PM CALLS ON CITIZENS TO USE COVID-19 TRACKING APP
As of August 11, as many as 15.7 million people downloaded Bluezone, in which Da Nang City, the nation’s current biggest COVID-19 hotspot, took the lead with 34.13% of smart phone users installing the app, followed by Ha Noi 23.83%, Quang Ninh Province 22.61%, Ho Chi Minh City 22.05% and Bac Ninh Province 17.84%.
MOLISA'S DRAFT DECREE GUIDING LABOR CODE ON LABOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
1. Draft Decree detailing a number of articles of the Labor Code on labor management, labor contracts, wages, labor discipline, material responsibility.
2. Draft Decree detailing a number of articles of the Labor Code on labor dispute settlement.
FOREIGNERS PURCHASED ABOUT 16,000 REAL ESTATES IN VIETNAM
Foreigners have bought some 16,000 housing properties across the country since they were allowed to do so in 2015, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA).
TEXTILE, FOOTWEAR COMPANIES CONFIDENT THEY CAN COPE WITH THIS COVID-19 WAVE TOO
Armed with experience from coping with the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic, many textile and footwear enterprises are quietly confident they can alter their plans as required and find new markets to cope with the second.
VIETNAMESE LOGISTICS IN HIGH NEED OF YOUNG TALENT
The Vietnam Young Logistics Talents 2020 contest was officially kicked off in early August and will last until December as part of the effort to deal with the difficulty and to raise people’s awareness about the importance of logistics development in economic development.
VBF: WORK PERMIT FOR FOREIGN WORKERS IN VIETNAM AND PROPOSAL FOR A MEETING ON SOME DRAFTS GUIDING THE LABOR CODE
MOLISA has issued the Draft Decree regulating foreign workers in Vietnam for public comments few months ago and currently the Draft is in the final stage of completion. However, given the concerns among businesses on work permits issues as stipulated in the Draft. VBF would like to send a petition letter to MOLISA.
BANKS CUT HOME LOAN INTEREST RATES
Interest rates of home loans at commercial banks have tended to reduce significantly since the second half of July due to low capital demand from business and production.
'MULTI-LAYERED' BORDER CONTROL DEMANDED AS VN ENTERS 3RD PHASE OF COVID-19 FIGHT
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has tasked border provinces to coordinate closely with border guard force in ensuring 'multi-layered' control of entry and exit to prevent Covid-19 importation.
