VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MAY 15
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NA Chairman leaves
Hanoi for official visit to Laos National
Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the
Vietnamese legislature left Hanoi on May 15 morning for a three-day official
visit to Laos. The
visit is being made at the invitation of President of the Lao National
Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane. This is the first official visit to Laos by a senior
leader of Vietnam in the Laos - Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022,
and also the first by Hue as Chairman of the Vietnamese NA. Hue is also the
first foreign parliamentary leader to visit Laos since the country’s 11th
National Party Congress and the 9th-tenure NA’s first session. The
visit takes place amid a number of important activities being held in the
Vietnam - Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year to mark the 60th founding
anniversary of diplomatic ties of the two countries (September 5) and 45
years since the signing of the Laos - Vietnam Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
(July 18). PM’s trip affirms Vietnam’s commitment
to UN: ambassador Prime
Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s working visit to the United Nations (UN) sends out
a strong message and is an opportunity for Vietnam to affirm its foreign
policy and its commitment as a friend and an active and responsible member of
the international community, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent
Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has said. In
an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, the diplomat added through
the visit, Vietnam also highlights its policy on promoting multilateral
diplomacy in the international arena. Giang
announced that the PM is scheduled to meet key leaders of the UN, thereby
affirming Vietnam's contributions to the bloc's common agenda, especially in
addressing global challenges. He
recalled Vietnam’s major contributions to the UN since it became a member of
the organisation in 1977, including its twice holding of the position of a
non-permanent member of the Security Council and twice for the position of a
member of the Economic and Social Council, as well as its joining of UN
mechanisms on human rights, culture, and education. On
the Vietnam-UN relations in the time to come, Ambassador Giang said the
country’s position and role, consolidated and development over the past, will
continue to be heightened. Vietnam will continue to make use of UN’s
resources and experience in its sustainable socio-economic development and,
at the same time, also continue its important contributions to the common
agenda of the organisation on peace, development, and socio-economic matters. The
ultimate goal is for both the UN and Vietnam to join hands toward the noble
objectives of the UN, keeping the future generations from the tragedies of wars,
and bringing about peace and stability to all the people in the world, he
concluded. PM meets Vietnamese embassy officials,
community in US Prime
Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy in
Washington D.C and representatives from the Vietnamese community in the East
Coast of the US on May 14 (local time). The
PM hailed the efforts by the embassy in implementing the external policies of
the Party and State, building and promoting the image of the nation and
people of Vietnam to US friends, and contributing to making the Vietnam-US
ties more practical and effective, including the thorough preparations for
the PM’s trip to the US to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit and make a
visit to the US and the UN. He
asked the embassy to promptly implement agreements reached between the two
countries during this visit. Meeting
representatives from the Vietnamese community in the East Coast of the US,
the Government leader thanked the community for their contributions to the
homeland as well as to the relationship between Vietnam and the US. He
reiterated that the Party and State always consider the Vietnamese community
abroad as an indispensable part of the community of ethnic groups in Vietnam,
and always do their best to support overseas Vietnamese to settle down in the
host countries and make positive contributions to the national construction
and defence at home. The
PM highlighted the role of the Vietnamese community in the US in connecting
the two countries and implementing agreements reached between the two
countries, which has contributed to the development of both Vietnam and the
US. He
took note of ideas and opinions of the community and thanked them for
proposals they made at the meeting. He affirmed that relevant Vietnamese
ministries and agencies will carefully consider the proposals. The
