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Illustrative photo By August 19, the Social Security of Ho Chi Minh City has spent nearly VND266 billion (US$11.4 million) for 95,300 employees with each financial support package ranging from VND1,8 million (US$77) to VND3,3 million (US$141) from additional support package of unemployment insurance fund following Decision No.24 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. According to HCMC Social Security, the country has 414,000 people being eligible for receiving additional support packages from the unemployment insurance fund following Decision No.24, the city accounted for more than 23 percent. Of these, the number of documents and dossiers submitted to the social security agencies for receiving financial support in 2021 was over 71,600 employees who are working at more than 1,800 enterprises, and the rest were workers who left their jobs in 2020 but they have reserved unemployment insurance premium payment period. By Van Phuc- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about HCMC leads on spending unemployment financial support due to Covid-19

Associate Professor, Doctor Dao Xuan Co, Director of Bach Mai Hospital, said one of the reasons for this is the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting the drug supply of enterprises. Many businesses do not have drugs and medical supplies to participate in the bidding or witness poor revenue due to low prices, he reported to the Ministry of Health's inspection team on August 16. In 2022, there were 77 out of 1,690 drugs that contractors failed to supply in sufficient quantities under the orders, affecting the hospital's stock of drugs while waiting for the bidding results, Co said. The hospital also recommended the Government and the Ministry of Health issue policies and accelerate the implementation of national and local centralized bidding. Centralized bidding will increase competitiveness with lower prices, reduce manpower, time and costs of organizing the bidding at hospitals as well as better handle problems in the bidding process. On August 16, the inspection team of the Ministry … [Read more...] about Centralized bidding should be implemented to solve drugs and medical supplies shortage

A corner of Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi ranked third among cities and provinces nationwide in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of this year with 979.7 million USD, affirming its attractiveness to foreign investors. According to local authorities, this is the result of the city’s efforts to ensure an open and smooth investment and business environment and administrative procedures. Vice Director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Ngoc Tu said that since the beginning of this year, the city has applied various measures to speed up socio-economic recovery and development. As a result, it has seen increases in many economic indicators in the January-July period, including budget collection of 213.16 trillion VND (9.11 billion USD), fulfilling 68.4% of its yearly target, and equivalent to 116% of the figure recorded in the same period last year. At the same time, the city’s export revenue … [Read more...] about Hanoi maintains attractiveness towards foreign investors

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency. -Vietnam and Kazakhstan should enhance cooperation in areas of good potential such as agriculture, tourism and transportation, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a reception for Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi in Hanoi on August 18. He spoke highly of the visit to Vietnam by the Kazakh official on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, and noted his belief that the visit will contribute to consolidating and promoting the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Read full story -Meanwhile, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed Vietnam always treasures its traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan during his meeting with the Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister the same day. PM Chinh suggested the two sides further promote the exchange of delegations … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on August 19

The decision, announced on the German Embassy’s website, takes immediate effect, but will only apply for "a transitional period" with the expectation that Vietnam will soon take necessary measures to add the place of birth to all passports. "This decision was made to facilitate convenient and safe travel between Vietnam and Germany," said the statement. The German Embassy also said the issuance of long-term residence visas will be paused until a new decision is made. The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany said on Monday that the German Foreign Ministry would issue a visa for a new model passport of Vietnam that has included place of birth. Earlier, Germany, Spain, Finland and the Czech Republic rejected the new Vietnamese passport because it does not show the place of birth of the holder. Spain requires new passport holders to submit a valid ID to prove their place of birth. The US also required people who are preparing to apply for a visa to ask the authorities to add information … [Read more...] about Germany state conditions to accept Vietnam’s new passport

The event was held on the 1 st anniversary of SBT going live and operating the core digital system Oracle Cloud ERP from July 1, 2021. SBT also went live and put into operation two more important systems, including the Planning Budgeting Cloud Service in May and Intelligent Reporting - Oracle Analytics Cloud in August. The celebration event was attended by senior leaders of SBT, MsM, KPMG, and Oracle, along with leaders of domestic companies, enterprises, units, and members of the project Transform SBT. This was an opportunity for all parties to gather, reflect on the past journey, and honour the dedication and initial success of the digital transformation project in its first year – the Alpha year. Senior leaders of SBT, KPMG, Oracle, and MsM at the event In her leading role, vice chairwoman of the Board of Directors of SBT Dang Huynh Uc My has always been consistent with the strategy of turning SBT into the region’s leading high-tech solution provider of … [Read more...] about Transform SBT building comprehensive foundation for digital ecosystem

Someone has been calling Huy repeatedly over the past month, saying he owed money with high interest that will balloon to tens of millions of dong (VND10 million= $427.26) if it is not paid back quickly. When he denied ever using the service, the caller brought out a screenshot of an apparent contract with accurate personal information like ID card numbers, phone numbers and email addresses, even relevant information on Huy’s family members. "This is information I’ve shared with multiple services online when I signed up for various accounts, but I have never submitted them to any credit service," Huy said. He suspects that his information might have been stored by some companies and then stolen by someone else, who used them for credit services. Do Huong of Vinh Phuc province said she has onlybeen acquainted with the Internet and smartphones over the past five years. She rarely uses online services that require personal info, but does sign up for discount programs. "Whenever a … [Read more...] about Vietnam has major data leak problem, citizens suffer

Marin, 36, also said her ability to perform her official duties had remained unimpaired on the Saturday night in question and that she would have left the party had she been required to work. Video clips of Marin partying with well-known Finnish influencers and artists began circulating in social media this week and they were soon published by several media outlets in Finland and abroad. "In recent days, there have been quite grave public accusations that I was in a space where drugs were used, or that I myself used drugs," Marin told a news conference. "I consider these accusations to be very serious and, though I consider the demand for a drug test unjust, for my own legal protection and to clear up any doubts, I have taken a drug test today, the results of which will come in about a week." Marin, who became the world's youngest serving government leader in December 2019, had faced calls from members of her governing coalition as well as from the opposition to take a drug … [Read more...] about Finnish prime minister takes drugs test after party video causes stir

Recognition to sustainable development mission Unilever Vietnam believes that sustainability drives the superior performance. Therefore, since the first days in Vietnam from 1995 until now, the company has constantly integrated sustainable development into all business strategies and activities through protecting the environment, improving people’s health and living conditions. This makes Unilever Vietnam become one of the businesses recognized at the “Corporate Sustainability Awards” by Nhip Cau Dau Tu Magazine. The awards aim to honor businesses who proactively implement sustainable development strategies, commit to green growth and deliver corporate social responsibilities to the community. Unilever Vietnam receives the Corporate Sustainability Awards Unilever Vietnam pioneers in several environmental initiatives to tackle plastic waste and climate change issues. Unilever, cooperating with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has built and led … [Read more...] about Unilever Vietnam receives two prestige awards

It is the fourth year in a row that Unilever Vietnam has received HR Asia Awards Focusing on people development With a survey on 46,270 employees from 622 businesses in Vietnam, the award is a meaningful gift for the relentless efforts of all Unilever employees over the past year. Moreover, the award reasserts Unilever's leading position in attracting and developing talent while building an agile, dynamic, friendly, and professional working environment. Unilever takes pride in maintaining its employee engagement metrics even during the difficult time of the pandemic. Trinh Mai Phuong, head of Human Resources at Unilever Vietnam said, “We have committed to developing a generation of young Vietnamese leaders with a vision towards sustainable, future-fit development. Going through a difficult time due to the pandemic, we have realised that people are the most valuable asset of the business. Therefore, we will always focus on personal development with equity and agility, … [Read more...] about Unilever among Best Companies to Work for in Asia