Gender

Facebook, the world’s biggest social network and the most popular in Vietnam, has acted upon a request by Vietnamese authorities to remove 159 anti-government accounts, a senior government official has said.Keep reading ...

Forty-eight foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were honoured for their contributions to poverty reduction and sustainable development in Vietnam during 2013-2017 at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 21.Keep reading  ...

A conference on Vietnamese women’s role in the fourth industrial revolution held in HCM City on Tuesday highlighted the need for female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and overcome entrenched barriers such as gender disparities and lack of leadership roles.Keep reading ...

While the profile of Vietnamese businesswomen has been raised significantly in recent years with the emergence of leaders in certain sectors, budding women entrepreneurs still have to fight with one hand tied behind their backs.Keep reading    ...

Vietnam’s population is getting older, but not richer, Nguyen Van Tan, deputy director general of the General Office for Population and Family Planning talks to Nhan Dan Cuoi Tuan (The People’s Weekly) magazine about the issue.Keep reading ...

Child abuse is a common problem in Vietnam. All forms of child abuse – emotional and physical – have a negative emotional effect on the child. In some cases, the child’s physical health and memory are also affected. Keep reading ...

The UN Women and the Australian Embassy in Viet Nam are calling on labourers to participate in an online survey to assess the effects of the revision of the Labour Code on men, women and different labour groups in society. Keep reading ...

Companies across the country still owe about VND14.7 trillion (over US$646 million) in social insurance premiums, which may leave their employees on the verge of losing their health and retirement insurance benefits, Thanh Tra newspaper reports.Keep reading ...

Vietnam is taking urgent action to ensure food security against the negative effects of climate change, which has resulted in heat waves, forest fires, floods and sea level rise in recent years. Sunlight, temperature and rainfall are the main drivers of crop cultivation, hence, agriculture is ...

The Government will not approve any proposal to increase healthcare insurance premiums until 2020, so payment rates should be calculated to ensure the rights and interests of all stakeholders.Keep reading ...