PM agrees to 1% salary rise

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has agreed to increase the monthly basic salary for civil servants from VNĐ1.3 million (US$57.2) to VNĐ1.39 million ($61.16), a one per cent increase, starting from next July.

Clinics in Nha Trang City deteriorated

All five clinics in Nha Trang City have deteriorated with underdeveloped tools and machines, Lê Phán, director of the Nha Trang Medical Centre, said.

New vaccination centre opens in HCM City

The Vietnam Vaccine Joint-Stock Co yesterday opened a new vaccination centre in HCM City’s Phú Nhuận District to serve the demands of parents and their children.

 

Child protection hotline replaced

A national hotline for child protection at 111 was launched yesterday morning in Hà Nội by National Committee for Children under Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Inspection on Đà Nẵng’s projects begins

The Government Inspectorate of Việt Nam (GIV) will begin inspection on the controversial Đa Phước International Urban project, along with all investment and construction projects on the protected Sơn Trà peninsula.

Đà Nẵng fines polluting project owner

The central city of Đà Nẵng has fined the Sao Vàng Nha Trang Joint Stock Company, the owner of the Sapphire Hotel project, VNĐ320 million (US$14,000) for not completing an environmental assessment plan before construction.

Vocational schools need reform

Experts at a forum held on Tuesday in HCM City urged the adoption of a more effective vocational education model that will deliver advanced job skills and be responsive to the needs of the labour market.

Infectious diseases lead to cancer

Việt Nam’s national cancer control strategy needed to address the serious problem of infectious agents, blamed for more than 20 per cent of malignancies in the world, Professor Nguyễn Chấn Hùng, chairman of Việt Nam Cancer Society, said this week.

Floods still rampant in Bình Định

Local authorities have been asked to complete re-inforcing a broken dyke on one river in Bình Định Province and inspect risky points around the clock to prevent further outbursts.

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