A get-together will be held in Hanoi on October 1 to honour and commend businesses, entrepreneurs, collectives and individuals who make outstanding contributions to the “Fund for the poor” and social welfare activities in 2017-2019.
The Lao Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare held a ceremony in Vientiane on September 19 to receive donations from the Vietnamese community in Laos to support flood victims in the central and southern regions of Laos.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in social welfare in Hanoi on August 28.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will continue to assist Vietnam in improving its labour and social welfare policies and dealing with emerging challenges as the country is in the process of transition to a market economy and international integration, ILO Deputy Director-General Deborah Greenfield has said.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung highly evaluated proposals of cooperation in exploring and exploiting oil and gas made by President and CEO of the JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp (JX NOEX) Hiroshi Hosoi during their meeting in Hanoi on August 21.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose that the Government reduce the eligible age for social welfare benefits from 80 to 75, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung.
Gross regional domestic product growth of the central city of Da Nang slowed down in the first half of 2019 to stand at 6.21 percent, compared to the 7.24 percent in the previous year, heard a conference to review the city’s socio-economic development on July 3.
More than 10 million people were yet to be covered by health insurance as of May 2019, it was reported at an online discussion on sustainable development of health insurance held by the Government portal on June 25.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, Deputy Supreme Patriarch of Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha at Thuong Chieu Monastery in Dong Nai province on May 7.
Hanoi stands ready to share experience with African experts in economic development, new style rural area building, social welfare and poverty alleviation, among others, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has said.
A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) participated in discussions at the third meeting of the Asia-Europe Political Forum (AEPF) in Colombo, Sri Lanka from April 5-7.
Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and Lao Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Khampheng Saysomepheng co-chaired the sixth Vietnam-Laos Ministerial Conference on Labour and Social Welfare in Vientiane, Laos on March 28.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) wants to cooperate with the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), helping the later improve its operation and boost sustainable development.
The northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien has seen strong progress in poverty reduction with more than 3,800 households escaping poverty in 2018.
The German Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs held a forum in Hanoi on March 20 assessing the social impacts of policy loopholes on vulnerable groups.
The Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on March 20 to ink contracts on the granting of the country’s non-refundable assistance to social welfare projects in six Vietnamese localities.
Vietnam has made strides in ensuring gender equality, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which is taking place in New York from March 11-22.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung lauded the operational efficiency of the Asia Foundation’s projects in the capital city during his reception for its Country Representative in Vietnam Michael DiGregorio on February 21.
The World Bank (WB) is willing to cooperate and support Vietnam in infrastructure development, and wants to share Vietnam’s experience with other countries in this sphere, said WB Vice President for Infrastructure Makhtar Diop.
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