephen K. Bannon, the former executive chairman of Breitbart News who led Donald Trump’s election campaign to victory before becoming the president’s chief strategist, has caught the attention of the art world as “one of this young century’s more significant propaganda artists.”Designed by Jonas Staal and curated by Marina Otero Verzier, the exhibit, titled “Steve Bannon: a Propaganda Retrospective,” opened in Rotterdam on Friday at the Het Nieuwe Instituut and will run through next September 23. “I don’t want to give him too much credit, because the idea that he’s a successful propagandist is, of course, all part of his propaganda,” said Jonas Staal, a Dutch artist and propaganda researcher who headed up the project. “But … [Read more...] about Netherlands Exhibition: How Steve Bannon Shaped ‘Core Narratives’ of Trumpism