Photo: VGP/Thanh Chung Under the national target program in the 2016-2020 period, 50% of total communes must reach new rural area standards by 2020. However, by late June, 2019, 50.1% of communes met the target. Deputy Minister Thong made the announcement at a meeting of the Steering Committee on national target programs on July 25 in Ha Noi. Accordingly, 5,458 communes met new style rural standards with 19 specific criteria, up 620 communes (equivalent to 6.96%) by late 2018. Under the report, 80 out of 644 district-level units in 36 provinces and cities were recognized as new rural districts (accounting for 11.6% of total national districts). Especially, eight criteria in the national set of criteria on new rural development have been met and surpassed including socio-economic infrastructure, economics, production, culture, society, and environment. The National target programs have been deployed nationwide, serving to raise living standards for rural people. … [Read more...] about New style rural area building plan completed ahead of schedule
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Vietnam gets new jersey ahead of first Asian Cup 2019 game
The new home kit of Vietnam's national men football team. Photo courtesy of Grand Sport After winning AFF Cup title last year, Vietnamese men's football team are set to don new jerseys in 2019. The new dress kits, designed by Grand Sport, will have the traditional red and golden colors at home, while the away outfit will be in white. Both kits will have the dynamic arrow pattern. As usual, the national flag of Vietnam will be 3D printed on the left side of the chest, while the right side will carry the apparel logo. The back of the collar will also have a small golden star. The sleeves will be etched with small details, using laser technology. The away kit in white. Photo courtesy of Grand Sport This jersey is also made from a new type of fabric that brings "ultimate comfort optimum ventilation, tuned breathability and lightweight mobility," said the Bangkok-based sports clothing company. Vietnamese players Nguyen Quang Hai, Doan Van Hau, Bui Tien Dung (defender), Luong Xuan … [Read more...] about Vietnam gets new jersey ahead of first Asian Cup 2019 game
Nhan Dan Online forum discusses new changes in health insurance policy
Accordingly, Decree No. 146/2018/NĐ-CP, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles under the Law on Health Insurance, and featuring multiple new changes, will officially come into force starting from next month. The document has a number of notable contents, in replacement of the Decree 105/2014/NĐ-CP, with an aim of updating the health insurance policy to suit the new situation, while solving difficulties arising in the implementation of the health insurance policy in recent years. By the end of October this year, the number of people participating in health insurance was 82.33 million people, reaching a coverage rate of 87.62% of the population. As a result, new changes in the health insurance policy have attracted great attention from Nhan Dan readers. Invited guests at the forum were leaders from public agencies responsible for issuing and implementing health policies, as well as health experts from other related units under the Ministry of Health … [Read more...] about Nhan Dan Online forum discusses new changes in health insurance policy
National agreements on foreign workers’ social insurance negotiated
Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Dao Viet Anh was quoted by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) as telling a VSS conference in Hanoi on November 2 that bilateral agreements for a new generation of social insurance policies have been negotiated to support foreign workers engaging in Vietnam’s social insurance scheme. Under Decree No. 143/2018/ND-CP detailing the Law on Social Insurance and the Law on Labor Safety and Hygiene, foreigners working in Vietnam with a work permit, practice certificate, or practice license granted by competent Vietnamese authorities and under indefinite-term labor contracts or contracts with a term of one full year or more shall be subject to compulsory social insurance. Those temporarily transferred from parent companies abroad to subsidiaries in Vietnam or reaching the retirement age shall not be subject to the compulsory social insurance scheme. Deputy Head of VSS’s Department of Social Insurance Policy Implementation Dinh … [Read more...] about National agreements on foreign workers’ social insurance negotiated
Efforts made to observe rights of foreign workers’ social insurance
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Bilateral agreements for a new generation of social insurance policy have been negotiated to support foreign workers engaging in Vietnam’s social insurance scheme, said Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Dao Viet Anh. Addressing a VSS conference in Hanoi on November 2, Anh said that under Decree No.143/2018/ND-CP detailing the Law on Social Insurance and Law on Labour Safety and Hygiene, foreigners working in Vietnam with a work permit, practice certificate, or practice licence granted by competent Vietnamese authorities and under indefinite-term labour contracts or contracts with a term of one full year and over shall be subject to compulsory social insurance. Those temporarily transferred from parent companies abroad to subsidiary firms in Vietnam or reaching the retirement age shall not be subject to the compulsory social insurance scheme. Deputy head of the VSS Deparment of Social … [Read more...] about Efforts made to observe rights of foreign workers’ social insurance