Th? t??ng Syria g?p l?nh ??o phe n?i d?y.

Only when the necessary information cannot be found in existing digital databases.When individuals submit their residence registration applications.

but this requirement was later removed.authorities are obligated to cross-reference the provided information with the data stored in the citizens electronic identity card and digital identification account.a real estate ownership certificate.

a home purchase contract or proof of home handover and notarised rental.vnThe Vietnamese Government has introduced a new regulation requiring parents to register the permanent residence of their newborns within 60 days of birth.

the new regulations clarify that children can also be registered at their parents permanent residence even if the parents are not living there.

will authorities require additional physical documentation.AgraphicshowingthenetworkofringroadsofthecapitalregionHàN?I—Akeynewringroadaroundthecapitalislookingforfundingassoonaspossible,inordertobedevelopedbeforetheyear2030,accordingtorecentlyreleaseddetails.RingRoad5ofthecapitalregionwillbeapproximately330kmlong,withascaleof4-6highwaylanes,aroadbedwidthofatleast22-33mandserviceroadsonbothsides.TheprojecthasatotalinvestmentofaboutVN?85,000billion(US$3.4billion).TheroadpassesthroughtheadministrativeboundariesofeightprovincesandcitiesofHàN?i(48km)andprovincesofHòaBình(35.4km),HàNam(35.3km),TháiBình(28.5km),H?iD??ng(52.7km),B?cGiang(51.3km),TháiNguyên(28.9km)andV?nhPhúc(51.5km).Recently,thePeoplesCommitteeofB?cGiangProvincesentadocumenttothePrimeMinisterproposingtheallocationofcentralfundingtoimplementtheconstructionofRingRoad5throughB?cGiangandTháiNguyênProvincesbefore2030.TheprovincealsorequestedtheMinistryofTransporttoprovideaunifiedopinionontheplanningscaleofRingRoad5oftheHàN?iCapitalRegion,fromtheHàN?i-L?ngS?nExpresswaytotheHàN?i-TháiNguyênExpressway.B?cGiangProvincealsowantstobeallowedtoplanandinvestinconstructinga3kmserviceroadalongRingRoad5inB?cGiangProvince,borderingTháiNguyênProvince.DeputyPrimeMinisterTr?nH?ngHàhasrequestedtheMinistryofPlanningandInvestmentandtheMinistryofTransporttoprovideguidelinestothePeoplesCommitteeofB?cGiangprovincebeforeSeptember1,forinvestingintheconstructionofRingRoad5.Originally,theMinistryofTransportaskedspecialisedagenciestodeterminethemainroutealignmentandthescopeoflandclearanceasabasisforB?cGiangprovincetoplanandinvestinconstructingserviceroadsusinglocalfunds.DuringtheperiodwhenRingRoad5isyettohavefullfunding,B?cGiangProvinceplanstoprepareandinvestinaserviceroadalongRingRoad5intheprovincesTanYênDistrict,usinglocalfundstoconnectwiththesectionbuiltbyTháiNguyênProvince.Previously,inresponsetotheproposalofthePeoplesCommitteeofHàNamProvinceregardingtheinvestmentinRingRoad5,theMinistryofTransportstatedthataccordingtotheroadnetworkplanningfor2021-30,withavisionto2050,theroadpassingthroughHàNamwillbenearly36kmlong,acrosssixhighwaylanesandisplannedforinvestmentbefore2030.Themedium-termpublicinvestmentplanforthe2021-25periodallocatedtotheMinistryofTransportonlymeetstheinvestmentneedsforsomecriticalandurgentexpresswayroutesandaddressesbottlenecksinfivetransportsectors,soitcannotallocatefundingtoimplementtheinvestmentinRingRoad5ingeneralandthesectionsofRingRoad5passingthroughHàNamprovinceinthe2021-2025period,theMinistryofTransportsaid.TheMinistryofTransportwillcloselycoordinatewiththePeoplesCommitteeofHàNamprovinceinmobilisingfundingassoonaspossibleandresearchinginvestmentplanstocompletetheringroadintheprovincewhenconditionsallow.—VNS

