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New quarantine regulations for arrivals in Việt Nam
All people entering Việt Nam by commercial flights will be put under quarantine according to three different groups, with each group subject to different COVID-19 testing regulations, according to a draft regulation from the Ministry of Health.Group 1 includes Vietnamese citizens and foreigners who are family members ...
Việt Nam to sign emissions reduction purchase agreement
Việt Nam will be the fifth partner in the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to sign an Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA), according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hà Công Tuấn.Under the terms, if Việt Nam ...
Drastic measures needed to encourage workers to join social and health insurance
Many businesses have scaled down production and reduced their workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a decrease in the number of those participating in social and health insurance, as well as an increase in unpaid social security debts, experts have said.Vietnam Social Security and local social ...
Vietnam among top countries of sex ratio imbalance at birth
As Vietnam is listed among three countries with the highest rate of sex ratio imbalance at birth, local authorities are making efforts to raise public awareness and tighten regulations to shorten the gap.According to the latest report on the world’s population conducted by United Nations ...
Salary increases in 2020 lowest in 10 years: survey
Salaries increased by 6.5 percent this year at multinational companies (MNCs) and 5.2 percent at Vietnamese companies, and are forecast to increase by 7 percent and 7.7 percent next year, according to the Talentnet – Mercer Total Remuneration Survey.Speaking at a webinar held to release ...
Gender roles in family key to improving equality
Việt Nam has made many achievements in gender development and many gender-related issues in Việt Nam are still being improved. However, current gender roles in Vietnamese families are still unequal, which can be detrimental to women.This statement was made by Trần Quang Tiến, director of ...
No public reprimands for primary school students: new MOET circular
Head of the Primary School Department under the Ministry of Education and Training Thai Van Tai talks about changes in regulations relating to the organisation, management and operation of primary schools.The Ministry of Education and Training has issued a new circular on primary schools. The ...
Time to think about recycling of end-of-life solar panels: experts
The growth of solar power generation in Việt Nam has come alongside increasing concern over the disposal of end-of-life solar panels in the coming decades.The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued a circular regulating solar power project development and power purchase contracts in which, project investors ...
Information and Communications Ministry enhances network security with campaign
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has launched the “Review and remove malware nationwide in 2020” campaign to enhance the country’s network security.The campaign aims to reduce the malicious code infection rate by 50 percent. It also aims to cut the number of Vietnamese ...
Bridging the gap, from policies to implementation, who should benefit from government COVID relief packages?
Việt Nam has done remarkably well in regard to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic saving many lives; and mitigated the damage on macroeconomics level. Furthermore, the Government of Việt Nam has issued the Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP dated 09 April 2020 and Decision No. 15/2020/QD-TTg dated April ...
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