leader asked the Vietnamese Embassy in the US to keep up their good
performance in overseas Vietnamese affairs; and requestg the US to recognise
the Vietnamese community as an ethnic minority of the country. On
the occasion, the PM attended a ceremony to put the nameplate on the new
headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington D.C. The
same day, he laid flowers at the Memorial of President Thomas Jefferson - the
third President of the US, who was the author of the Declaration of
Independence of the US that was announced on April 7, 1776. Vietnam spotlights Buddhist philosophy
on Int’l Day of Vesak Ambassador
Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations,
highlighted Lord Buddha’s message on peace, compassion and harmony at a
celebration held virtually on May 13 to observe the International Day of
Vesak, which was dedicated to the Lord Buddha. The Vietnamese diplomat stressed that in the context
that the world is facing unprecedented challenges and crises like today, the
Lord Buddha's philosophy is more meaningful than ever and has become a
"guideline" to help people end suffering and bring peace to
humanity. The
event is held annually at the UN since 1999 when the General Assembly
approved Resolution 54/115 on the celebration of the International Day of
Vesak in recognition of the contributions of Buddhism - one of the oldest
religions in the world - to humankind’s spiritual life, as well as to the
efforts of the international community for peace, cooperation, harmony and
development.  VN students finish third at US science
contest Two
Vietnamese students have won third prize at the Regeneron International
Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2022, the largest international
pre-college science competition recently held in the United States. Tran
Phong and Tran My Chi, both of whom are currently studying at Lao Cai High
School for Gifted Students, were awarded US$2,000 after impressing judges
with their entry of a mobile blood bank. Their
project helps to create a strong connection between hospitals and blood
donors in order to allow them to promptly provide drops of blood, a move
which could contribute to saving the lives of critically-ill patients. The
ISEF 2022 is the world's largest global science competition for high school
students. Through a global network of local, regional, and national science
fairs, millions of students are encouraged to explore their passion for
scientific inquiry. Singapore parliament speaker Tan
Chuan-Jin to visit Vietnam next week Tan
Chuan-Jin, speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, will pay an official visit
to Vietnam from May 18-20, according to a communique from the Foreign Affairs
Committee of the National Assembly. The
visit has been made at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong
Dinh Hue. Vietnam
and Singapore established diplomatic ties in August 1973 and they agreed to
elevate their relations to the level of strategic partnership in 2013. US media outlet shines spotlight on PM
Pham Minh Chinh’s visit News
outlet Foreign Policy of the United States has recently highlighted
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to the US, noting that
Vietnam is one of its top trading partners in the region. According
to the newswire, since the mid-1990s when US President Bill Clinton and a
cohort of bipartisan allies moved to reestablish ties with Vietnam, the two
countries have gone on to achieve remarkable gains together. The
US has invested billions of US$ in Agent Orange/dioxin remediation, as well
as other remaining war legacy issues, as part of efforts to show how, through
persistence and trust, former adversaries can be turned into partners. The
US media outlet outlines that US officials, including incumbent US Ambassador
to Vietnam Marc Knapper, are calling for an official upgrade of the Vietnam –
US relations to the “strategic partnership” from the current status of
“comprehensive partnership” in order to recognise the remarkable success of
their relationship. Moreover,
US-based media site CNBC also published an article to show the US’
commitments to the Southeast Asian region as a whole. The media outlet noted
that in the midst of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which is currently
Washington’s top foreign policy priority, President Joe Biden is still hosting
Southeast Asian leaders at the Special ASEAN-US Summit held in Washington
D.C., showing the US’ interest in the region. According
to CNBC, some critical issues, including the post-pandemic economic recovery,
climate change, and the situation in Myanmar, will be on the table at the May
12-13 summit. Leaders from ASEAN, a bloc of 10 countries that together make
up the world’s seventh-largest economy, will be in attendance. Vietnam, Paraguay increase cultural
cooperation Vietnam