ApaediatricpatientreceivescareusingmodernequipmentattheMaternityandPaediatricsHospitalinV?nhPhúcProvince.VNA/VNSPhotoNguy?nTh?oHàN?I—TheMinistryofHealth(MoH)hasunveiledaproposalinitslatestdraftamendmenttotheLawonHealthInsurance(HI)thatwouldprovideonehundredpercentcoverageforpatientsdiagnosedwithrareandseriousillnesses,includingcancer,strokeandparalysis.Thisproposal,partofabroadersetofamendments,iscurrentlyopenforpublicconsultationuntilOctober12.TheamendmentsaimtoadjustHIbenefitstobetteralignwithcontributionlevelsandhealthcareneeds.Underthenewpolicy,certainpatientswouldreceivefullcoverageformedicalexaminationsandtreatmentswithoutneedingtofollowtheusualproceduresorobtainreferralsbetweenHI-affiliatedhealthcarefacilities.Patientsdiagnosedwithrareorseriousconditions,orthoserequiringcomplexsurgeriesoradvancedmedicaltechniques,wouldbeallowedtoseektreatmentdirectlyathigher-tierspecialisedhealthcarefacilities.TheministrybelievesthatthispolicycouldreduceunnecessaryexpensesfortheHIfundbycuttingdownonrepeatedlower-levelconsultationsandreducingtheoverallnumberofmedicalvisits.Thiswouldnotonlystreamlinethetreatmentprocess,butalsosavepatientsthecostoftravelandpaymentsforhigher-levelcare.MoHhasidentified42conditions,includingcancer,coronaryarterysurgery,stroke,hearingloss,Parkinsonsdiseaseandparalysis,thatwouldqualifyforthisexpandedcoverage.PatientswiththeseconditionswouldbypassthestandardHIprocedureswhilestillreceivingmaximumcoveragewithintheeligiblerange.However,theHealthInsuranceDepartmentclarifiedthatthisdoesnotmeanHIwillcoveralltreatmentcostsindiscriminately.CoveragewillstillbesubjecttothepaymentratesdefinedbythecurrentHIlaw,whichrangefrom80percentto100percentdependingonthecase.Forexample,patientswithblooddisordersorcardiovasculardiseasesthatcanonlybetreatedatspecialisedfacilitieswillnolongerneedareferral.Theycandirectlyaccessthenecessarycareandreceivefullcoveragewithintheeligiblescope.Similarly,patientswithrareandseriousdiseaseswillbenefitfrom100percentcoveragewithoutneedingtofollowtheusualreferralprocedures.Thedepartmentstressedthatthenewcoverageproposalsforout-of-networkpatientswouldonlyapplytospecificcasesandconditionstopreventanoverloadofhigher-tierfacilitieswithpatientsseekingtreatmentformorecommonillnesses.Inadditiontothesechanges,MoHhasalsoproposedextendingtheagelimitforHIcoverageofeyeconditions,suchasstrabismus,myopiaandrefractiveerrors,to18years.Currently,HIonlycoverstheseconditionsforchildrenundersixyearsold.Theministryarguesthatthesetreatmentsaremosteffectiveforpatientsagedsixtoeighteenyearsandthecurrentagelimitisthereforemedicallyinappropriate.AsofDecember2023,over93millionpeopleinVi?tNamareenrolledinHI,representing93.15percentofthepopulation.ThequalityofHI-fundedmedicalservicescontinuestoimprove.Patientsnowhaveaccesstomodernmedicaltechnologiesandeffectivenewmedications,helpingmanyovercomeseriousillnesses.TheHIfundhasremainedbalancedandisbecominganincreasinglyimportantfinancialresourceforhealthcarefacilities,ensuringthatHIparticipantsarefinanciallyprotectedwhentheyfallill.In2023,theHIfunddisbursedapproximatelyVN?123trillion(overUS$4.9billion)formedicalservices,eighttimesmorethanin2009.Overthepast15years,theHIfundhaspaidoutnearlyVN?1quadrillion($40billion)formedicalservices,establishingitselfasacrucialfinancialresourceforpublichealth.ThescopeofHIbenefits,includingthelistofcoveredmedications,medicalsuppliesandtechnicalservices,continuestoexpand,meetingtheevolvingneedsofparticipants.—VNSFactoryworkersinVi?tNam-SingaporeIndustrialPark(VSIP)inthenorthernB?cNinhProvince.—VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—Wageshaveamajorimpactonmarriageandchildbirthdecisionsforpeopleintheworkingage,withwomenworkersamongthemostaffected.Clockingoutattheendoftheday,Nguy?nTh?Minh,aworkerattheVi?tNam-SingaporeIndustrialPark(VSIP)inB?cNinhProvincerusheshometofeedherchildandpreparedinner.Threemonthsaftergivingbirth,Minhdecidedtoreturntoworkandleaveherchildinthecareofherparents,asthefamilywouldstruggletocoverallexpenseswithonlyherhusbandssalary.Iworkfull-timetoearnmoneyformychildsnecessities.Thecostsoflivingaresohighnow,IwouldfeelguiltyifIdidnttrymyalltogivemychildthebestpossible,MinhtoldVoiceofVietnam(VOV).WithanaveragesalaryofjustoverVN?7million(US$280)permontheach,overtimewagesincluded,Minhandherhusbandwereabletoaccumulatemodestsavingsbeforehavingtheirchild.However,theirfamilysexpensesincreasedoncethebabywasborn,asthecouplehadtocoverthenewbornsnecessities,aswellasrentandbills,leavingthemwithlittlemoneyintheirsavings.Minhthenaskedhermothertocometolivewiththemtohelptakecareofthechildandreturntoworkthreemonthsearlierthanhermaternityleaveallowed.Meanwhile,Nguy?nTh?Nhung,aworkerinB?cNinhsTiênDuDistrict,hadtosendhereight-year-olddaughtertolivewithherparentsbackintheirhometowntoreducecosts.Livinginarentedroom,NhungandherhusbandtightentheirbeltstosendhomesomeVN?2-3million($80-120)eachmonth.Nhungisreluctanttohaveasecondchilddespitesupportfrombothherandherhusbandsparents,asthecouplewentthroughnumerouslayoffsandreducedworkinghours,leadingtoadeclineintheirincomes.IfIhadanotherchild,Iwouldntknowhowtocovertheirexpenses.ItwouldbeapityifIhadtoletmychildrenliveindifficulty,saidNhung.AccordingtoasurveyconductedbytheInstituteforWorkersandTradeUnions(undertheVi?tNamGeneralConfederationofLabour-VGCL)in2023,wagesareakeyfactorinmarriageandchildbirthdecisions,at53.7percentand72percentrespectively.Meanwhile,17.6percentoftheworkerssurveyeddonotlivewiththeirchildrenaged18orunderduetolowwages.Manyofthewomeninthesurveysaidtheyhopedtohavesomesavingstohavetheirchildrenmovebackinwiththem,ortoreturntotheirhometowntobeclosetotheirchildren.Iamatworkallday.Nomotherwantstobeawayfromtheirchildren,butduetoourcircumstancesandtomakeendsmeet,Ihavetoleavethemtomyparentstogotowork,oneworkersaid.Havingparentsaroundwouldbenefitthechildastheygrowup,buttherewasnothingelseshecoulddo.Anotherworkersaidshehadtosendtheelderofhertwochildrenbacktotheirhometownduetohighcosts.Iwishmytwochildrencouldgrowuptogether,butweareunabletodosobecauseofourfamilysfinancialsituation,shesaid.Morethan85percentoffemalemigrantworkersinindustrialandexport-processingzonesaremarried,accordingtoasurveyconductedbytheVGCLwomenworkerscommitteeontheirlivingconditionsandrightstocarefortheirchildren.Amongthosewhorespondedtothesurvey,19.1percentliveintheirownhomes,while53.7percentliveinrentedaccommodationandonly0.3percentliveinfacilitiesarrangedbytheiremployers.Tr?nThuPh??ng,deputyheadoftheVGCLwomenworkerscommitteesaidthatamajorityoffemalemigrantworkershavetoliveawayfromtheirchildrenduetounfavourablecircumstances.Around64.7percentofthesurveyparticipantssaidtheyliveinrundowncomplexesthatlackprivacyandlivingamenities.TV,refrigeratorsandwashingmachinesarerelative‘luxuriesformostfemalemigrantworkers.Theyoftenonlyhaveaplacetosleepandasmall,crampedkitchenareaforcooking,saidPh??ng.Around80percentofresidentialareaswheretheseworkerslivedonothaveaplaygroundorcommonleisureareaforthechildrenswelfare,sheadded.Fromthesurveyfindings,theVGCLhassentrecommendationstoministriesandlocalitiestofocusonalleviatingchallengesforbusinesses,especiallyintermsofsupplies,orders,capitalfunding,taxpoliciesandadministrativeprocedurestoensurestablejobsandincomesforworkers.Additionalmeasuresproposedincludeinflationcontrolandstabilisingthepriceofessentialssuchaselectricity,petrol,foodandotherbasicamenities.—VNS

