VN leads ASEAN in women's employment

The rate of Vietnamese women who have a job stayed at about 48.5 per cent in 2016, however this was little changed from 2009.

Central economic body calls for policy feedback from businesses The business community in Việt Nam is encouraged to put forward ideas and solutions to the country’s policy-making process, said the Communist Party of Việt Nam's Central Economics Committee (CEC).

IMF, ILO pledge further support for Việt Nam

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue to work with and assist Việt Nam in policy consultancy and capacity improvement, the IMF’s newly-accredited Resident Representative in Việt Nam Francois Painchaud has said.

Scientific reseach and policy making connect to tackle plastic pollution There must be close ties between scientific researching and policy making to tackle plastic pollution in Viet Nam, environmental campaigners have said.

Việt Nam takes UN’s human rights recommendations seriously : diplomat

Deputy Foreign Minister Lê Hoài Trung speaks to The World and Việt Nam Report about Việt Nam’s national report under the third-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva on July 4 as part of the ongoing 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Business environment needs strong Gov't actions: VBF 2019 The Vietnamese economy will grow faster if private companies thrive, but development should be sustained, transparent and secure, heard a meeting on Wednesday.

Trade agreement to boost exports of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) will help micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) further diversify exports and expand markets, as well as improve GDP growth in Việt Nam, experts said yesterday (June 13) at a seminar held in HCM City.

Music for Children a Ponder for Adult In the past children’s songs were simple, fun and easy to learn. And more importantly, they were about topics children understood. As well as providing entertainment, the main point was education.

Women find numbers rising in politics but not status Although the number of women in policies keeps rising, the percentage of women holding high positions in centre-level State agencies remains low.

Tightening credit for luxury home purchases might rock realty market: experts If credit policies for luxury home puchases were tightened, it could be a shock to the property market, experts warned.