The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has requested the drafters of the revised Labour Code maintain the proposal to cut working time from 48 hours per week to 44 hours per week.
The capital city of Hanoi welcomed more than 270,000 tourists during the National Day holidays (from August 31 to September 2), up nearly 8.6 percent year-on-year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang, Jeju Island of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok are favourite spots for Koreans to spend the long Mid-Autumn holiday this year.
Various cultural and art activities are being held in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 74th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
More than 50 additional trains will be operated in various routes aimed at serving rising number of passengers during the coming National Day holidays, according to the Vietnam Railways (VNR).
Many kids in big cities are opting for farms in rural areas as venue for their summer holidays. This is a chance to immerse themselves in the nature and experience environmental protection activities.
When the Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holiday falls on a weekend, workers should still enjoy the following Monday and Tuesday as paid public holidays, business associations said at a workshop on revisions to the Labour Code on May 14.
The retail sales and service revenue in Ho Chi Minh City reached more than 94.91 trillion VND (4.07 billion USD) in April, up 2.3 percent from the previous month.
The northwestern province of Dien Bien on May 6 held a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory that ended the French colonial rule in Vietnam (May 7).
In the first four months of this year, processing industrial goods group remained its leading role in exports, contributing significantly to the general growth, according to the MoT.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh welcomed 625,400 tourists during the five-day holidays of National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day, which lasted from April 27, up 18 percent year-on-year.
Traffic accidents killed 96 people and injured 96 others during the five-day holiday which lasted from April 27 to May 1, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.
The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum welcomed 45,615 visitors, including 4,658 foreigners during the holidays in celebration of the 44th National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day, according to the mausoleum’s management board.
The capital city of Hanoi welcomed over 440,000 tourists during the five-day holidays which lasted from April 27 to celebrate Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day.
Ho Chi Minh City will to ban all vehicles between 5:30 pm and 9:30pm on Dong Khoi street on April 26, between 4:30am and 10:30am on Le Duan street on April 28, and between 7pm and 9:30am on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street on April 30 in District 1.
Airlines, railway and bus stations will increase transport capacity to meet travel demand during the Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays from April 27 to May 2.
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