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Vietnam works to tackle alarming smoking issues
Support hotlines have been set up and a tax hike has been mooted to tackle smoking in Vietnam, where more than 100 people are killed by smoking-related diseases per day.Keep reading ...
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Civil servants’ base salary to increase in July
The monthly basic salary for civil servants, public employees and those working in the armed forces will increase to 1.39 million VND (61.1 USD) from 1.3 million VND (57.2 USD) as of July 1, 2018.Keep reading ...
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Vietnam asks China to stop bomber drills in Hoang Sa
Vietnam requests China to immediately stop sending bombers to conduct drills in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, said the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. Keep reading ...
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Vietnam and LGBT rights: Making strides
Vietnam has seen a radical change in lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) rights over the last decade as the State has made significant steps to protect rights and equality.Keep reading ...
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Ministry proposes raising environmental tax on petrol
The Ministry of Finance has proposed a rise of environmental protection tax on petrol to the ceiling level of 4,000 VND (17 US cent) per litre from the current 3,000 VND (13 US cent) per litre.Keep reading ...
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National strategy on solid waste management revised
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision approving revisions to the national strategy on solid waste management to 2025 with a vision to 2050. The revised strategy sets the goal to collect, transport and treat 100 percent of harmful solid waste generated ...
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Vietnam asks China to maintain peace in East Sea
Vietnam asks China, as a large nation in the region and the world, to perform its responsibility in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea, stated Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on May 8. Keep reading ...
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Finance ministry suggesting raising environment protection taxes
The Ministry of Finance has suggested increasing environmental protection taxes to the maximum level in a draft resolution it is compiling for the National Assembly’s Standing Committee, which has caused mixed opinions. Keep reading ...
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Campaign calls for changing behavior to change life
In the context of booming socio-economic development, changing behavior and habits in daily life is seen as a way to improve the quality of life. That’s also the aim of the “Seven Day Challenge” campaign, launched on April 10 in Vietnam.Keep reading ...
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Few poor people take up work abroad
The number of people living in poor districts who have taken up offers to work abroad remains very low. Local authorities, enterprises and labour export cooperation programmes have in recent years offered assistance to help people find jobs in other countries.Keep reading ...
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