Social development
Compulsory social insurance may drive foreign employees away from Vietnam
Vietnam’s labor ministry is seeking public opinion on a new rule that would require foreign workers to pay social insurance, the ministry recently said.Keep reading ...
Ngan Anh
Women raped in Vietnam and Thailand face big hurdles in getting justice: UN study
A new study by three United Nations (UN) agencies, of rape and sexual assault cases in Thailand and Vietnam, has found significant societal, legal and institutional practices that prevent victims from getting redress.Keep reading ...
Tan Hui Yee
Sharp rise in seriously ill mental patients: official
There has been a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of people suffering from serious mental illnesses, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). Nguyễn Văn Hồi, head of the ministry’s Social Assistance Department, told a conference ...
VNS Reporter
Deputy PM urges greater efforts for UN 90-90-90 Goals
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has called on society as a whole to collaborate in meeting the United Nations’ 90-90-90 Goals in HIV/AIDS prevention and control by 2020. Đam made the call during a meeting held in the northern province of Hải Dương yesterday in response to ...
VNS Reporter
Gov’t proposes tuition-free elementary, secondary education
The Education Ministry has proposed free tuition for all public elementary and secondary schools as “an appropriate mechanism” for universalising access to education in the country.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Universities roll out red carpet for lecturers with doctorates
PhDs are now welcomed with open arms at universities, which are willing to pay hundreds of millions of dong to attract talented lecturers.Keep reading ...
Kim Chi
Non-communicable diseases – leading cause of death in Vietnam
The Vietnam Medicine Association and the Ministry of Health raised the fact that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now a leading cause of death in Vietnam at the sixth National Scientific Conference in Hanoi on November 21.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
UN helps Vietnam provide essential services package for women and girls subject to violence
A coordinated set of essential and quality multi-sectoral services for all women and girls who have experienced gender based violence is being under construction in Vietnam. This information is provided at a workshop co-organized by the United Nations in Vietnam and the Ministry of Labor, ...
Hong Kieu
Gender inequality in ethnic minority groups: survey
Gender inequality in ethnic minorities is seen in different fields, including economy, labour, education, training and healthcare. This was the result of the survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minority groups in Việt Nam in 2015 from the gender perspective. The results were ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam slightly drops in EF English Proficiency Index
According to the results of the 7th edition of the English proficiency index (EPI) conducted by EF Education First (EF), Vietnam ranks 34th among the 80 countries and territories surveyed on general English skills, signifying a slight dropt of three grades compared to the 2016 ...
Kim Oanh
