Pre-school teachers face hurdles in accessing financial support Many pre-school teachers in HCM City’s private schools have found themselves ineligible for the support package the city has allocated to help those hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local enterprises look for new markets to get back on track

The COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted global and national production chains, forcing domestic enterprises to find new markets and develop new products.

Bắc Ninh banks offer support to keep businesses afloat

Banks in Bắc Ninh Province are offering reduced interest rate loans to businesses to help them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese people forego Government support, offer it to those in need More than 2,000 beneficiaries of the Government’s social welfare bailout package in Thọ Xuân District in the central province of Thanh Hoá refused the support, claiming that the benefits should go to those in more desperate need.

Public services on national portal to support 4 million people The services include applications for financial support for citizens whose jobs have been impacted by the coronavirus, with a maximum of VND1.8 million per month for three months on offer.

Theatres suffer drop in revenue due to pandemic

The suspension of all art performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused vast losses to theatres across the country and has forced cultural authorities to set up measures to help them get out of the situation.

Việt Nam to adopt anti-forced labour convention, extend agricultural land use tax incentive: NA Việt Nam plans to join the Convention 105 (C105) on the abolition of forced labour developed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded at its 44th session on Tuesday. 

Enterprises urged to ‘put people first’ in HR management plans Enterprises should “put people first” in their human resource plans as the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies to scale down business or even close for good, experts said at an online seminar on HR management held on Apr 24 in HCM City. 

COVID-19 woes to weigh on credit growth Việt Nam’s credit growth is forecast to slow to only 8 per cent in 2020 from 13.7 per cent last year due to a sharp slowdown in economic activity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chance emerges for more inclusive growth path in Việt Nam: ILO Despite difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, an opportunity is emerging for Việt Nam to build the foundations of a more inclusive growth path, which leaves no one behind once recovery begins, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Việt Nam.