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Low wages, high costs force tough family decisions
According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Workers and Trade Unions (under the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour – VGCL) in 2023, wages are a key factor in marriage and childbirth decisions, at 53.7 per cent and 72 per cent respectively. Meanwhile, ...
Businesses using forest environmental services to pay fee under a new decree
Businesses involved in eco-tourism that use forest environmental services will have to pay fees for these services under the latest decree, which took effect on July 18. The update was announced on Wednesday during a conference on the Government’s Decree No. 91/2024/NĐ-CP. The decree provides ...
International conference promotes sustainable development, response to climate change
Local and international researchers, practitioners and policy makers met to discuss innovative approaches to the challenges posed by digitalisation and climate change in developing countries at the International Conference on Economics, Law, and Government that wrapped up on Wednesday. The two-day conference with the theme “Approaches ...
National environmental protection planning project for 2021 - 2030 adopted
Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà has signed a decision approving the national environmental protection planning project for the 2021 – 2030 period, with a vision to 2050.The planning project’s objectives are to proactively prevent and control environmental pollution and degradation; to restore and improve ...
Kiên Giang Province improves lives of Khmer people
The lives of Khmer people in Kiên Giang Province have been improved significantly as the province has taken various measures to support them.The province has more than 150,000 farmers, including 35,000 Khmers, who are honoured as farmers with good production and businesses each year. It has 27 ...
Urgent action critical to mitigate risks of air pollution
Air pollution is worsening at an alarming rate, prompting a need for changes in awareness, behaviours and collective actions for everyone’s benefit, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). On average, a Vietnamese person dies of a respiratory disease due to exposure to air pollution ...
Southeast Asia’s largest wastewater treatment facility to open in HCM City in mid-2025
Construction of the Nhiêu Lộc – Thị Nghè wastewater treatment plant project in HCM City, which will be the largest in Southeast Asia, is around 41 per cent complete and is expected to be put into use in June of next year.The plant will treat ...
A greenovation forum for businesses to be held later this month
Given the rising demand for sustainable development and the associated business opportunities, the Việt Nam Independent Directors Association (VNIDA) will host a forum for companies to demonstrate their commitment to both economic interests and environmental responsibility in HCM City on June 26.The Việt Nam Greenovation ...
Việt Nam strengthens legal framework on child labour
The 2020 National Report on Child Labour by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs indicated that over one million children were engaged in labour, primarily in agriculture, construction and services. Child labour is particularly prevalent in rural and mountainous areas in the northern ...
Việt Nam nearing goal of universal health insurance
Fifteen years following the Party Central Committee Secretariat’s Directive No. 38-CT/TW on promoting health insurance in the new situation, the implementation of the health insurance policy for the 2009-24 period has gained many achievements, with the goal of universal health insurance likely to be reached. ...
