According to a report of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam had nearly 13 million elderly people (aged 60 and above) in 2020, accounting for 12 percent of the population, with about 1.98 million aged over 80, and approximately 7.7 million elderly people living in rural areas. … [Read more...] about All senior citizens to be covered by health insurance in 2021
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Human rights viewed from illegal sales of personal information
Ninthly, the 2015 Penal Code, which was amended and supplemented in 2017, has only some initial provisions in Article 159 on the crime of infringing on the confidentiality or security of correspondence, telephone, telegram or forms of exchanging private information of others and Article 288 on the crime of giving or using illegally information on computer networks, telecommunications networks [10]. However, these two crimes have not specified violations of the law related to Personal information. This is also a legal gap that needs to be addressed. … [Read more...] about Human rights viewed from illegal sales of personal information
Miss World Vietnam 2021 to start in April
Miss World Vietnam beauty contest was held for the first time in 2019, aiming at looking for a Vietnamese representative at the Miss World beauty pageant. Women aged 18 to 27 who are at least 1.65m tall and have had no cosmetic surgery are eligible to enter the contest. Participation is limited to unmarried women who have never given birth or parented a child. … [Read more...] about Miss World Vietnam 2021 to start in April
Upgrade work speeds up on HCMC flood-prone street
Xuyen only moved to HCMC two months ago. His main work involves leveling crushed stones, watering and pouring concrete. He often chooses to work the night shift because the salary is higher than the day shift, at about VND500,000 ($21.64) per night. … [Read more...] about Upgrade work speeds up on HCMC flood-prone street
Vietnam’s second COVID-19 vaccine to be trialled
After being approved by the Ministry of Health, the Institute of Vaccines and Biologicals will coordinate with the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology at the Hanoi Medical University to conduct clinical trials on humans at the end of January. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s second COVID-19 vaccine to be trialled
