Laos’s Boun Ork Phansa Festival

Laos’s Boun Ork Phansa Festival

(VOVWORLD) - Lao people celebrate scores of traditional festivals and holidays throughout the year. Most of them, including the Boun Ork Phansa Festival, are based on Buddhism and interwoven with the seasons and...
Businesses and workers given insurance incentives

Businesses and workers given insurance incentives

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Social Security has reduced the premium rates for work accident and occupational disease insurance to zero as part of efforts to support businesses and their employees during the...
Social security ensured during COVID-19 pandemic

Social security ensured during COVID-19 pandemic

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government has issued a resolution on incentive policies for employees and employers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not the first time the Vietnamese government has...
Special summer for Binh Duong children

Special summer for Binh Duong children

(VOVWORLD) - Summer is the most-awaited time for many families, especially children with lots of plans for the long holiday following the academic year. This year, due to the COVID-19...
New digital platform makes life easier for people with disabilities

New digital platform makes life easier for people with disabilities

(VOVWORLD) - Comprehensive, Accurate, and Secure are the key words that describe a digital platform called “NKT”, for registry and information management of people with disabilities. The app was launched recently as part of the Korea-Vietnam Mine Action Project (KV-MAP), involving...
Vietnam works hard to recover from post-war UXO

Vietnam works hard to recover from post-war UXO

(VOVWORLD) - A great amount of unexploded ordnance (UXO), bombs, and mines are scattering along Vietnam, a war-torn country. Statistics showed that by the end of 2020, Vietnam had 5,640 million hectares...