Việt Nam News

The Government is planning to fine people who don’t wear masks in public places up to VNĐ3,000,000 (US$130).

Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung pledged has praised the efforts of Việt Nam and other ASEAN member states, to promote the implementation of labour agreements adopted at the 26th ASEAN Labour Ministers’ Meeting (ALMM) on Wednesday.

Some 1,700 people from 14 suburban districts and one urban district of Hà Nội have benefited from a project aiming at providing vocational training for young people in the suburbs of Hà Nội to help them get a stable livelihood.

Fisheries output is expected to reach 8.2 million tonnes this year, much higher than the target of 6.5 – 7 million tonnes set under a 2016 -20 sustainable seafood development programme, according to the Directorate of Fisheries.

More than 120 participants who are women startup founders and entrepreneurs, attended a women business forum on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

One new imported case of COVID-19 was recorded on Wednesday evening, raising the national count to 1,173.

The region has suffered historic flooding from prolonged downpours and successive typhoons since early this month.

Legislation introduced eight years ago has created favourable conditions for the development and operation of co-operatives in Hà Nội.

Educational establishments should explore new ways of teaching, including online and through TV, radio and others, since the Government is seeking to speed up digital transformation in the sector, senior education officials told an event in HCM City on Wednesday (Oct 28).

Storm Molave made landfall in central Việt Nam at noon on Wednesday, bringing winds as strong as 115-135km an hour and rainfall of 100-320mm throughout the region.

The ninth storm to enter the East Sea this year will be the fourth to make landfall within a span of a single month.

About 100 travel agencies in HCM City are taking part in the fourth tourism stimulus programme with nearly 200 discounted products.

Colonel Nguyễn Thị Thu Quế, deputy director of the Legal Department of Administrative and Judicial Reform, from the Ministry of Public Security, talks to Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) Newspaper about the law on residence, which was recently discussed at the National Assembly meeting this month.

The ratio of the Vietnamese population with vascular malformations of the brain is estimated to be between five and ten per cent.

The smart city which HCM City is converting into should be made accessible to people with disabilities, a forum heard in HCM City on October 26.

The capital city Hà Nội is aiming to broaden the coverage of its bus network so that 80-90 per cent of residents in downtown areas can easily catch a bus by 2030.