Social Affairs

In 2018, the Ministry of Public Security will collect and update population data into the National Population Database.

Vietnam aims to keep the rate of new HIV/AIDS infections below 0.3 percent, while reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS on socio-economic development.

Vietnam ranks 95th, one rank lower than last year, while Finland took the first spot in the recently released United Nation (UN)`s World Happiness Report 2018.

The Japanese Government will provide over US$403,600 in non-refundable aid for five projects in health care and education in Vietnam under contracts signed in Ho Chi Minh City on March 14.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines officially announced Australian-Vietnamese Chef Luke Nguyen as its Global Cuisine Ambassador, tasking him with further promoting Vietnamese cuisine and culture to the world.

The Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment will implement numerous environmental protection measures, including the thorough treatment of 187 “black spots” in 2018.

The ten winners of the Vietnam Outstanding Youth Faces Award 2017 were announced in Hanoi on March 12 by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Centre Committee and the Vietnam Fund for Young Talents.

The establishment of an intellectual property court in Vietnam is in sight but has yet to be completed, a deputy chief inspector of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has said.

Young people throughout the country have actively participated in the practical activities launched by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) at all levels, in order to raise funds and promote good deeds among the community.

Laborers will be on the anniversary of the Hung Kings` death anniversary on Lunar March 10 and the Liberation Day on April 30, International Labor Day on May 1.

Vietnam`s national land Information System will be completed by 2020.

In 2017, beer consumption in Vietnam was estimated to be over 4 billion liters, up 260,000 liters (6%) over the 2016 figure, according to the Vietnam Beer Alcohol and Beverage Association (VBA).

The HCM City Department of Home Affairs has submitted a report to the HCM City People`s Committee on reduction of staffing, restructure the contingent of cadres, civil servants and officials.

This is the number released by the Social Protection Administration on March 8, of which only 3% (about 2.78 million people) are entitled to monthly benefits.

According to a new study by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on International Women`s Day (March 8), there is a gap in both labor market access and quality employment.

Mobifone`s billion-dollar acquisition of multimedia company Audio Visual Global (AVG) is considered "a serious case," assessed the Party Central Committee`s Secretariat.

The set of criteria focuses on 6 content groups, in which "good to people" is supposed to show the spirit of the Saigonists.

The Capital City is making its most effort to improve air environment to ensure people`s life.

A seminar on the protection of intellectual rights overseas for Vietnamese enterprises was yesterday organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in HCM City.

The State Bank of Vietnam reported that since March 3, 2018, youths who are between 15 and 18 years old can open debit cards, credit cards and prepaid cards without the need to provide proof of income’s sources.