December 19, 2011
A photo on AsianScientist showing a mother and her baby. A new mass media campaign in Vietnam asks mothers to feed their babies early and exclusively with breast milk for at least the first six months. A mass media campaign launched in Vietnam December 14 asks parents to ensure exclusive and continued breastfeeding during the early part of [...]
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September 20, 2011
Maternity leave in Vietnam may be extended from the current four months to six months to ensure better care for mother and child, according to a proposal by drafters of the amended Labor Code. Ha Dinh Bon, deputy director of the Legal Department under the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, said [...]
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July 30, 2011
A drastic decline in breastfeeding prompts concerns over the future of child development in Vietnam A doctor examines a child patient at a charity health program in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. Experts say Vietnam should champion breastfeeding to ensure future generations are taller and healthier. On July 8, Tran Thanh Tuyen, [...]
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July 7, 2011
Vietnam is aiming for a budget deficit of less than 5 percent of GDP Vietnam’s fiscal deficit in the first six months hit around VND27.78 trillion, equal to just 23 percent of the annual projection, VnExpress reported Monday, citing the Ministry of Finance. The ministry said the deficit was “quite low.” In the remaining months, [...]
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July 3, 2011
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (left) talks with the press July 1 after a regular cabinet meeting. The government will strive to keep this year’s inflation at 15-17 percent, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the press after a monthly cabinet meeting on Friday. Curbing inflation, achieving macroeconomic stability and ensuring social welfare will continue [...]
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December 23, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The costs dairy producers and distributors pay for advertising and marketing are too high. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) in late November completed an inspection on dairy products’ prices and came to the conclusion that the overly high advertising expenses have pushed the prices up. It believes that it is time for producers [...]
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October 13, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Australian airline Qantas has announced it plans to raise its stake in Vietnam’s budget airline, Jetstar Pacific, to 30 percent by 2010. Qantas now holds a 27 percent Jetstar Pacific share, while the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has 51 percent. A further 22 percent is held by other domestic investors. According to Bruce [...]
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October 5, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has asked its inspectors to strengthen labour safety by strictly monitoring enterprises’ compliance Inspectors should strictly fine and punish violators, especially companies that do not file complete reports in time on workplace accidents.They should require companies to provide information regularly on labour accidents, maintenance [...]
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September 28, 2009
Workers leave Song Than Industrial Park in the southern province of Binh Duong. In the lingering impact of the economic downturn, thousands of female factory workers must accept abysmal pay and conditions or join the ranks of the unemployed. Nguyen Ngoc Linh is too busy working twelve hours a day to think about finding a [...]
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September 13, 2009
One of life insurance company Prudentialâs offices in Ho Chi Minh City. Local insurance companies want the government to stop issuing new licenses to allow the local market to stabilize. As more foreign firms eye Vietnamâs fast growing life insurance market, they argue it is already too crowded to allow more competition.A senior official of [...]
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