VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) swiftly put forward a draft resolution to the Government to assist both employers and employees who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed an eight-month exemption of health insurance premiums, until January next year, for labourers and firms victimised by COVID-19.

VOV.VN - As of late April, the stock market capitalisation reached more than VND6,000 trillion, marking a rise of 13.9% compared to the end of 2020 and equivalent to 95.8% of GDP, according to figures released by the Ministry of Finance.

Hanoi’s office market is said to be more attractive than its counterparts in other Southeast Asian cities and even in the Asia-Pacific region because of cheaper rentals and greater supply, according to real estate consultants Savills Hanoi.

Vietnam ranks 70th among 190 economies in this year's Doing Business 2020 report released by the World Bank (WB). One year earlier, it ranked 69th, and in 2018, it was 68th.

Local credit institutions are enjoying a rise in bancassurance activities with more exclusive deals coming, according to industry insiders.

To prevent the pandemic as well as recover the economic activities, Vietjet offers passengers to make their own safe flight plans with three golden days of promotion from May 5 to 7, with hundreds of thousands of tickets priced from just VND0, excluding taxes and fees.

Vietnam’s labour market has seen certain improvements in recent years but there remain many problems, heard a workshop in Hanoi on April 26.

Travel firms and tourism experts have suggested making COVID-19 insurance compulsory for all inbound and outbound travellers as one of the key requirements to welcome foreigners back to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A dialogue held between the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and Korean businesses took place on April 15 in the southern province of Dong Nai, drawing the participation of various representatives from over 100 enterprises.