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Action plan for marine debris reduction to be built
The Government has assigned the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Vietnam Administration of Sea and Islands to design a national action plan on reducing marine debris towards 2030. The draft plan of actions sets seven major tasks, including strengthening communications to enhance public ...
How does yuan price reduction affect garment, footwear industries?
The sudden depreciation of Chinese yuan against the US dollar brings more difficulties to Vietnam’s yarn industry, according to Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).Vietnam imports cotton from the US to make yarn products for export to China. If the yuan continues to fall, Vietnam’s yarn ...
Symposium highlights approaches to improving Asian child nutrition
Many Vietnamese and foreign experts shared the latest perspectives on and novel approaches to improving the nutritional status of Asian children at the FrieslandCampina Institute Asia Pacific Symposium held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.The experts also discussed the diagnosis of functional gastrointestinal disorders and ...
Eligible age for social welfare benefits to be reduced to 75
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose that the Government reduce the eligible age for social welfare benefits from 80 to 75, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung. Dung said currently, the policy on the elderly and people ...
Initiative promotes safer working conditions for apparel, footwear workers
The Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative was officially launched in Hanoi on August 6 by IDH – the sustainable trade initiative and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), aiming to promote safer conditions for factory workers in the apparel and footwear industries.The standards ...
Policy dialogue on child labour towards supply chain transparency
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) held a policy dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6, discussing international standards on child labour towards supply chain transparency amid global integration. Participants at the event also discussed ...
Challenges remain in northern mountainous region’s rural development
The northern mountainous region has recorded improvements under the national target programme on new-style rural area building, but it is still facing more difficulties and challenges than other regions. The national target programme, initiated by the Government in 2010, sets 19 criteria on different aspects, aiming ...
Hanoi develops digital traffic map to ease congestion
The Hanoi Transport Department is planning to build a digital traffic map system to serve transport management, helping ease congestion on busy routes. The system, which will cost 2 billion VND (86,700 USD), uses data from traffic cameras across the city. Servers for the system will ...
MARD boosts science and technology in agriculture
Science and technology is one of the key solutions in implementing agriculture restructuring. In the new context, science and technology research units need to innovate, because the changing mechanisms and policies are associated with the application of science and technology.Regarding the application of science and ...
Ministry plans major overhaul of health law
The Ministry of Health is set to amend the Law on Health Examination and Treatment, including provisions on issue of certificates for medical practice. The law came into effect in 2011 and now needs to be amended because certain provisions have failed to meet requirements, Dr ...
