5 ASEAN nations strengthen protection of migrant rights

5 ASEAN nations strengthen protection of migrant rights

(VOVWORLD) - Southeast Asian nations have growing concerns about protecting the legitimate rights of migrants, considering it a key factor in ASEAN community building. Amid globalization, migrant workers have contributed to...
Anti-corruption results consolidate public trust

Anti-corruption results consolidate public trust

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly Committee for Judicial Affairs has convened a plenary session to examine a government report on the fight against corruption this year. The report says progress has...
Amazon fire – a matter not confined to a country

Amazon fire – a matter not confined to a country

(VOVWORLD) - The Amazon countries will convene a summit on Friday to work out a shared policy on environmental protection and sustainable development of the forest. The summit comes during devastating...
Fears of a fresh arms race

Fears of a fresh arms race

(VOVWORLD) - Two weeks after the US withdrew from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) and revealed a plan to deploy intermediate-range missiles in Asia, the Pentagon said on Monday...
NA Standing Committee convenes 36th session

NA Standing Committee convenes 36th session

(VOVWORLD) - The 36th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on Monday with the management of off-budget funds and policies and laws on firefighting high...
Government debates trade development

Government debates trade development

(VOVWORLD) - The government convened in Hanoi on Saturday to discuss ways to boost trade, particularly with the US, China, South Korea, and Japan in the context of complicated changes around...
Minimum regional wage to rise 5.5% in 2020

Minimum regional wage to rise 5.5% in 2020

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s minimum regional wage will increase 5.5% starting next year, as a result of negotiations between representatives of the State, employers and employees which ended Thursday
Wednesday June 26, 2019

Wednesday June 26, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - Many parts of the world are experiencing extreme hot weather. In Vietnam, the central and northern regions were sweltering in scorching heat with temperatures hitting more than 40 degrees Celsius...
Meeting to review food safety convened

Meeting to review food safety convened

(VOVWORLD) - The Central Inter-sectoral Steering Committee on Food Safety opened a session in Hanoi to review its performance in the first half of this year and propose tasks for...