22/01/2021 12:00 AM

Latest survey undertaken in 2018 finds more than 1.7 million children participating in economic activities across Viet Nam, among whom more than 1 million are engaged in child labour. Viet Nam’s second National Child Labour Survey launched on 18 December identifies an estimated 5.3 per cent of the 5-17 year olds engaged in child labour. This accounts for more than 1 million children. Conducted by the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in coordination with the General Statistics Office with technical support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), the rate of child labour in Viet Nam is approximately 2 percentage points lower than the regional average for Asia and the Pacific.

03/02/2021 07:03 PM

Children of two-son or two-daughter families will have their tuition fees and health insurance payment reduced if their parents commit not to giving birth to a third child.

01/02/2021 03:39 PM

Viet Nam confirmed 238 local infection cases and 31 imported cases of COVID-19 while 32 patients were declared free of the virus from January 25-31.

01/02/2021 02:09 PM

The 13th National Party Congress wraps up on Monday morning , one day ahead of the schedule.

31/01/2021 08:49 PM

The 13th Party Central Committee convened its first plenum on Sunday to elect Politburo members, General Secretary, members of the Secretariat, members of the Inspection Commission and Head of the Commission.

30/01/2021 07:35 AM

The Government has issued Resolution No. 07/2021/ND-CP on multidimensional poverty line for 2022-2025 period.

15/01/2021 02:25 PM

Child labour has decreased by 38 per cent in the last decade but 152 million children are still affected. The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably worsened the situation, but joint and decisive action can reverse this trend.

19/01/2021 01:05 PM

The Government has just issued Resolution 195/NQ-CP on serious, synchronous and effective implementation of key tasks and solutions for 2021, with the aim of striving to achieve economic growth of 6-6.5%.