VN launches elderly healthcare programme in response to ageing population A 10-year healthcare progamme for the elderly will start in Việt Nam next year as part of the Government’s response to the country’s fast-ageing population.

National aspiration key to the country’s development: official The aspiration for a prosperous and happy country was one of the main points of the draft Political Report submitted to the 13th National Party Congress, said Nguyễn Viết Thông, Secretary-General and a member of the Party Central Committee (PCC) Theoretical Council.

Drastic measures needed to encourage workers to join social and health insurance

Many businesses have scaled down production and reduced their workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a decrease in the number of those participating in social and health insurance, as well as an increase in unpaid social insurance debts, experts have said.

HCM City needs more overhead roads to ease traffic congestion The HCM City Department of Transport is urging the city People's Committee to approve investment for 55 urgent transport infrastructure projects next year, including new five overhead roads to ease traffic congestion at hotspots connecting eastern and western areas.

Việt Nam's e-commerce forecast to grow 20 per cent in Q4 Việt Nam’s e-commerce market is forecast to climb 20 per cent in the last quarter of this year to reach US$12 billion by year end if the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control.

VN committed to staying on top of pandemic in 2021: PM Việt Nam is aiming for GDP growth of 6 per cent in 2021 as the country is committed to maintaining control of the COVID-19 pandemic as a basis for continued socio-economic growth.

Pork prices fall as VN steps up imports, demand declines

The imported pork and declining meat consumption have pushed pork prices down, helping stabilise the consumer price index.

Breathing life into fading Mường culture

Artist Vũ Đức Hiếu is known for his love of the Mường ethnic minority’s traditional culture and set aside 5 hectares of his own land to promote it in a private museum, which saw him win at the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage. Lê Hương spoke with him about his life-long endeavour.

Digital transformation for a transparent and sustainable businesses Integrity in business and the role of digital transformation in increasing business integrity were highlighted at the first ASEAN Startup Forum where officials, experts, business circle, startups and young people in ASEAN countries shared experiences and future outlook.

HCM City e-commerce market firmly on growth path Vissan JSC has launched an online store chain on Loship, the Vietnamese e-commerce platform operating its own fleet of one-hour delivery.