and Paraguay have agreed to work closely together to popularize the
distinctive cultures and tourism potential in their respective countries. The
agreement was reached during a meeting on May 13 between Vietnamese
Ambassador to Argentina cum Paraguay Duong Quoc Thanh and Paraguayan Culture
Minister Rubén Dario Capdevila. Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Paraguay Maria
del Carmen Falabella was also present at the meeting. Former Ha Long chairman to be detained
and prosecuted The
People’s Procuracy of Quảng Ninh Province on Saturday issued a warrant to
prosecute and temporarily detain Phạm Hồng Hà, former chairman of Hạ Long
City People’s Committee. Quảng
Ninh authorities searched Hà’s private residence on Trần Quốc Nghiễn Street,
Hạ Long City, on Saturday afternoon. He
will be prosecuted for the crime of “abusing position and power while
performing duties,” said the provincial People’s Procuracy. If
the investigation reveals further violations, authorities will proceed
according to the law. HCM City, Bình Dương discuss
improvement in traffic connectivity HCM
City and Bình Dương Province will work jointly on infrastructure projects to
improve connectivity between them. At
a meeting between their leaders on May 13, Nguyễn Văn Lợi, secretary of the
Bình Dương Party Committee, said the province and HCM City have been working
together to contribute to the southern key economic zone. “Infrastructure
for connectivity between the two regions, especially roads and ports, is
important. Bình Dương would like assistance from HCM City for important
traffic projects.” Bình
Dương wants the clearance of the city’s Bình Triệu 1 and Bình Phước 1 bridges
increased, and adjustments made to road junctions connecting the two places. Phan
Văn Mãi, chairman of the city People’s Committee, agreed with Bình Dương’s
proposals and said relevant departments were looking into them. The
city has called for speeding up procedures for the HCM City – Bình Dương –
Chơn Thành District (in Bình Phước Province) highway so that work on it can
begin soon. It
has also asked for the province’s co-operation in widening the Hà Nội Highway
and National Highway No. 1, and funding from it for land compensation. Nguyễn
Văn Nên, secretary of city Party Committee, said HCM City and Bình Dương
should look into developing water tourism on the Sài Gòn River to increase
connectivity between themselves. Mekong Delta mitigates saltwater
intrusion damages Proactive
prevention measures and “proper” restructuring of crop cultivation in the Cửu
Long (Mekong) Delta have proved effective in mitigating saline intrusion in
the 2021-22 dry season. With
the onset of the rainy season in the delta, the country’s largest rice, fruit
and seafood producer, the saltwater intrusion has been declined
significantly, local reports say. The
delta normally faces saltwater intrusion in the dry season which lasts from
December to April, severely impacting agricultural production and the lives
of locals. To
cope with saltwater intrusion in the just concluded dry season, farmers
implemented various prevention measures as advised by local authorities,
including building temporary saltwater prevention dams and storing fresh
water. Farmer
Hai Huệ has a 5,000sq.m durian orchard in Cai Lậy District’s Tam Bình
Commune, Tiền Giang Province. Under the instructions of local authorities,
she dredged ponds in the orchard to store more irrigation water in the last
dry season. She also cut grasses and used them to cover the roots of durian
trees to retain soil humidity, she said. In
recent years, the delta, which comprises 12 provinces and Cần Thơ City, has
speeded up work on several large irrigation projects to cope with saltwater
intrusion and drought. The
Cái Lớn – Cái Bé irrigation project in Kiên Giang Province, for instance, the
largest of its kind in the delta, became operational during the last dry
season. It
provides irrigation water for 280,000ha of farming areas in Kiên Giang, Hậu
Giang, Cà Mau and Bạc Liêu provinces. In
previous years, Kiên Giang had lost more than VNĐ100 billion (US$4.4 million)
a year to natural disasters, saltwater intrusion and drought. HCM City urges private sector to
invest in geriatric care The
private sector has an opportunity to build geriatric care facilities that
provide good care for elderly people, given rising demand for such services,
HCM City officials say. According
to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the need
for nursing homes for the elderly will continue rising because of the
nation’s rapidly ageing population. In
Việt Nam, people above 60 years old accounted for over 12 per cent of the
total population in 2020; and this is expected to rise to 20 per cent by
2038. The
city now has 20 nursing homes, including eight public facilities looking
