With the agreement of the majority of delegates, on morning of June 21, the Congress approved 3 Laws and 2 Resolutions which include The Law on advertisement, The Law on water resources (revised,) Vietnam marinetime Law, Resolution about approving state budget settlement of 2010, Resolution about thematic monitoring on the implementation of Policy and The Law on investment for agriculture, farmers and countrysides. * Culture, Sport and Tourism Department will apply state management over advertisement … [Read more...] about The third working session of the Congress (Term XIII): 3 Laws and 2 Resolutions approved
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SOCIAL NEWS 1/9
New law hopes to regulate direct bank wage transfers Direct wage payments to employee bank accounts linked to automatic teller machine cards may be written into law, indicated the Department of Labour-Salary under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. Deputy director Hoang Minh Hao said payments via bank transfer were mentioned in the draft of the Labour Code, which has been proposed to the Government for comments, as an alternative to cash payments. Hao said the intended legislation would improve transparency and employee rights and make it easier to solve money transfer and withdrawal issues. … [Read more...] about SOCIAL NEWS 1/9
Better provision of social security and welfare is a fundamental contents of 2011-2020 socio-economic development strategy
Better provision of social security and welfare is always a major policy and task of our Party and State which manifests the fine nature of our regime and guarantees the political and social stability and sustainable development of the nation. In order to introduce essential contents of the draft 2011-2020 socio-economic development strategy, next to the article on "Fast and sustainable development is the standpoint throughout the socio-economic development strategy of our country", Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung writes an article on social security and welfare. E-Communist Review has the honor to post this important article of the Prime Minister. … [Read more...] about Better provision of social security and welfare is a fundamental contents of 2011-2020 socio-economic development strategy
PM Dung’s activities at Asia-Europe Meeting
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a special meeting of leaders of ASEAN member countries, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 24 as part of his activities at the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Beijing. The focus of the meeting was the discussion of a range of measures to increase regional coordination in coping with the impacts of the current global financial crisis. The ASEAN leaders had earlier held a separate meeting on the issue. During the meeting, PM Dung shared information regarding a number of active measures taken by the Vietnamese Government to cope with the effects of the crisis, affirming that Vietnam has put the situation under control, maintained macro-economic stability and ensured social welfare and the country will be able to record further economic growth. The PM agreed upon the determination to strengthen regional coordination and emphasised a number of key solutions in dealing with the crisis, saying that along with appropriate … [Read more...] about PM Dung’s activities at Asia-Europe Meeting
SOCIAL NEWS IN BRIEF 6/5
Killer disease still baffles scientists Authorities remain baffled by the mysterious skin disease that has killed nearly 20 people and infected many others in Quang Ngai Province though the Ministry of Health has sent two delegations to investigate. Pham Hong Phuong, director of the Quang Ngai Province Department of Health, said the ministry has concluded it is palm dermatitis with liver problems. But he refused to provide further information about the ministry's conclusion or speculate about it. But Dr Tran Hau Khang, director of the Ha Noi-based Central Dermatology Hospital, who led both delegations, rejected the conclusion. He told the People's Army newspaper that it was based merely on symptoms and the cause remains unknown. Blood tests found the presence of the rickettsia bacterium in 14 out of 26 patients in Ba To District. It is known to cause typhus among other diseases. Viet Nam News called the office of the US's Center for Diseases Control in Ha Noi only to be told to … [Read more...] about SOCIAL NEWS IN BRIEF 6/5