Social Affairs

The Hanoi People’s Committee Office has recently issued Official Letter No. 3162/VP-KT, requesting relevant departments, sectors and People’s Committees of districts, towns to deploy the support for the natural disaster recovery as stipulated by law.

The old book fair will be held in Hanoi with the highlight being a display of books and photos of late President Ho Chi Minh to mark the occasion of his 128th birthday.

State corporations and groups have been found to have committed violations worth nearly 350 trillion VND (US$15.4 billion) in State capital usage and management during the 2011-2016 period, according to the Government Inspectorate.

After 10 years of implementing Resolution 15/2008/QH12 of the National Assembly on amending administrative boundaries of Hanoi and some related localities, the Hanoi People`s Council has fulfilled its role and responsibilities in reviewing, issuing resolutions to integrate mechanisms and policies, and supervising implementation of the policies.

The 3rd European Book Days officially opened on Nguyen Van Binh Book Street in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.

The government should give top priorities on increasing labor productivity and improving institutions to ensure high and sustained economic growth, according to the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC).

Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy presided over a working session with the General Department of Vocational Training (the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs) on May 10, preparing for the 10th National Skills Competition 2018.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Official Letter No.1904/UBND-KGVX on rectifying and improving the efficiency of drug prevention and control in the area.

The annual Vietnam Seas and Islands Week 2018 will be held in Quang Ninh province in June in response to World Oceans Day (June 8).

The Hanoi Party Committee’s Commission for Education and Popularization released Plan No. 100-KH/BTGTU on May 7, popularizing the building and implementation of a pilot project to build urban administration model in the Capital city.

The Labor Union of Hanoi organized a meeting on May 9 to sum up labor safety and sanitation affairs in 2017 and popularize Action Month for Work Safety and Sanitation 2018.

The Hanoi People’s Committee releases Document No.1879/UBND-KT, urging authorities to continue effort for phase 3 of the pilot project on managing fruit shops in the urban districts of Hanoi.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the French Development Agency (AFD) on May 8 released a joint statement on development of GEMMES Program (Generalized Monetary Macroeconomics for the Ecological Shift).

The Hanoi People’s Committee Office has recently issued Official Letter No. 3082/VP-KGVX on requesting relevant departments, agencies to remove difficulties and obstacles of vocational training for agricultural workers in 2018.

The European Union will help Vietnam to ensure electricity access in rural, mountainous and island areas via the €108 million Energy Sector Policy Support Programme using its non-refundable aid.

With An the participation of nearly 100 singers and dancers, the gala night art programme entitled “Unforgettable Days” was held in Dien Bien.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently granted Plan No. 101/KH-UBND, launching the Action Month for Children in 2018 under the theme “For children’s safe and healthy living in the digital world”.

A number of policies on insurance business, printing activities, property valuation, quality control of vocational training will come into effect since May.

The Hanoi People’s Committee on May 5 organized a ceremony to launch the Action Month for Work Safety and Hygiene 2018 under the theme “Proactively preventing dangerous, harmful elements in working places to reduce occupational accidents and diseases”.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recenty organized a conference on amending administrative boundaries of Hanoi, performing the task of socio-economic development, national defense and foreign affairs in the 2008-2018 period and direction for the next key task.