Over 1.4 million people participate in voluntary social insuranceOver 1.4 million people participate in voluntary social insurance as of December 31, 2021.
2022 Lunar New Year holiday to last for five daysThe 2022 Lunar New Year holiday will last from January 31 through February 4, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has agreed.
Grounded vessel successfully rescued in Truong Sa watersFisheries Resources Surveillance Division No.4 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on January 10 that a fisheries resources surveillance ship had successfully rescued a fishing boat, which ran aground in the Truong Sa (Spratly) waters.
Vietnam-Japan family association set up in Japan’s Kyushu-Okinawa regionThe association of Vietnam-Japan families has freshly debuted in Japan’s Kyushu-Okinawa region, grouping families whose wives or husbands are Japanese.
Book on President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey publishedA nearly 1,000-page book has been published featuring the journey seeking ways for national salvation of President Ho Chi Minh, known in those days as Nguyen Tat Thanh, said Dr. Vu Manh Ha, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, on December 16.
Vietnam Economic Forum: vocational training needed to adapt to new normalDeveloping a skilled workforce should be considered an important pillar to help the country adapt to the new normal and the national economy quickly recover from the recession and grow intensively and sustainably, heard a session of the Vietnam Economic Forum 2021 on December 5.
Final underground track segments on HCM City’s Metro No 1 to be completed in two monthsTwo final underground railway segments for Metro Line No 1 in Ho Chi Minh City are being installed and will be completed in two months.
Children to be vaccinated against Covid-19 from November 2021Vaccination for children against COVID-19 is scheduled to begin in early November, with priority given to those who have had to stay away from school due to prolonged lockdown, according the Ministry of Health.
FPT donates online learning equipment to Can Tho’s studentsFPT Group in coordination with the Hope Fund on October 20 presented 467 tablets and 50 computers to students with difficult circumstances in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho to support them in online learning activities.
Passengers to several major cities exempt from concentrated quarantineThe Hanoi People’s Committee on October 11 issued Document No.3487/UBND-DT on the pilot resumption of regular domestic flights to and from the capital city.
Nearly 1,000 medical personnel return to Hanoi from HCM CityThe national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines operated five flights on October 5 to transport close to 1,000 medical workers and medical students back to Hanoi after they completed their mission in assisting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic situation in the southern region has changed for the better.
President calls for enhancement of labour skillsPresident Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 3 sent out a letter calling for the enhancement of labour skills to help the country develop prosperously.
Vietnam aims to return to new normal situation by September 30: PMThe National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has adjusted the pandemic response strategy in the direction of safely, flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling COVID-19, implementing pandemic control and socio-economic development at the same time, and striving to bring the country back to the new normal situation by the end of September, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is the head of the committee.
UNFPA associated with Vietnam’s achievements in productive healthThe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is extremely proud to have been associated with Vietnam's spectacular achievements in sexual and reproductive health, said Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam.
Seven COVID-19 vaccines conditionally approved for emergency use in VietnamVietnam's Health Ministry has conditionally approved seven COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in the country.
HCM City extends social distancing till September 30Ho Chi Minh City has decided to extend social distancing in accordance with the Prime Minister’s Directive No.16/CT-TTg till September 30, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai at a press conference on September 13.
Can Tho: Man prosecuted for anti-State postsThe People’s Procuracy of Thoi Lai district, Can Tho city, has issued an indictment prosecuting a man and his accomplices for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate the interests of the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals.”
President urges education sector to act amid COVID-19The education sector should act up to the COVID-19 situation and take measures to minimise its negative impact, requested President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in his letter sent to the sector at the outset of the 2021-2022 school year.
Government encourages localities, units to procure vaccines against COVID-19Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Minister of Health to announce the encouragement of localities and organisations to procure vaccines against COVID-19.