Society

Question: The line between protecting women’s rights and opportunities for them is quite blur. How could this be improved? Answer: I think much is the matter of mind set, not only a matter of legal drafting. You should ask yourself in the world today, with the opportunities created by trade liberalisation, what need is there still for the many protections provided by the law in comparison to the opportunities and to the choices women should have to accept the work that they feel they can carry out, to accept the contribution they can make to a growing economy. That is really the question. Around the world, many countries have gone already to at least partially through that transition and sometimes in the areas that you would not immediately consider. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s labour law approaching international standards ​

Hanoi (VNA) – The General Consulate of Vietnam in Houston, representative agencies in the US, Vietnamese authorities and national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines have worked together with US agencies to bring nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens home on August 5-6. … [Read more...] about Nearly 350 citizens brought home from Houston

Meanwhile recent meetings between municipal and provincial leaders with health authorities have underlined the need for all cities and provinces across the nation to swiftly carry out a score of stronger measures to contain the spread and mitigate the impact of the new coronavirus, which is evolving in a more complicated manner in the community. … [Read more...] about Four more new cases, one fatality recorded on August 6 morning

Lê Thị Thúy, deputy principal of the Đà Nẵng University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, told Tuổi trẻ that the university management board was very surprised because, after only one day of informing students about the campaign, more than 400 volunteered to join. … [Read more...] about Students volunteer to fight pandemic in Đà Nẵng

At a meeting of the city’s steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control on August 5, the chairman said Hanoi, which has recorded three infection cases over the last few days, must conduct PCR tests for the disease even if the number of tests can reach hundreds of thousands since only this testing method can confirm whether a person is negative or positive for SARS-CoV-2. … [Read more...] about Hanoi now at “very high” risk of COVID-19 transmission: chairman