The Saigon Times
Health Ministry introduces new decree guiding food safety law
The Ministry of Health and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) organized a conference last week to present Government Decree 15/2018/ND-CP guiding the implementation of the Food Safety Law, Phap Luat newspaper reports.Keep reading ...
The Saigon Times Reporter
Manufacturing sector in dire need of manpower
The manufacturing sector had the strongest demand for recruitment, followed by consumer goods-retail, finance-banking, and information technology (IT) in the final quarter of last year, manpower consultant Navigos Group said in a report.Keep reading ...
Van Ly
New pension rule puts female workers at disadvantage
Many workers, especially females, have complained about the new pension calculation method applicable from January 1, 2018, saying it puts them at a disadvantage, Tien Phong newspaper reports.Keep reading ...
Saigon Times Reporter
NA to hear explanation of huge ODA loans
The Ministry of Planning and Investment has been assigned to give the National Assembly (NA) an explanation of official development assistance (ODA) loans of VND600 trillion, VnEconomy quoted a Ministry of Finance official as saying.Keep reading ...
Saigon Times Reporter
Social insurance debts amount to VND14.7 trillion
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 ...
The Saigon Times Reporter
Govt: No health insurance premium hike until 2020
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 ...
Hoang Nhung
Mekong Delta provinces call for investments in agriculture
Three Mekong Delta provinces, Long An, Tien Giang and Dong Thap, have called on investors to develop 16 agriculture projects worth trillions of Vietnam dong, heard an investment promotion conference in Long An last Saturday.Keep reading ...
Trung Chanh
Samsung rejects NGO report on worker mistreatment
A non-governmental organization (NGO) report said workers at two factories of Samsung Electronics Vietnam do not have employment contracts and noise there is higher than permitted levels. IPEN organization of Sweden and the Hanoi-based Research Center for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED) interviewed 45 ...
Thuy Dung
Workforce growth turns modest
The local workforce has annually grown by less than 1% over the past five years due to population aging, according to a report by the Institute of Labor, Science and Social Affairs.Keep reading ...
Thuy Dung
Vietnam urged to improve quality of foreign capital inflows
Experts are urging the Vietnamese government to shift its focus on improving the quality of foreign investment in the context of recent forecast by international institutions on the upward trend of the foreign capital inflows into the country. Vietnam needs foreign capital, but high and ...
Quoc Hung
