Pension and social insurance allowances and monthly subsidy will increase by 11 percent from January 1, 2022 under a proposal the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted to the government.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Phan Van Mai was elected as the city’s new chairman, replacing Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, at a special meeting of the HCM City People's Council this morning (August 24).

Data from epidemiological studies using antibody tests to measure the proportion of the population who have acquired protective immunity will help to make more accurate assessments about the epidemic situation.

The Political Committee of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) held a meeting via videoconference on August 24 to debate draft resolutions to submit to the second plenary session of the 42nd AIPA General Assembly for approval.

The registration fees collected for the state budget increased from VND11,816 billion in 2012 to VND40,194 billion in 2019, up by 240% or VND28,378 billion.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, called on all relevant parties in Yemen to accept the UN-led peace proposal while addressing a UN Security Council meeting on August 23.

Within seven days under the strictest-ever social distancing measures, the central city of Da Nang tested more than 730,000 people representing 730,000 families, detecting 225 infection cases in the community.

Vietnam finished second in Group 1 of the qualifying round of the “Tank Biathlon”, held at the Alabino military training ground in the suburbs of Russia’s Moscow, at the ongoing International Army Games 2021.

Tran Ngoc Phuc, creator of multi-purpose Eliciae MV20 ventilator which had been presented to Vietnam in April last year, has invented an antiviral face mask.

16,000 doses of Molnupiravir ready for self-use of COVID patients at home

Meritorious Artist Kim Tu Long, one of HCM City’s leading theatre actors in cai luong (reformed opera), is one of several artists offering livestreaming performances and videos on social networks during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Business associations and industries have repeatedly asked commercial banks to ease lending interest rates to share difficulties with them in the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will launch a set of four stamps featuring native Vietnamese chickens on August 25.

The stunning photos were taken at An Hai beach in the central province of Phu Yen by Khanh Phan - a photographer in Ho Chi Minh City.

On the first day HCM City imposed the “stay-where-you-are” measures, August 23, the streets were deserted. Those who went out were strictly inspected to ensure their compliance with the rules.

MoIT proposes solutions to avoid disruption in goods supply

The urgent need to enhance competitiveness in global value chains means minimising reliance on imports, according to industry insiders.

Both Vietnam national team manager Park Hang-seo and the VFF (Vietnam Football Federation) have rubbished reports the Korean strategist is plotting a move to a football club in Thailand.

Vietnam’s stock market suffered a steep decline on Monday as market sentiment was pressured by worries about the broader spread of the coronavirus across the country.

Cuba will provide Vietnam with 10 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from now until the end of 2021, President Miguel Díaz-Canel told Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc during phone talks on August 23 evening.

Provinces and cities applying social distancing measures were requested to ensure enough food and essential services for residents, especially those of vulnerable groups.

Nearly 4,000 doctors and trained volunteers have joined ‘Thay thuoc dong hanh’ (Companion physicians) network to give support to Covid-19 patients in HCM City, Hanoi and Binh Duong province.

The long fourth Covid-19 outbreak and social distancing regulations have posed great challenges to the office leasing market.

The army is determined to use all means and forces, within and even beyond its ability to wipe out the pandemic and bring people’s life to normal, Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang has affirmed.

Vietnam recorded 10,280 new COVID-19 infections, including 10,266 domestic and 14 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 23, the Ministry of Health announced.