Social Issues - VietNam News

Early intervention improves fertility odds

The cries of a child break the quietness of the infertility hospital waiting room in Ha Noi. Couples turn their heads towards the parents consoling their daughter, nurturing the hope that one day they will have a child.

Badawi presents gifts

Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Ahmad Badawi (right) donates gifts to disabled children at the Thi Nghe Protection Centre for Orphans and the Disabled in HCM City yesterday.

Inspectors slam manufacturers of poor quality black boxes

Transport officials inspecting 19 manufacturers of black boxes – devices installed in vehicles to supervise their operation – have discovered nine of them to be falling short of national standards.

ILO to help improve social insurance laws

A project to improve the nation's social insurance system was launched by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) yesterday.

Lam Dong expands job training

The Central Highland province of Lam Dong plans to increase its financial support to local ethnic minority labourers so they can continue to attend vocational training schools.

Prudential donates $33,000 to build kindergarten

Saigon Children's Charity in collaboration with Prudential Co.'s Prudence Fund broke ground for construction of a kindergarten, located in one of the poorest communes in Dong Nai Province's Cam My District.

Inter-provincial drug ring busted

Dong Nai Province's Anti-Crime Police Department swooped on a large-scale drug trafficking ring operating between the provinces of Dong Nai, Binh Duong and HCM City yesterday.

Nhan Dan online newspaper honoured

Nhan Dan (People) Online Newspaper received the third-class Labour Order from the Party and State this morning, tying in with the 15th anniversary of the paper's inception.

26 tonnes of Chinese potatoes destroyed

Authorities in Lam Dong Province's Da Lat City destroyed 26 tonnes of substandard potatoes imported from China on Saturday.

Medical staff to deal with toxic mushrooms

Nearly 80 medical staff from seven northern provinces including Bac Kan, Ha Giang, Hung Yen and Yen Bai yesterday finished a four-day training course on dealing with cases of mushroom poisoning in the mountainous northern province of Ha Giang.

Boy, 9, killed and sister injured in fire

One 9-year-old boy was killed and his 11-year-old sister was injured after their wooden house was burned down on Saturday midnight in Central Highland Lam Dong Province's Duc Trong District.

Education

Education ministry begins action against illegal drugs

The 2013 month of action against drugs was launched yesterday by the Ministry of Education and Training at northern Thai Nguyen Province's Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry.

Health

26 tonnes of Chinese potatoes destroyed

Authorities in Lam Dong Province's Da Lat City destroyed 26 tonnes of substandard potatoes imported from China on Saturday.

Employment

Lack of awareness leads to job deaths

So far this year, 176 workers have died on the job, according to the Labour Safety Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Hightlight

Income not the only measure of poverty

Viet Nam's poverty rate is estimated at around 10 per cent but the number of people who do not achieve social well-being is believed to be much higher. It's necessary to go beyond income when defining people's experiences.

Clouds cover VN weather forecasting

Viet Nam has so far only accomplished 30 per cent of the workload to modernise weather forecasting technology and upgrade monitoring systems.

Viet Nam private equity outlook bounces back

Investors viewing Viet Nam's investment environment favourably has increased over the last six months, according to a bi-annual survey on the nation's private equity outlook done by Grant Thornton Vietnam.

City taxi inspectors urged to crackdown on violations

Taxis operating in HCM City will be subject to greater scrutiny and punishment in the coming months, says Duong Hong Thanh, deputy director of the city's Transport Department.

Shares slide but outlook remains bright