Health ministry proposes heavier fines to curb gender-selective practices

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The Ministry of Health has proposed raising the maximum fine from 30 million VND to 100 million VND (approximately 4,000 USD) for organisations and individuals who assist in gender-selective practices during pregnancy.

PM demands strong determination to secure 100,000 social housing units in 2025

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As the institutional framework has been imcreasingly improved, what remains is determined and effective execution to complete the targets of 100,000 new social housing units in 2025 and 1 million units by 2030, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasised.

Vietnam’s innovation hub powers up to drive tech, entrepreneurship forward

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The National Innovation Centre (NIC), a cornerstone of Vietnam’s push to become a global technology hub, is intensifying efforts to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic technological sectors, said its Director Vu Quoc Huy.

New policies to take effect from June 2025

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Several key economic and financial policies will come into force from June, directly impacting household businesses, state-owned enterprises, and foreign investors.

Phu Yen is one of the localities frequently affected by natural disasters, particularly storms, floods, droughts, tidal surges, and river and coastal erosion, etc. In response to the increasingly unpredictable and complex nature of these events, the province has implemented various contingency plans and directed departments, agencies, and localities to remain ready and proactive in response efforts.

More than 17.1 million citizens had given feedback on proposed amendments to the 2013 Constitution through the VNeID application as of 8:00 pm on May 26, according to Deputy Minister of Justice Dang Hoang Oanh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 24 signed an official dispatch, ordering a vigorous nationwide crackdown on smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and intellectual property violations.

Nearly 3,000 fishing vessels in the south central coastal province of Phu Yen have been registered on the national fisheries database system (VNfishbase) as of May 2025, with all vessels outfitted with markings that align with regulatory standards.