Social Affairs

The Ministry of Industry and Trade launched the Earth Hour campaign 2018 in Hanoi on March 3 with the slogan “Go More Green”, stating that unnecessary lights will be turned off on March 24.

The Japan Conference on Overseas Development of Eco-Cities (J-CODE) wants to cooperate with Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City in urban development.

Hanoi approved the 1/500 detailed planning of the pilot project of "Green Link City" with a scale of 11,000 people.

Before being promoted to a higher position, officials have to go through a comprehensive medical check, according to a recent plan approved by Politburo member Tran Quoc Vuong on March 1.

Hanoi is all set to launch the contest “Ambassador of Reading Culture” 2017 – 2018.

Hanoi strives to apply non-cash payments in all modern supermarkets, restaurants, shopping centres and distribution facilities.

Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has recently reported that hundreds of electronics manufacturers in Vietnam are having difficulty recruiting labourers.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union have jointly organized a tree-planting event, planting 11,000 casuarina trees (equivalent to five hectares) to create a coastal buffer forest in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines recommends customers to beware of promotional information from unknown websites and not share their personal information, account information or log on to these websites.

Local business community has highly appreciated Decree 15/2018/NĐ-CP on food safety management, saying that it proved the government’s determination in making reforms to facilitate firms.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Document No.34 on action program to perform tasks and missions on socio-economic development and state budget in 2018.

Vietnam is fogging up. No, it is not the pleasant morning mist nor is it the delicate steam from the newly cooked bowl of pho. It’s the smoke. The smoke of 21 million people huffing and puffing on their daily allowance of tobacco. It is an endemic-epidemic of sorts.

Vietnam has improved its rank in the Corruption Perception Index 2017 (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI) on February 21.

In advance of the Lunar New Year 2018, Vietnam imported US$18 million worth of flowers and ornamental plants, an on-year increase of 46.8%, according to the General Department of Customs.

More than 60 Vietnamese bamboo varieties have been planted in the Gao Giong eco-tourism site in Cao Lanh district, Dong Thap province, as part of the site’s bamboo conservation project.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced the winners of its Instagram photo contest, which was held to showcase the development progress in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the GMS program.

The 2018 Spring Book Street will open at the December 19 Street in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi from February 18 to 25.

The Hanoi Party Committee has recently issued Announcement No. 1164, stating conclusion of the Standing Board of the Municipal Party Committee on handling pollution and improving the environment.

The Ha Giang International Marathon Race with the theme “Running on the Road of Happiness” is scheduled for April 30, the event’s organising board has announced.

The Ministry of Construction and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed a minutes of discussion on the technical assistance project for building policies on social housing in Vietnam in 2021-2030.