Avoiding paying social security fees and social security debt has continued to increase, said the Social Insurance Agency’s Deputy Director General Phạm Lương Sơn.

Housing, meals, social and medical insurance and labour safety were the main topics of concern of more than 100 representatives of workers who met with HCM City Council’s Standing Committee and business leaders on Thursday.

The participation of children in policy-making needs to be encouraged by families, schools and society, experts have advised.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre, the country’s largest coconut producer, is struggling to increase the income of coconut growers.

A plan to better regulate the pork industry with identification rings at several stages has shown up glaring loopholes, but the city is determined to persist with the effort.

The second three-day National Press Festival, themed “Vietnamese press develops together with the nation’s renewal”, kicked off yesterday in Hà Nội with 470 news organizations in attendance.

Forests must be protected and conserved for Việt Nam’s sustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said yesterday, emphasising it as the most important task of the national programme on sustainable forestry development from 2016-20.

The Government is considering relaxing limits on individual farmland holdings, a move largely welcomed by experts despite misgivings about some negative social impacts.

Discussions on measures to develop Việt Nam's social organisations were the main attraction for participants at a forum held in the capital city on Wednesday.