after 1,555 elderly people, and 12 private ones taking care of 1,138 people. Viet Nam gears up for rollout of
fourth COVID-19 vaccine shots The
Vietnamese health ministry has asked provincial/municipal health departments
to provide the tentative number of vaccines needed for the rollout of second
COVID-19 booster shots (fourth doses) before May 25, 2022. The
second boosters will for now be for adults over 50 years, or people from 18
years old with immunocompromised conditions from mild to severe level, or
people from 18 years old who are at risk of exposure to the virus (frontline
healthcare workers, officials, and workers at industrial parks, etc.). The
latest document was sent to local health departments, health department of
the public security ministry, and the military medicine department, Pasteur
institutes and the National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). mRNA
COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) as well as AstraZeneca COVID-19
vaccines are used as the fourth, and the recommendation is that the fourth
dose should be the same as the one offered in the third dose. The
administration of the fourth dose should be at least four months since the
third dose, while those who have contracted COVID-19 could wait for three
months from the time of recovery for the fourth dose. Local
health departments are asked to work with local authorities to make
preparations for the fourth dose campaign. Pasteur
institutes and NIHE are asked to compile the demand on vaccine numbers to
submit to the health ministry before May 30, 2022, as well as provide local
health departments with necessary training and guidance. The
health ministry also asked for expediting of the rollout of the third dose of
COVID-19 vaccines for the adult population (aged 18 and above) and the
rollout of the primary course to children aged 12-17 to complete coverage
within the second quarter of the year. New southern ring road set to open to
traffic in 2028 Construction
of the first phase of Ring Road No.4, which runs through five southern
localities, including HCM City, should be completed by 2028, local reports
say. The
road, almost 200km long, is expected to boost regional linkages and boost
economic growth for HCM City and the provinces of Bình Dương, Đồng Nai, Long
An and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, as well as the Southern Key Economic Region. The
project, approved more than 10 years ago, is estimated to cost around VNĐ100
trillion (US$4.4 billion). It
will be 197.6km long with four lanes in the first phase. In the second phase,
the road could be widened to six or eight lanes. Ha Long bars asked to turn off loud
music by 11 pm Bars
in Ha Long City will be asked to stop playing loud music after 11 pm
following complaints from residents and tourists. The
decision was announced by Ha Long City People's Committee Chairman Nguyen
Tien Dung at a meeting held on May 13 with leaders of tourism departments and
companies in the area. Speaking
at the meeting, vice-chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial Tourism Department,
Nguyen The Hue said that they had received lots of complaints from local
residents, hotel owners, tour operators and tourists at Bai Chay Tourist site
about loud music from nearby bars. The
tourism official said they recently received complaints from a group of 300
tourists who stayed four days at a hotel in Bai Chay from April 19-22. The
tourists said they would have enjoyed their holiday if there were no loud
music playing late at night at the bars opposite their hotel. The group then
had to move to a hotel in another area. Hanoi-Dong Dang railway reopens
following landslides A
railway route linking Hanoi and Dong Dang Town in the northern province of
Lang Son has been reopened following a four-day halt due to heavy rain
damage. Torrential rain caused severe landslides on the
Hanoi-Dong Dang railway line from May 9-10. Pham
Duc Khai, head of Hanoi-Dong Dang Station, said that the landslides had
resolved and the whole route had resumed since this morning, May 14. Lang
Son faces an estimated loss of roughly VND390 billion (USD16.81 million) in
storm damage from heavy rains during May 9-10. Up to 4,962 hectares of local
crops have been submerged. Rain also damaged 231 local houses. E-ticket system launched at Van Mieu -
Quoc Tu Giam The
Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam Culture and Science Centre coordinated with the Tourism
Information Centre under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism to
launch an e-ticket system at Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature
Complex) and digital conversion products in tourism activities, on May 13. As
part of the activities to welcome the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games
31), the launch of the e-ticket system help customers to buy tickets online.
