Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth

Households in disadvantaged areas eligible for loans up to VND100 million

From August 8, households in disadvantaged areas will be eligible for getting loans up to VND100 million each with an interest rate of 9 percent a year.Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has just signed the Decision 17/2023/QD-TTg amending and supplementing a number of articles ...

Anh Quan (translator)

MOLISA proposes 12.5 percent increase in pension and allowance

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has suggested the Government increase pensions and social insurance benefits, and monthly allowances.In its draft decree submitted to the Government, the ministry suggested a 15.5 percent increase in pensions, social insurance benefits, and monthly, starting from ...

Measures for education advancement in Mekong Delta

At a conference on Education and Training Development in the Mekong Delta region, data on school and classroom networks have shown stability in the development of educational and training activities in the region.According to the Annual Economic Report of Mekong Delta in 2022, published by ...

10% of young Vietnamese unemployed

One in 10 young people is unemployed and the risk of losing a job for young workers is three times higher than that of older laborers, the government has reported.The unemployment rate among young laborers (aged 15-29) was 7.6% over the first quarter of this ...

Finland & Vietnam promoting vocational education

On April 25, the “Finland – Vietnam Vocational Education Forum” was held in Hanoi to introduce the overall perspective of vocational education in Vietnam and Finland as well as to share factors that have contributed to Finland’s success in vocational training. The forum also opened ...

As many people quit Vietnam's social security system as were joining it

An increasing number of people have quit Vietnam’s social security system in recent years, raising concerns about the state budget having to take care for old people without pension.More than 4.25 million people joined the system between 2016 and 2021. However, 4.06 million people quit ...

Hong Chieu

Vietnam aims to have 1,800 vocational education facilities by 2025

Vietnam has set a target to have 1,800 vocational education facilities by 2025, including three national high-quality vocational training centres and six regional centres. Such figures are part of a national plan for a network of vocational education facilities during the 2021-2030 period, with a ...

Development orientations for Red River Delta through 2030

The Political Bureau has issued Resolution 30-NQ/TW on the directions for economic-social development and ensuring security and national defense in the Red River Delta region until 2030, with a vision to 2045. The Red River Delta region’s GRPD per capita is expected to reach VND274 ...

Thuy Dung

Improving labour productivity crucial to sustainable economic growth: experts

Increasing labour productivity is an important factor to promote economic growth in the long run, and is a prerequisite for Vietnam to narrow its development gap with other regional countries and fulfill the goal of becoming a developed country with high income by 2045, said ...

EVFTA to create 146,000 more jobs for 2022-2025 period

It is forecasted that an additional 146,000 jobs will be made for 2022-2025, thanks to the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) implementation. The above figure was shared at the Workshop to assess the impact of EVFTA on labor and employment issues, organized by the ...

Thuy Duong

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