Việt Nam News

With a rapidly aging population and declining fertility, Japan had to adopt a more open-door approach towards foreign workers to staff its labour-strapped industries, with Vietnamese workers among the fastest growing groups.

Members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Saturday weighed in on the draft architecture law for the first time, demanding the law incorporate a combination of technical and artistic perspectives.

Vietnamese guest workers in foreign countries have contributed to reducing poverty in the Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long but the number of workers abroad still remains low, according to the provincial People’s Committee.  

The approved land-use master plan for HCM City will have significant impact on the city’s development in the future, Nguyễn Toàn Thắng, director of the municipal Natural Resource and Environment Department, said.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has prosecuted seven former leaders of PetroVietnam Coating Joint Stock Company (PV Coating) for alleged embezzlement and violation of State regulations on economic management causing serious consequences.

A mother, daughter and granddaughter were found dead yesterday after being strangled to death at their home in Châu Thành District’s Tam Hiệp Commune in the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang, according to police.

A programme to raise funds for flood victims via text message has received VNĐ429.8 million (US$19,100), according to Việt Nam Red Cross.

A landslide killed two people who were traveling on a district-level road on Saturday evening, Dương Đức Huy, Party Secretary of Bảo Yên District in Lào Cai province, announced.

 During the school year, Đinh Thị Cẩm Tú, 16, lives with her aunt in her family’s hometown. Every day, she sees her aunt and cousins together as a family and misses her mother, who has worked in HCM City since Tú was small.  

While chilled meat has grown in popularity among consumers in developed markets, Vietnamese consumers still hesitate to add it to their shopping carts.

As many as 91,000 female employees who retire between 2018 and 2021 will be able to receive between 0.2 and 12 per cent of their pensions as a bonus as well as their current pensions.

The Centre Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has intructed Mekong Delta provinces to keep farmers informed about weather and tide conditions so they can harvest crops unprotected by dyke systems.

HCM City seeks funds for 17 flood-control and wastewater treatment projects because of a city budget shortfall, authorities said at a meeting on Thursday.

The rapidly growing demand for organic agricultural produce offers huge potential for businesses to invest in production and develop retail networks, experts said at a workshop Thursday in HCM City.

Sóc Trăng Province is seeking investment in wind power projects and has asked prospective investors to send in applications.

President Trần Đại Quang on Friday met students participating in the third national festival of outstanding leaders of Hồ Chí Minh Young Pioneer Organisation’s chapters held in Hà Nội. 

Up to 1,157 ha of forest in the Central Highlands Province of Lâm Đồng was lost in the last 10 years after companies rented forest land to carry out projects, the province’s agriculture department announced early this week.

The cost of a ticket for the Cát Linh – Hà Đông elevated metro line will be subsidised.