Việt Nam can and should extend social protection to those in the informal economy through a mix of contributory and non-contributory schemes in order to achieve universal coverage, experts said at a conference yesterday.
The Việt Nam Council of Red Cross on Tuesday launched a charity programme called Tiết Kiệm Vì Miền Trung Yêu Thương to raise VNĐ2 billion (US$88,105) to buy new clothes for children for Tết in three storm-hit central provinces of Quảng Nam, Khánh Hòa, and Phú Yên.
At least 40 Vietnamese tourists are stranded in Bali, according to the Việt Nam Embassy in Indonesia.
Some 100 drivers of the Ba Sao Taxi Company went on a strike on Monday, asking for the reduction of two-way radio charges and expansion of promotion spots.
A fire occurred in Nam Hải Wood Processing Company in Dĩ An Town, Southern province of Bình Dương, on Tuesday, causing serious financial damage.
Police in central Hà Tĩnh Province busted a football betting ring worth VNĐ 300 billion (US$13.6 million) and arrested three people for allegedly organizing the ring.
As many as 76.7 per cent of informal workers do not have a contract of employment and do not enjoy social welfare policies.
The People’s Committee of Gia Lai Province has proposed that the Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development use 91ha of forest land for non-forestry purposes to continue construction of the Ia Mơr irrigation system.
Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Polish Press Agency (PAP) have agreed to exchange information and enhance professional co-operation, resuming their ties after a long interruption.
Two crew members died and four others are still missing after a Bình Định-based squid-catching ship sank in Vũng Tàu sea on Monday night.
The HCM City administration has called for providing antiretroviral therapy for people with HIV/AIDS at more and more health facilities to ensure patients get uninterrupted treatment.
The Việt Nam Union of Science and Technology Association has called for clearer tax guidance and policies for non-State science and technology organisations as they are required to submit tax reports and pay taxes like corporates even though they operate as non-profit organisations.
A two-metre long bomb with a diameter of 0.5-0.6 metres was fished out of the Hồng (Red) River in Hà Nội yesterday.
The first cold spell of winter in the northern region has brought with it an increase in sicknesses like measles, mumps, flu and chicken pox, local reports say.
The United Nations has approved an additional allocation of US$4.21 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to assist 150,000 people, including 46,973 children, in six provinces affected by the devastating Typhoon Damrey.
There has been a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of people suffering from serious mental illnesses, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
Last weekend, the health department of the northern mountainous province Sơn La held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 550-bed general hospital.
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for a delegation from the Foreign Press Association (APES) in Switzerland and Liechtenstein led by its President Jean Musy.
The People’s Committee of Đắk Lắk Province’s Tân Lợi Ward has decided to halt the operation of the night market, until the organising unit submits all the papers.
Quảng Nam Province’s functional forces caught six illegal sand mining vessels on Thu Bồn River across Điện Bàn Town on Monday, and arrested the persons responsible.
