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8,000 firms owe social insurance fees
More than 8,000 enterprises nationwide currently owe social insurance premiums totalling some VNĐ2 trillion (US$87 million). These debts are very difficult to retrieve, with some even impossible to get, according to Việt Nam Social Insurance (VSI).Keep reading ...
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VN makes significant progress in sustainable finance reforms
Việt Nam has made significant progress in banking reforms to expand sustainable lending, says the first comprehensive Global Progress Report of the Sustainable Banking Network (SBN), released on February 26.Keep reading ...
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Parents now need ID card to buy kid’s medicine
A new regulation which requires the identity card number of a parent or guardian in the prescription form to buy medicines for a child aged six or less is making parents uneasy. The new circular regulating prescription for outpatient children will become effective from March 1.Keep ...
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Ministry reforms school entry rules
This year, the Ministry of Education and Training will decide minimum entrance score for only teacher training institutions while minimum entrance scores for other universities, colleges and vocational schools will be scrapped.Keep reading ...
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Electronics firms face labour shortage
Hundreds of electronics manufacturers in Việt Nam are having difficulty recruiting labourers, said an official from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).Keep reading ...
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Made-in-Việt Nam medicine use on the rise
The use of made-in-Việt Nam medicines at provincial-level hospitals has risen to 35.4 per cent since the Ministry of Health initiated an ongoing project named “Vietnamese people give priority to using made-in-Việt Nam medicines” in 2012.Keep reading ...
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Salary of labour class increased 9.3% in 2017
The average monthly salary increased by 9.3 per cent in 2017, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.Keep reading ...
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Site clearance for airport to cost US$41bn
Land reclamation, compensation and resettlement support for the construction of Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai is estimated to cost nearly VNĐ23 trillion (US41.01 billion).Keep reading ...
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Việt Nam works to stop illegal fishing
Việt Nam has been actively working to implement the European Commission (EC)’s recommendations since it announced a yellow card on Vietnamese fisheries on October 23 last year.Keep reading ...
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Government targets vocational training for 2.2m people
The government targets to provide vocational training to 2.2 million people in 2018 to meet the increasing demand for human resources, according to the Directorate of Vocational Education under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.Keep reading ...
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