At the meeting ( Photo: SGGP) Today, the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly deputies delegation had a meeting to supervise the implementation of the Housing Law in the city for the 2016-2021 period to the branch of the State Bank of Vietnam in HCMC and the branch of the Bank for Social Policies in HCMC, the Department of Construction and Department of Natural Resources and Environment. At the conference, Huynh Thanh Khiet, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, said that in the period 2016-2021, nearly 15,000 apartments in 19 social housing projects were completed. In the next phase between 2021 to 2025, the southern metropolis planned to implement 25 projects with a total of more than 28,600 apartments. With nearly 15,000 apartments in 19 social housing projects, Ho Chi Minh City can satisfy the housing needs of a part of low-income people, civil servants, and public employees with housing difficulties. Accordingly, the number of social housing has not … [Read more...] about Low-income earners hardly access loans for buying social houses
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HCMC to deploy one-stop information system for handling administrative procedure
HCMC will deploy electronic one-stop information system for handling administrative procedures Today, speaking at the national online conference on the preliminary review of 6 months of implementing Project 06 on developing the application of population data, identification and electronic authentication for national digital transformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Duong Anh Duc emphasized that the Government's Project 06 is implemented when the southern metropolis is determined to implement the digital transformation program for the building of the smart city, and putting into operation the shared data warehouse, all of which have facilitated the implementation of the Project 06. There are 403 online public services at level 3, and level 4 in HCMC and 25 essential public services under the Government's Project 06. According to Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc, with the aim to improve the quality of administrative … [Read more...] about HCMC to deploy one-stop information system for handling administrative procedure
Tireless efforts made to soothe Agent Orange pain
Many policies on the settlement of AO consequences have been carried out over the past years, including supporting AO victims. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Joining hands to soothe the pain caused by Agent Orange (AO) is not only a charitable or humanitarian deed but firstly an activity to express gratitude to revolution contributors and the sense of responsibility of each Vietnamese people. Vietnam marks 61 years since the AO disaster on August 10 this year. Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Rinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Victims of AO/ Dioxin (VAVA), said the Party, State, and people have made wholehearted efforts with the highest sense of responsibility to care for revolution contributors, including those suffering from toxic chemicals in the resistance war and AO victims. Many policies on the settlement of AO consequences have been carried out, he said, noting that the State has spent tens of trillions of VND each year on providing monthly allowances, health … [Read more...] about Tireless efforts made to soothe Agent Orange pain
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — August 10
Read what is in the news today: Health -- The Ministry of Health reported 2,340 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, raising the national caseload to 11,351,563 and marking a new record of daily infections in three months, according to the ministry. Society -- A tropical depression over the East Vietnam Sea has evolved into a storm named Mulan. This is the second storm off the Vietnamese coast this year and is forecast to bring heavy rains to the northern region from Wednesday, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. -- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction proposed on Tuesday an allocation of VND500 billion (US$21.37 million) from the municipal budget for the renovation of 246 old, run-down apartment buildings in the southern metropolis. -- Functional forces on Tuesday imposed fines totaling more than VND26 million ($1,111) on a restaurant in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City, where a case of methanol poisoning killed two … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — August 10
Hanoi, Vientiane to set example in inter-provincial cooperation
The two capital cities will implement new projects in agriculture and education, and raise public awareness of the special Vietnam-Laos relations. Hanoi and Vientiane should set an example at inter-provincial level cooperation to reflect the scale of Vietnam-Laos relations and expectations from leaders and people of the two countries. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung stressed the view during a meeting with his Vientiane counterpart Anouphap Tounalom today [August 9] in Hanoi. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung at the meeting. Photos: Viet Thanh At the meeting, Dung welcomed the visit of Vientiane’s high-ranking delegation to Hanoi on the occasion of the 60 th anniversary of diplomatic relations (September 5, 1962 – September 5, 2022), and the 45 th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Cooperation Treaty (July 18, 1977- July 18, 2022). According to Dung, the special Vietnam-Laos relations, … [Read more...] about Hanoi, Vientiane to set example in inter-provincial cooperation