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Salaries will be deducted and accounts will be frozen if administrative fines are not paid. Photo: Pham Dong

Salary will be deducted, accounts will be frozen if administrative fines are not paid

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Not paying administrative fines on time, individuals may face the risk of salary deduction or account freezing.

After 30 days from the date of commencement, the investor of the project investing in housing construction for the people's armed forces is responsible for providing information related to the project. Photo: Mai Huong

Order and procedures for selling houses to the people's armed forces

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Reader with email thuyvanxxx@gmail. com asks: What are the order and procedures for selling houses to the people's armed forces?

Criteria for evaluating the operational results of grassroots security and order protection forces

Criteria for evaluating the operational results of grassroots security and order protection forces

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The Ministry of Public Security has issued Guidance 01/HD-BCA-V05 dated January 7, 2026 on criteria for evaluating the results of activities of forces participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level.

The selling price of social housing currently on lease includes: the selling price that has been appraised, determined at the time of determination, appraisal of rental price, plus the average annual loan interest of state-owned joint-stock commercial banks corresponding to the lease term and minus the depreciation value of the house. Photo: Xuyen Dong

Social housing selling prices for rent from February 2026

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Reader with email nhuyxxx@gmail. com asks: What are the current rental prices of social housing according to new regulations?

Cases where party members are exempted or reduced from paying party fees according to new regulations.

Party members are exempted or reduced from party membership fees in which cases

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Party members are exempted, reduced or late in paying party fees, applied according to each specific circumstance according to new regulations.

Raising the level of sickness support for retired military officers. Graphics: Tra My

Retired military officers receive increased sickness allowance from 2026

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Retired military officers with serious illnesses are entitled to increased sickness support to 2 months of base salary per quarter, contributing to reducing treatment costs and ensuring their lives.

Regulations on the proportion of civil servants arranged according to job positions at commune-level specialized agencies are based on Decree 361/2025/ND-CP. Photo: Thuc Quyen

New regulations on the proportion of civil servants arranged according to job positions at commune specialized agencies

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The proportion of civil servants arranged according to job positions at specialized agencies under the commune is based on Decree 361/2025/ND-CP.

From January 1, 2026, many groups of retired military officers will be issued certificates inviting their families to vacation once every 2 years at the Army's Nursing and Rehabilitation Teams. Photo: Tran Lam

Retired military officers are issued certificates inviting their families to vacation every 2 years

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Reader with email quangtrungxxx@gmail.com asks: Which retired military officers are issued certificates inviting their families to retire once every 2 years?

From January 1, 2026, depending on the collection of fees and charges not in accordance with regulations, the fine level will vary, but the highest is up to 100 million VND. Photo: Hai Nguyen

From 2026, collecting fees and charges not in accordance with regulations will be fined up to 100 million VND

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Reader hoangmaixxx@gmail.com asks: How can fees and charges that are not in accordance with regulations be fined?

From January 1, 2026, depending on the violation of the obligation to pay fees and charges leading to a shortage of fees and charges to be paid, different penalties will be imposed, but the highest is up to 50 million VND. Photo: Hai Nguyen

From 2026, violating the obligation to pay fees and charges will be fined up to 50 million VND

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Reader hoangmaixxx@gmail.com asks: How is the violation of the obligation to pay fees and charges leading to a shortage of fees and charges to be paid penalized?

Business household owners can assign relatives to be accountants. Graphics: Ha Linh

Business household owners can assign relatives to be accountants

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Circular 152/2025/TT-BTС guides the recording of accounting books for business households. In which, family members are responsible for accounting.

Agencies and recruitment agencies must delete and destroy personal data information provided by candidates in case of non-recruitment. Graphics: Thien Nhan

Responsibility for protecting personal data in recruitment and management of employees

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Reader with email kyquanxxx@gmail.com asks: How is the protection of personal data in recruitment, management, and use of employees regulated?

The personal data controller is responsible to the personal data subject for the damage caused by the personal data processing process. Photo: VGP

10 responsibilities of personal data controllers

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Reader with email tatthangxxx@gmail.com asks: What are the responsibilities of the personal data controller?

Human rights, citizen rights are recognized, respected, protected and not denied just because they are exercised in a digital environment. Photo: Hai Nguyen

Citizen rights in the digital environment according to new regulations

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Reader with email hoanghanxxx@gmail.com asks: How are citizen rights in the digital environment regulated?

From July 1, 2026, doctors may be suspended from practicing medical examination and treatment if they disclose the fetal gender for abortion. Photo: Thuy Linh

If the fetus's gender is revealed for abortion, doctors will be suspended from practice

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Reader with email tuenhienxxx@gmail.com asks: How is it handled if a doctor reveals the gender of a fetus?

What are the new points in paying pensions and social insurance allowances monthly in Hanoi? Graphics: Tra My

Payment of monthly pensions and social insurance allowances in Hanoi according to new directions

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Pensions, social insurance allowances, and unemployment insurance are required by Hanoi to be fully and promptly paid in 2026, while tightening fund management and promoting the application of digital technology.

Whoever is forced to deduct a part of their salary when violating traffic laws.

Subjects are forced to deduct a portion of their salary when violating traffic laws

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According to Article 10 of Decree 296/2025, some groups of subjects when violating traffic laws will be subject to coercive measures to deduct a part of their salaries.

Pension and allowance payment schedule for February 2026 and March 2026. Graphics: Huong Giang

Announcing the schedule for pension and social insurance allowance payments during the Lunar New Year

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Vietnam Social Security has just announced the pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule for February and March 2026 nationwide.

Officers, professional soldiers, national defense civil servants, workers and national defense employees, from the date of the Minister of National Defense's decision on the application of the policy of valuing talent, are entitled to monthly additional allowances equal to 400% of their current salary. Photo: Hai Nguyen

Increased allowances for people who value military talent

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Reader vuhai@gmail.com asks: What is the policy on increased allowances for people who value talent for the Vietnam People's Army?

How are military officers retired from 2026 specifically managed? Graphics: Tra My

How are military officers retired from 2026 specifically managed

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Management of retired Army officers is implemented uniformly from commune to provincial levels and the Ministry of National Defense according to the provisions of Decree 343/2025/ND-CP from 2026.