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VN to send 100,000 workers abroad annually
Vietnam plans each year to send 100,000 to 120,000 labourers to other countries by 2020, according to Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Gov’t targets 6.7% 2018 GDP growth
Following impressive GDP growth of 6.81 per cent in 2017, the government has released a set of measures and priorities to achieve socio-economic development targets in 2018.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam leads region for ratio of female business leaders
Vietnamese women hold more leading positions on the business map compared to other countries in the region, including Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Women hold 25 percent of CEO or board level positions in Vietnam.Keep reading ...
Minh Nga
Vietnam attracts record tourist numbers in 2017 but can't escape bad reputation
2017 has been another record breaking year for tourism as foreign visitors to Vietnam surged 29.1 percent over the previous year, reaching an all-time high of 12.9 million, according to the General Statistics Office. However, robbery, petty crimes, traffic accidents and service quality continue to ...
Ngan Anh
From 2018, polluters will be jailed for up to 7 years: Vietnam penal code
Individuals caught polluting the environment in Vietnam are to be subject to jail terms, instead of merely cash fines, this year as the Penal Code has been amended to become more stringent to this offense. From January 1, people found guilty of dumping waste to ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter
Vietnam loses $542 million to cyber viruses in 2017
Cyber attacks including the rise of ransomware cost Vietnamese users VND12.3 trillion or more than $542.8 million last year, according to a report from top online security firm BKAV.Keep reading ...
Minh Minh
HCM City enhances use of IT disease surveillance
HCM City will expand the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology this year for surveillance of infectious diseases, such as hand-foot-mouth, throughout the city after successfully piloting it for dengue fever, the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre department’s deputy director Nguyễn Hữu Hưng told Việt Nam News.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Doctor rotation project yields successful results
Some 6.6 million people have received better medical treatment as a result of a project which rotates doctors from high-level to lower-level hospitals, implemented in Việt Nam since 2008.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam bans sale of soft drinks in schools: PM
Advertisements of soft drinks and other ‘unhealthy products’ are also being blacklisted, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Soft drinks will be prohibited from all school canteens across Vietnam in an effort to improve children’s health and height.Keep reading ...
Minh Nga
88 percent of hospitals have effective waste treatment systems
The Medical Environment Management Agency has announced that 478 out of 543 hospitals across Vietnam have well-operating waste treatment systems, accounting for 88 percent of the total.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
