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About 3 million workers need accommodations by 2020
Around 3 million workers will have demand for housing by 2020, according to reports by 46 out of 63 provinces and cities. As of late 2017, about 1.2 million workers needed accommodations, the reports said.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
VN among countries with largest reduction in early initation of breastfeeding
Vietnam is among the countries with largest reduction in prevalence of early initation of breastfeeding between 2005 and 2013. The rate of early initiation of breastfeeding in Viet Nam decreased from 44 per cent in 2006 to 27 per cent in 2013. Keep reading ...
Mai Lan
Green seaports needed in Vietnam to reduce pollution from shipping operations
To mitigate pollution caused by shipping operations and waste from seaports, experts say it is necessary to promote the development of environmentally friendly seaports.Keep reading ...
Kim Chi
Vietnam could lose 5 million jobs to robots by 2020: ILO
Vietnam could lose 5 million jobs to automation by 2020. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) made the alarming proclamation in the context of the rise of Industry 4.0 and Vietnam’s lack of human resource quality.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Việt Nam to restrict import of scrap
The General Department of Việt Nam Customs (CGD) will study and submit to the Ministry of Finance a proposal to the Government to restrict imports of scrap materials and move towards a ban on scrap imports to Việt Nam.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Installment payment vaccine packages launched
High-quality vaccines are available to people on low income with a zero percent interest rate on installment payments. The programme is the first of its kind in Việt Nam.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam can treat all drug-resistant forms of TB: health official
Vietnam is now able to treat all strains of multi-drug-resistant and totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) with short-term treatment regimens using newly accessible drugs.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Dong Nai: 20 sentenced for disturbing public order
The People’s Court of Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai, on July 30 handed out sentences ranging from 12 months probation to 18 months in prison to 20 defendants under the charge of “causing public disorder” pursuant to Clause 1, Article 318 ...
VNA Reporter
Outcomes of FDI-reliant economy
Vietnam’s economy has the highest ratio of exports against the gross domestic product (GDP) in the world. The ratio soared from 22% in 2005 to 203% in 2017 while the average ratio in the world is 28% and in China 19.6%.Keep reading ...
Vu Quang Viet
Natural disasters cause damages of VND2.5 trillion
Natural disasters have caused total losses of some VND2.5 trillion (US$107.8 million) so far this year, heard attendees at a conference on natural disaster prevention and control in southern Vietnam, held in the Mekong Delta Province of Can Tho on July 26.Keep reading ...
Trung Chanh
