HCMC assigns Vingroup to establish a sea-crossing road project connecting Can Gio and Vung Tau
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just approved the proposal of the Department of Finance and related departments and branches, assigning Vingroup Corporation to study and prepare a Report on the investment proposal for the project to build a sea-crossing road connecting Can Gio with Ba Ria - Vung Tau, and submit it to competent authorities for consideration, appraisal and approval according to the provisions of the Law on Investment under the public-private partnership (PPP Law) and current legal regulations.
Vingroup will balance its own budget (not using the City budget) to research and prepare a Report on investment policy proposals. The deadline for completing the dossier is 12 months from the date of issuance of the document. See more...
HCMC mobilizes people to change their paper driving licenses to PET cards
On November 4, the Traffic Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police (PC08) said that up to now, more than 70% of driving license data has been cleaned. The police force of wards and communes has mobilized and supported people to convert more than 5,000 paper driving licenses to PET cards. About 2,000 records with inconsistent data are continuing to be verified.
During the implementation process, the commune-level police go to each residential area to collect information, compare records, instruct people to declare samples and supplement necessary documents.
In case the driving license still has data on the system, people will be invited to the local police headquarters to issue a new one immediately. If the data is missing or not matched, the file will be sent to the Traffic Police Department for inspection and verification before issuing a new one. See more...
Reasons why Thu Dau Mot University has only refunded 79 billion VND in tuition fees to students
In recent days, public opinion has been interested in the announcement of tuition refunds from Thu Dau Mot University, which has received a difference compared to Decree No.7/2023/ND-CP.
Talking to reporters, Dr. Doan Ngoc Xuan - Principal of Thu Dau Mot University - explained that when Decree No.7/2023 took effect, tuition fees were collected according to Decree 81/2021/ND-CP. After that, the school needs time to review the student's database and related contents. At the same time, together with state agencies, review to implement the refund in accordance with regulations. See more...
Pedagogical students in Ho Chi Minh City are tired of waiting for living allowance
Reporting to Lao Dong newspaper, M.N (a student studying pedagogical medicine for the second year at Saigon University) said that after enrolling, he has not yet received a support amount of 3.63 million VND/month for living expenses for pedagogical students.
"I come from a poor family, my parents are farmers. When I learned that pedagogical students were supported with living expenses, I considered it a great hope to reduce the economic burden and pursue a higher education with peace of mind. But the delay in payment made me very sad and worried. I have to study and work at the same time, and sometimes work late at night to have enough money for accommodation and food, so my studies have been significantly affected and degraded," M.N shared. See more...
Striving to develop 16,000 more people to participate in voluntary social insurance
On November 4, Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance in collaboration with Vietnam Post Corporation organized a launching ceremony for the program "60 days of acceleration - Complete the development target for social insurance and health insurance participants in 2025".
According to Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance, on the first day of the campaign, the two units will strive to develop about 3,000 new participants in voluntary social insurance and household health insurance. In the 60 days of acceleration, the goal of Ho Chi Minh City is to have 16,000 more people participating in voluntary social insurance and 350,000 people participating in household health insurance. See more...
