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Evasion of social insurance payments for workers increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as enterprises grappled the economic fall-out of pandemic control measures. However, as stipulated by law, avoiding payment and racking up insurance debt severely affects the social security rights of employees.

Protecting and caring for nearly 23 million Vietnamese children and students is the responsibility of not only their families but also the community, society and the entire political system, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said on Thursday.

Local residents in Đông Định Isle Hamlet in southern Đồng Tháp Province always seek out Nguyễn Văn Thuận, also known as Tám Thuận, and his "river ambulance" when they need to go the hospital or have an emergency.

A mountainous border province with many difficulties, Lào Cai has achieved many important results in the education and training of ethnic minority students.

"Why do plants use water, light and air to produce compounds that have the potential to treat complex diseases like cancer?"  It was this question took Dr Đặng Thị Thu Thủy on the path of researching the biosynthesis of substances in plants.

The HCM City Department of Health has called on health facilities not to increase the cost of treating people who require extended treatment for Covid-19 or have post-COVID conditions.

The number of daily COVID-19 cases continues to rise with a record 26,487 registered on Friday.

COVID-19 update

The HCM City Department of Health has recommended that the People’s Committee should close down the 1,000-bed Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit in Thủ Đức City saying there are few severely ill patients.

HCM City’s health authorities on Friday announced five community Omicron cases found during random screening.

The Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Expressway will be closed from February 11 for completion and official inauguration next month after being temporarily used to handle the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday crowds, according to the BOT Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Joint Stock Company.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang on Thursday held separate talks with Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Việt Nam Caitlin Wiesen, and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Việt Nam Naomi Kitahara.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has approved the proposal to upgrade the University of Đà Nẵng to National Đà Nẵng University, placing it in the triangle strategic development system including Hà Nội and HCM City.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has decided to increase the landing and takeoff frequency at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City

The Department of Immunology laboratory at HCM City's Pasteur Institute is responsible for sequencing the genomes of COVID-19 patients, not only those detected in the city but also in 20 southern provinces.

The agriculture sector in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 12 provinces and Cần Thơ City should change its mindset from merely producing and instead become an agricultural economy to enable farmers to sell their produce, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan said.