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The 13th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK) on June 29 announced a detailed five-year strategy focusing on boosting the economy.

President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception on June 22 for Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) was 91 points in the second quarter of this year, six point higher than the same period last year, according to a Vietnam Taylor Nelson Sofres Company survey.

A Workers’ Month was launched at a ceremony in the northern province of Hung Yen on April 27 on the occasion of the 130th May Day with the focus on improving workers’ living standards.

Home to the largest number of Khmer people in the Mekong Delta, Soc Trang province has recently been celebrating the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underscored the need to complete mechanisms and policies to spur socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited regions.

Vietnam has made remarkable progress in ensuring social security during its Doi Moi (renewal) process thanks to the sound leadership of the Party and State.

President Truong Tan Sang delivered greetings to workers at the My Xuan A2 Industrial Park in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on February 9, the second day of the Lunar New Year.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has released a draft decree stipulating that the minimum wage for cadres, civil servants, public employees and those working in the armed forces will go up on May 1, 2016.

Vietnam has made remarkable progress in ensuring social security during its Doi Moi (renewal) process thanks to the sound leadership of the Party and State.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau mobilised about 24 trillion VND (1.1 billion USD) for building new-style rural areas from 2011-2015.

Vietnam and Indonesia could further cooperation in agriculture, especially reducing poverty, developing rural areas and addressing natural disasters consequences.

A conference was held in Da Nang on December 7 to provide guidance on the implementation of Decree 85/2015/ND-CP, which regulates policies toward female workers.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) will fund the construction of an irrigation system in the northern Lao province of Luang Namtha.

Regional minimum wages will be raised by an average 12.4 percent on January 1, 2016 as approved by the Government recently, two months after the plan was proposed by the National Salary Council.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the northern province of Hung Yen to do more to boost agricultural and rural development, and raise people’s living standards.

Experts discussed the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart urban area development at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 12-13.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has implemented a number of socio-economic development policies in recent years with the aim to raise the living standards of the local Khmer people.

HCM City needs to provide more loans, vocational training, jobs, and health insurance to ethnic minorities to improve their lives, a workshop heard on September 9.

The Central Highlands has seen positive progress in building new-style rural communities, according to the regional Steering Committee.