When coming to the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, the visitors just scan the QR code
to go through the ticket gate. The
system also helps visitors to book tickets in advance, buy tickets for large
groups of tourists, easily look up ticket purchase history, look up invoices
and store tickets with flexible forms to avoid losing tthem. This
system creates more convenience for tourists, especially tourists from far
away, foreign tourists. On
this occasion, visitors will experience cashless payment transactions for
goods and services through the use of Smart Travel Cards. This is a product
for the smart tourism ecosystem, integrating many features such as internet
banking, electronic payments, looking up tourist information or receiving
incentives and accumulating points when shopping. Smart
travel cards are also linked and integrated with the "Vietnam Safe
Travel" application from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism
(VNAT). On
this occasion, the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam Culture and Science Centre also
launched a library space. The space was originally a resting place, a place
to read books for visitors to the relic, but in response to actual needs, the
space has been transformed into a space for talks, cultural exchanges,
gradually turning the Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam relic into a creative space. The
launch of the e-ticket system and digital conversion products in tourism
activities are efforts from the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam Culture and Science
Centre to create new products that are attractive, rich in technology and
utilities, thereby enhancing tourist experiences and attracting visitors to
the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam in particular and the Capital's tourism in general. Strengthening cooperation to promote
Vietnam tourism on TikTok On
May 11, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of
Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Le Phuc had a meeting with Teresa Tan - head of public
policy for TikTok in South-east Asia – to discuss the implementation of the
communication cooperation plan to promote and stimulate the development of
Vietnamese tourism in the coming time. In
2019, Vietnam Tourism Review (Vietnam National Administration of Tourism) and
TikTok signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in promoting
Vietnam tourism, and the launch of a programme to promote Vietnam's tourism
with video tools, #HelloVietnam programme . Although
affected by Covid-19, but over the past two years, the parties have
implemented four communication campaigns for localities: #HelloVietnam,
#HelloDanang, #HelloNinhbinh and the latest addition #HelloQuangNam;
implementing the programme #ancungtiktok to promote Vietnamese cuisine. Regarding
cooperation in communication, promotion and promotion of tourism development
in Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Lam Thanh - Representative of TikTok Vietnam -
proposed to develop the TikTok accounts of Vietnam's tourism industry, and
continue the deployment of the #HelloVietnam campaign, encouraging users to
create short content about Vietnam's scenery, culture, cuisine, and lifestyle
and share it on the TikTok platform. Deputy
Director of the Tourism Information Centre under VNAT Hoang Quoc Hoa said
that in recent time, the VNAT has also coordinated to promote communication
activities on other digital platforms, bringing many practical effects and
receiving high appreciation from the social community. He
expressed his hope that TikTok would strengthen training support, especially
for small and medium-sized businesses, increase interactivity on the digital
platform, and attract greater attention from the community. Calligraphy and Graffiti find
"empathy" The
Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam Culture and Science Centre organised a seminar titled
"Calligraphy and Graffiti: From Difference to Empathy" at the Van
Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature Complex) on May 13. The
seminar was led by master, translator Truong Quoc Toan, calligraphy expert -
the admin of Fanpage Group Graffiti Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Tung, who has made
great efforts to bring graffiti art to Vietnam, along with multimedia artist
and art curator Nguyen Quoc Hoang Anh. Calligraphy
is an ancient art form of the East. In the past, it was mainly practiced
among intellectuals and literary enthusiasts. Meanwhile, graffiti represents
a young cultural movement imported from the West, associated with hip-hop
culture. The two art forms have many differences. However, there are certain
points they share in common. “Graffiti” is a word derived from the Greek word
“graphein” which means to write. Later, it became the Latin word “graffito”,
meaning “painting on the wall”, the collective name for the stylish images or
writing on the walls of streets and neighbourhoods using paint, spray paint
or marking with any material on large, flat surfaces. Experts
have exchanged different perspectives on these two seemingly opposing art
forms. However, Calligraphy and Graffiti are two art forms that have many
similarities, such as creating pictures and expressions that require very
high level of imagination, while both carry within the mission to convey
