A host of new policies, including those on minimum wage increase, paper bill elimination, and new ordinary passports, are due to come into force in July.
Hanoi (VNA) – A host of new policies, includingthose on minimum wage increase, paper bill elimination, and new ordinarypassports, are due to come into force in July.
Accordingly, a new decree, coded 38/2022/ND-CP, on raisingthe regional minimum wage for labourers will come into effect on July 1.
The 6 percent increase is equivalent to a rise of 260,000VND (11.20 USD) in Region 1, and 240,000 VND, 210,000 VND, and 180,000 VND inRegions 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The document to this effect also specifies that the minimumhourly wage will range from 15,600 to 22,500 VND, which alsodepends on the region. The geographical classification is determined based onthe employer’s place of operation.
Region 1 covers Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City's urban areas;Region 2 encompasses Hanoi and HCM City's rural areas, along with major urbanareas in the country like Can Tho, Da Nang and Hai Phong; Region 3 coversprovincial cities and the districts of Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and Hai Duongprovinces; and Region 4 comprises the rest of the country.
Meanwhile, per the Minister of Finance’s Circular 78/2021/TT-BTC,dated September 17, 2021, on guiding the implementation of a number of articlesof the Law on Tax Administration and the Government’s Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CPon invoices and documents, businesses, households and individuals, except forsome special cases, will not be allowed to use paper invoices and must switchto using digital ones as from the first day of July.
Also from July 1, 2022, the Ministry of Public Security willbegin to issue new ordinary passports to citizens. The new design sees manyimprovements and ensure security techniques, making it difficult to counterfeit.
July will mark the resumption of 37 fees to their normallevel after being temporary cut by 10-50% in the first half in aid of groupsaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic./.
Vietnam has reached mutual recognition for COVID-19 vaccination certificates, called “vaccine passports”, with 20 countries so far, said Deputy Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Doan Khac Viet.
A series of new government policies on e-portal passport applications, full automatic non-stop toll collections on the Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway, reducing fees for chip-mounted ID, and abolishing foreign language and informatics certificates for medical officials, come into effect this month.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) 
