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Vietnam will promote education on tobacco prevention at schools, propose a higher tax rate on cigarettes, raise serious reports on smoking-related diseases and impose strict punishments on violations in smoke-free areas.Keep reading ...

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked people’s committees of localities at central levels to make plans to use ash and cinder for construction and other purposes. The reuse of ash and cinder can help protect the environment and meet socio-economic development requirements, he ...

The European Union has signed an agreement to support Vietnam’s forest governance improvement goals, aimed at ensuring that the timber it imports from the Southeast Asian country is legally sourced.Keep reading ...

The retirement age for male and female workers could increase from 60 and 55 at present to 62 and 60 respectively from 2021, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).Keep reading ...

Probiotics are beneficial bacteria and play a key role in improving health and cutting the odds of contracting digestive diseases. While experts say up to 70 per cent of Vietnamese people are at risk of gastritis, most probiotic products on the market did not help ...

Vietnamese laws impose heavy sanctions on wildlife trafficking, but many violations still occur.Keep reading ...

Visitors to Laos won’t have any excuse for getting lost after a detailed map was created after a four-year partnership between the country and Việt Nam. The full database of the terrain information along with ratio map of 1/50,000 covers 170,000 sq.km of the northern ...

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) plans to tighten control of emissions of vehicles in circulation as well as used vehicles imported to curb air pollution. Under a draft decision on new emission standards which is open to the public to collect opinions, vehicles manufactured prior ...

Vietnam may have to import gas from 2020 to produce electricity for the country’s socio-economic development, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).Keep reading ...

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to create 17,000 to 20,000 jobs each year for Vietnamese workers, said Dao Quang Vinh, director of the Institute of Labor Science and Social Affairs, under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.Keep ...