Social Affairs

At the working session with the Ministry of Finance on administrative reforms in Hanoi on August 3, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh asked the ministry to apply synchronous solutions to removing bottlenecks for people and businesses.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed at a meeting on August 3 with voters from the northern port city of Hai Phong that relevant agencies will oversee the Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company`s operations to prevent it from causing any of environmental incidents.

The Government of Philippines wants to expand its air connectivity with Vietnam.

Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, head of the Foreign Ministry`s Culture and UNESCO Department, has been nominated for the director-general position of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the 2017-2021 tenure.

The Ministry of Finance has issued a circular guiding foreign people working on aid projects and programmes for foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Vietnam to file dossiers on personal income tax exemption.

The National Volunteer Award 2016 will be granted to 10 outstanding organisations and individuals, said Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and President of the Vietnam Youth Association Nguyen Phi Long.

The Vietnamese team gained two gold and one silver medals at the 48th International Chemistry Olympiad in Georgia, according to the Agency of Testing and Education Administrators under the Ministry of Education.

On July 30, the northern border province of Lao Cai hosted a ceremony in response to the National Day Against Trafficking in Persons with the aim of raising public awareness about the need to combat human trafficking.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimaprakorn expressed his wish that Vietnam and Thailand will step up their cultural and tourism cooperation while meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Vu Duc Dam in Hanoi on July 28.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attended the closing ceremony of the International Biology Olympiad 2016 held in Hanoi on July 23.

Thanks to a three-week community fine arts project between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), a humble coastal fishing village in Tam Ky district, Quang Nam province was covered in paintings, helping to boost local tourism and improve residents’ daily lives.

​The Hanoi Customs Department has taken measures to crack down on smuggling activities in the remaining months of this year with special attention given to air transport and international delivery services.

The Prime Minister has approved a special mechanism to complete Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project in an effort to address numerous delays and cost overruns.

The Government has recently issued a resolution on exempting visa for flight crew members of foreign airlines operating in Vietnam.

The reform of the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels towards higher standards was among voters’ proposals included in a report delivered by the head of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee during the first session of the 14th National Assembly on July 20.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the Asian Foundation in Vietnam held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 19 to launch a project on protecting the legitimate rights of Vietnamese guest workers.

The Construction Ministry’s City Development Agency in collaboration with the Belgian Embassy and the Asian Development Fund held a seminar on the role of governance in establishing dynamic, open and resilient cities held in Hanoi on July 19.

At a meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Hanoi on July 18, Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Vuong Dinh Hue stressed the need to mobilise social resources for sustainable poverty reduction and encourage people to join these efforts.

The Vietnam Institute for International and Public Diplomacy Studies made its debut in Hanoi on July 18.

KTĐT - The Vietnamese team participates in the International Physics Olympiad 2016 in Switzerland.