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OECD wants Vietnam to join its Country Programme
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue received Director of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Global Relations Secretariat Andreas Schaal in Hanoi on April 1. Schaal is on his visit to Vietnam to work with several relevant Vietnamese ministries and agencies on building a ...
Seminar discusses air pollution, community health
The Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) and the Research and Training Centre for Community Development (RTCCD) has co-organised a seminar on air pollution and community health in Hanoi.The March 30 seminar was a direct dialogue with doctors and experts on the issue, particularly the ...
Jail sentence for Vietnamese suspect in DPRK citizen’s death
The Shah Alam High Court in Selangor state of Malaysia on April 1 sentenced Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, a suspect in the murder of a man holding a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) passport with the name of Kim Chol, to three years and ...
Population and housing census begins
The 2019 population and housing census kicked off on April 1 with the participation of over 122,000 investigators to collect basic population information and household information.All the information to be collected will tell us the implementation of socio-economic plans in 2011-2020. It will serve as the ...
Kim Loan
Vietnam targets ensuring equal labour rights for people with disabilities
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong in mid-March signed a document ratifying Vietnam joining the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention 159 on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Disabled Persons. The ratification strongly affirms Vietnam’s commitment to ensuring that workers with disabilities are ...
New university recruitment regulation raises concerns
A new regulation concerning recruitment quotas for public tertiary education institutions in Vietnam has been at the centre of debate among educators and lawmakers.The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) recently decided to use the percentage of students that gained employment after graduation as the ...
Vietnam Global Leaders Forum held in Paris
The Vietnam Global Leaders Forum (VLGF) was held in Paris, France, on March 30-31 by the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE) and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, gathering more than 200 delegates from 25 countries.Addressing the event, AVSE President Nguyen Duc ...
Vietnam joins int’l efforts in preventing financing of terrorists: Ambassador
Vietnam has committed to joining international efforts in combating the financing of terrorists, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN said at the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s open debate on March 28.He noted that Vietnam has become a member of ...
Ministry proposes lowering CIT for SMEs
The Ministry of Finance has proposed cutting corporate income tax (CIT) rates on small and micro businesses from the current 20 percent to 15-17 percent.The idea was raised in a National Assembly draft resolution which the ministry recently published for comments.The move aims to promote ...
How Will Foreign Investment Change Vietnam’s Economy?
Vietnam’s cheap workers might not be the country’s stars for much longer: low wages helped to propel the communist nation to some of the fastest growth rates in the world, but analysts say it needs a new economic model now.Keep reading ...
Ha Nguyen
