The Saigon Times

Higher tobacco tax recommended to reduce incidence of premature death

Experts have recommended tobacco tax hikes to negate the harmful effects of smoking.[]In Vietnam, one out of every two adult males in Vietnam is a smoker. Smoking is attributed to 24%-28% of premature deaths among Vietnamese men aged over 35. More than 40,000 smoking-related deaths ...

Saigon Times Reporter

Fed’s interest rate hike could affect Vietnam’s budget balance

The likely move by the United States Federal Reserve System on further hiking the interest rate and the ongoing trade war between the United States and China could have an adverse impact on Vietnam’s State budget balance and public and national debts in the coming ...

SGT Reporter

Vietnam at high risk of African swine fever due to China outbreaks

Although no African swine fever cases have been reported in Vietnam, the country is at high risk of contamination by the highly contagious disease from China, where a total of 14 outbreaks have been recorded since early August, due to the illegal trade of processed ...

Thuy Dung

Over 6,500 local websites hacked

More than 6,500 websites in Vietnam have been attacked by hackers so far this year, according to an expert at the 2018 ASEAN Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Incident Drill, or ACID 2018, in Hanoi City on September 5.Keep reading ...

Van Ly

Wage Council establishes 5.3% minimum regional wage hike

All members of the National Wage Council today, August 13, finalized a 5.3% minimum regional wage hike for 2019, at an average of VND175,000, following three meetings to discuss the matter.Keep reading ...

Thuy Dung

Vietnam lacks efficient management of hydropower operations: MoIT

The law on irrigation does not include regulations on the operation and management of hydropower dam safety, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).Keep reading ...

Lan Nhi

PM calls for stronger efforts to protect children

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told the competent agencies and localities to intensify their efforts to protect children from violence and abuse. []In addition, some 2,000 children die of drowning and 2,000 others are killed in traffic accidents each year.Keep reading ...

Saigon Times Reporter

Draft SEZ law not on NA Standing Committee's agenda at Aug session

The draft law on special administrative and economic units, also known as special economic zones (SEZ), will not be put on the agenda of a National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee session set for August 8 to 13, reported Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper, citing a ...

Saigon Times Reporter

Vietnam increasingly reliant on imported energy

Due to limited domestic supply, Vietnam has become increasingly dependent on energy imports, putting national energy security at risk, Nguyen Van Thanh, deputy head of the Electricity and Renewable Energy Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said. Keep reading ...

Thuy Dung

Agency proposes supervision system to prevent dam collapse

The Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN) has proposed setting up a system of supervision and carefully monitoring dams nationwide to promptly issue warnings to avoid calamities caused by a dam collapse similar to the Xe Pian – Xe Namnoy dam incident in in Laos’ Attapeu province.Keep ...

Le Anh

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