certain messages. Experts also clarified graffiti art against the
misunderstanding that it is the type of "graffiti" on the walls of
teenagers and young people as many people still think. HCMC, three neighboring provinces to
build 76-km beltway HCMC
and three neighboring provinces are ramping up efforts to develop a 76.3-km
beltway and open it to traffic in 2026. This
is a big-ticket infrastructure project as it will need VND75.37 trillion
(US$3.3 billion) and pass through HCMC, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An. The
National Assembly Standing Committee on May 12 met to look into the Beltway 3
project which had been presented by the Government. The
road will have four lanes initially, and allow for a maximum speed of 80
kilometers per hour. Vu
Hong Thanh, head of the NA’s Economic Committee, said the Standing Committee
concurred that it is necessary to build the road, but added that it could be
hard to ensure the project would be complete as planned. The
NA Economic Committee required more measures linked to capital disbursement,
resources allocation to be adopted to ensure the progress and quality of the
project. Also, whether a road parallel with the Beltway should be built or
not must be clarified as the costs needed to build the parallel road is much
higher than the main route, the Economic Committee said. Saigonese enjoy art and beauty of
Japanese dolls Many
people have come to a Japanese dolls exhibition which was opened at the HCMC
Fine Arts Museum today, May 13. Its organizer is the Japan Foundation. This
is the second time the exhibition has been taking place in HCMC. This year’s
exhibition themed “Ningyo,” which means human shape in Japanese, includes
four sections. They are “Ningyo to pray for children’s growth,” “Ningyo as
fine art,” “Ningyo as folk art,” and the “Spread of Ningyo culture.” The
exhibition lasts until May 29. These
dolls had been exhibited in seven countries before Vietnam. The exhibition
presents a comprehensive introduction to the Japanese doll culture, from
Katashiro and Amagatsu, considered to be the archetypes of dolls in Japan and
local dolls that reflect the climate and anecdotes from across the country to
dress-up dolls that are popular in Japan today as toys and scale figures that
are highly regarded around the world. HCMC planning on preserving, promoting
value of Don Ca Tai Tu Nam Bo In
order to implement the direction of the HCMC People’s Committee, the municipal
Department of Culture and Sports has coordinated with relevant departments to
complete the draft plan for preserving and promoting the value of the
UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage, Don Ca Tai Tu Nam Bo
(southern amateur music) in HCMC from now until 2025. The
plan includes main activities, such as releasing a study book on the
establishment and development of Don Ca Tai Tu in HCMC, collecting tangible
and intangible cultural heritages related to this kind of art, issuing
financial and investment policies to use and manage these heritages, training
new generations in this traditional performance art at schools and clubs,
organizing seminars on preserving and promoting the value of the Don Ca Tai
Tu Nam Bo (southern amateur music) in the city. UNESCO
recognized Don Ca Tai Tu Nam Bo as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity. The southern amateur traditional music was recognized for the prize
at the 8th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of
Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Baku, Azerbaijan in December 2013. Provinces from Quang Ninh to Quang
Ngai need to prepare for inescapable weather Amidst
the forecast of untimely cold spell triggering torrential rains from May 15,
the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control
suggested that the affected coastal localities from Quang Ninh to Quang Ngai
needed to prepare for the worse weather situation of extreme rain coupled
with flood and landslide again, urgently overcome damages after recent
rain-triggered flooding, and continue to strictly carry out the direction of
the Prime Minister following dispatch No. 415 released on May 13. Specifically,
the North-Central and Mid-Central regions are required to closely monitor
warnings and forecast news related to inescapable issues of downpours,
lightning, hails, thunderstorms, whirlwinds, flash floods and landslides to
promptly announce and give instructions to local residents. As for the
coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Quang Ngai, it is necessary to keep a
close watch on weather forecast about blustery and big waves in the sea;
proactively notify the worse issues to captains, ship owners, aqua-culturists
and those people who work in tourism sites, and travelers to have appropriate
production plans and ensure safety for people and properties, arrange rescue
forces on duty as required. According
to the latest weather news of the National Center for Hydrology Meteorology
Forecasting, from tomorrow, a new untimely cold air will spread to the
Northern and Central regions bringing heavy rainfalls of up to 120 mm and 150
mm respectively along with the high risk of lightning, cyclone and powerful
winds in the sea and mainland. Recently,
there have been incidents of sunk vessels in the Central region due to the
impact of the cold air. Pensioners not be afraid of inflation:
