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The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on February 14 handed over nine investment licences worth over 9.9 trillion VND (425.7 million USD) and nearly 163 million USD to investors.

The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) has decided to spend 40 billion VND (1.72 million USD) on its annual programme supporting the poor people on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.

Vietnam’s oil and gas output hit an estimated 2.05 million equivalent tonnes in January, surpassing the monthly target by 5.8 percent.

Officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) offered Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to disadvantaged workers, social welfare beneficiaries, and low-income people in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang during a visit on January 29.

The business community in Hai Phong has made great contributions to the northern port city’s development, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Tung.

BP Solar 1 solar power plant in the south central province of Ninh Thuan was inaugurated on January 20, becoming the first Vietnamese constructed project to get connected to the national grid so far.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 6 to launch this year’s voluntary spring campaign for the benefit of the needy households in the city on the occasion of the coming lunar New Year, the longest and most important traditional festival in Vietnam.

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been very active in social welfare projects across Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Tan Dung at a conference in Hanoi on December 19 to promote cooperation with NGOs in this field.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak held a gathering to extend Christmas greetings to local religious dignitaries on December 13.

A ceremony to honour the 60 outstanding businesses for labourers is set to be held in Hanoi on December 15, heard a press conference announcing the 2018 ranking on December 12.

A ceremony to honour outstanding groups and individuals of KOVA Prize 2018 in the fields of applied science and technology and social welfare was held in Hanoi on November 24.

A seminar discussing the joint work of organisations in response to natural disasters and climate change was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.

The third ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women (AMMW-3) concluded in Hanoi on October 25 after eight working days, seeking regional and national measures to improve social welfare for women and girls.

A ceremony marking the Day for the Poor in Vietnam 2018 was broadcast live on Vietnam Television’s VTV1 on October 17.

Vo Van Phuong, deputy head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, has paid a visit to the Czech Republic for experience exchange in developing social welfare policies.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front of Ho Chi Minh City, in coordination with the city’s Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics, held a ceremony on August 28 to honour 85 Catholics in the city who have made great contributions to social welfare, education and health care.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh presented the title Hero of People’s Armed Forces in the period of the resistance war against French colonialism to Hai Hau district in the northern province of Nam Dinh during a ceremony marking the district’s 130th founding anniversary on August 26.

Firms fulfilling labour criteria is a key for the fishery sector to achieve sustainable growth, experts said at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 22.

Since its administrative boundary was expanded, Hanoi has made considerable strides in social welfare, including caring for people’s life, reducing poverty and ensuring sustainable employment.

Vietnamese orderly apprentices will receive free Japanese language and professional training courses before working in Japan as stipulated under an MoC signed between the two countries on August 3.