Vietnam Social Security According
to the Vietnam Social Security, the pensions of both employees working in the
state sector and the business sector are adjusted on the basis of the
consumer price index of each period in accordance with the Government's
regulations. Therefore, pension will not be depreciated due to devaluation or
inflation. On
the afternoon of May 13, following public concerns that the devaluation of
the currency will affect pensions, affecting the legitimate interests of
pensioners, the Vietnam Social Security informed that this understanding is
not accurate, because the current regulations of the social insurance policy
have taken into account the factors of inflation and price slippage for the
salary paid for social insurance of employees. These
policies not only calculate each pension level but also calculate to ensure
the income of pensioners to basically meet life needs during the pension
enjoyment process, said Vietnam Social Security. Specifically,
for employees who pay social insurance premiums according to the salary
regime prescribed by the State, the salary paid for social insurance shall be
adjusted according to the base salary at the time of enjoying the retirement
regime for those who participated in social insurance before January 1, 2016. As
for employees who pay social insurance premiums according to the salary
regime prescribed by the State but start participating in social insurance
from January 1, 2016, onwards and employees who pay social insurance
according to the salary regime set by the employer’s decision, the salary for
social insurance as a basis for calculating the average monthly salary on
which social insurance premiums are based shall be adjusted on the basis of
the consumer price index of each period in accordance with the Government's
regulations. Therefore,
the employee's pension will be adjusted over time if there is slippage or
inflation. According to this agency, over the past time, the pension level of
retirees has been continuously raised, on the basis of the increase of the
consumer price index and economic growth in line with the state budget and
the Social Insurance Fund. Since
1995, the State has adjusted pension 22 times to ensure the life of retirees.
In 2022, despite the country’s difficult economic situation, the pension has
been adjusted to the general rate of 7.4 percent from January 1, 2022. This
shows that the State's social insurance policy is very interested in the
income of pensioners, especially pensioners with low pensions, Vietnam Social
Security announced. HCMC approved to spend VND 20,125
billion on medical examination in 2022 Ho
Chi Minh City was approved to spend more than VNVD20,125 billion (US$872
million) on medical examination and treatment in 2022, according to a
Decision No. 582/QD-TTg. Deputy
Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has just signed Decision No. 582/QD-TTg assigning
cost estimates for medical examination and treatment covered by health
insurance in 2022 for social insurance agencies in cities and provinces, the
Ministry of Social Insurance National Defense, and the Social Insurance
People's Public Security. Accordingly,
the total cost of medical examination and treatment covered by health
insurance in 2022 for the Social Insurance in cities and provinces, the
Social Insurance of the Ministry of National Defense, and the Social
Insurance of the People's Public Security is more than VND109.601 billion.
The capital city of Hanoi was given more than VND18,900 billion and Ho Chi
Minh City more than VND20,125 billion. Deputy
Prime Minister Le Minh Khai also just signed Decision No. 583/QD-TTg
assigning estimates of revenues and expenditures of social insurance,
unemployment insurance, health insurance, and management costs of social
insurance, unemployment insurance, and health insurance in 2022. Accordingly,
the total revenue of social insurance, unemployment insurance, and health
insurance in 2022 will be more than VND464,000 billion. Total expenditure is
nearly VND377,000 billion. Ministry orders close supervision at
border gates to detect acute hepatitis case Today,
the Ministry of Health sent an official dispatch to institutes of Hygiene and
Epidemiology, institutes of Pasteur, and departments of health in provinces
and cities nationwide, especially border crossings on the surveillance of
acute hepatitis cases of unknown cause in children. Accordingly,
the Ministry of Health suggested that municipal and provincial departments of
health focus on directing the medical facilities in their respective
localities in charge when detecting cases of acute hepatitis, especially in
the group of children under 16 years old to discover acute hepatitis of
unknown etiology, according to the World Health Organization-WHO case
definition). For
provinces with border gates, the health sector must strengthen supervision at
border crossings in order to detect cases with suspected symptoms early for
appropriate guidance and management. If any suspected cases are discovered,
the Ministry requested the local Department of Health to immediately report
to the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Pasteur in the area in charge
to agree on taking samples for testing and identifying the agent when
necessary. Source:
VNA/SGT/VNS/VOV/Dtinews/SGGP/VGP/Hanoitimes |
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