Anorchidgardenusinghigh-techapplicationsat?anHoàiCooperativeinPhùngTown,?anPh??ngDistrict.PhotocourtersyoftheHàN?iAgricultureExtensionCentreHàN?I–ThecapitalcityofHàN?iinrecentyearshasimplementedpoliciestosupportthedevelopmentofhigh-techagricultureanddigitaltransformationtoencouragethedevelopmentofagricultureproduction.Thedigitaltransformationandincorporationoftechnologyintoagriculturalproductionisaninevitabletrend,helpingtoincreaseproductivity,improveproductqualityandreducecosts.Thecityhasfocusedonbringingdigitaltechnologyintoagriculturalproduction,equippingfarmerswithnewknowledgetoapplyinpracticalcultivation,creatinghigh-qualityagriculturalproductsthatyieldsignificanteconomicbenefitsandsupportingtheagriculturalsectorindevelopinginasustainabledirectioninlinewithglobaltrends.Thecitycurrentlyhas285high-techagriculturalproductionmodels,including185incropproduction,45inlivestockfarming,54inaquacultureandonemodelcombiningcropproductionandlivestockfarming.Thevalueofhigh-techagriculturalproductsnowaccountsforabout40percentofthetotalagriculturalproductionvalueofthecity.DirectorofQu?ngB?agriculturalcooperativeinCh??ngM?District,Nguy?nVi?tHùng,saidthattosavecostsandlabour,theyuseddronestosowseedsonnearly400haduringthe2024springcrop.Mechanisationinlandpreparationandtheuseofdronesinsowingbroughtmanybenefits,saidHùng.Thericenotonlygrowsanddevelopswellwithhighproductivity,butcostsarereducedandyieldsaretwotothreetimeshigherthantraditionalproductionmethods,accordingtoHùng.Meanwhile,Tr?nV?nTu?n,directorofCh?TamacleanvegetablecooperativeinGiaLamDistrict,saidtheyspecialisedinproducingleafyvegetablessuchasmustardgreens,waterspinach,pumpkinleaves,malabarspinachandherbs,aswellasvariousrootsandfruitslikebottlegourd,eggplant,tomato,cucumber,beansandcarrots.Withthegoalofdeliveringcleanagriculturalproductsfromthefarmtoplate,thecooperativehadstrengthenedtheapplicationofdigitaltechnologyinproduction,suchassprinkleranddripirrigationsystems,plantingingreenhousesandnethousesandmechanisationfromsoilpreparationtoharvesting,processingandpackaging.Additionally,theyhadappliedagriculturalfilmtechnologyandIPM(IntegratedPestManagement).Currently,thecooperativesupplied200-300kgofcleanvegetablestothemarketeveryday,earningarevenueofVN?50-70million(US$2,090-2,920)permonth.Tr?nhKimTh?,generaldirectorofMDQueensJointStockCompanyinNamT?LiêmDistrict,saidthatthecompanysblackginsengteaproductfollowedtheISO22000:2018standardsinproductionandprocessingandhadbeencertifiedtomeettheOCOP(OneCommuneOneProduct)mark.Theapplicationofdigitaltransformationinproducingblackginsengteaallowscustomerstoconfidentlyusetheproduct,astheycantraceitsoriginviaaQRcode,accordingtoTh?.DirectorofHàN?iAgriculturalExtensionCentre(HàN?iDepartmentofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment)V?Th?H??ngsaidthatapplyingdigitaltechnologywasoneofthekeyactivitiesthecentrewascoordinatingwithlocalitiestosupportfarmers.Throughtrainingsessionsfarmerswereguidedonbuildingmodelsthatapplydigitaltechnologyinproduction,implementingsmarttechnologymonitoringsystemsandpromotingandsellingproductsondigitalplatforms,H??ngsaid.Atthesessions,thecentreaddressedchallengesinbringingproductstoe-commerceplatforms,particularlyequippingproducerswithskillstopromoteanddevelopproductmarkets.Asaresult,moreandmoremodelswereincorporatingmechanisationanddigitaltechnologyintoproduction,changingfarmerscultivationhabits.DeputydirectoroftheHàN?iDepartmentofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment,T?V?nT??ngsaidthatinthenearfuture,HàN?isagriculturalsectorwouldworkwithlocalitiestostrengthencommunication,raisepublicawarenessabouttheroleandimportanceofdigitaltransformationinfarming,supportfarmersinusinginformationtechnologyequipmentandtrainthemtoimprovetheirabilitytoaccessandintegratedigitaltechnologyintoagriculturalproduction.TorealiseResolution08/2023/NQ-H?NDoftheHàN?iPeoplesCouncilonpoliciestoencourageagriculturaldevelopment,themunicipalauthoritywouldallocatetargetedextrafundingtodistrictbudgetsfor2024-2025fromthecitysbudget.Accordingly,HàN?iwouldallocatemorethanVN?10billion($418,000)toimplementpoliciessupportingmachineryandequipmentforagriculturaldigitaltransformation.Thiswouldcreatefavourableconditionsforfarmersandbusinessestointegratedigitaltechnologyintoproduction.TheHàN?iagriculturalsectorwouldcontinuetobuildspecialisedsectionsandpagesondigitaltransformationinagriculture,introducerelateddigitalplatformsande-commerceplatformstohelppeoplegraspknowledgeandpromoteproduction,processingandconsumptionofagriculturalproductsinadigitalenvironment.Localitieswoulddevelopprogrammes,projectsandpilotmodelsfordigitaltechnologyinkeycrops,thenreplicatethemodels,promoteproductsandgraduallytransformagriculturalproductionmethods.TheHàN?iagriculturalsectorwouldalsocloselycooperatewithdepartmentsandagenciestoworkalongsidelocalgovernmentstoimplementtheresolutioneffectivelyandsynchronously,creatingthemostfavourableconditionsforbusinesses,cooperativesandfarmerstodevelopHàN?isagricultureinasmarterandmoremoderndirection.VNSMedicalworkerstakebloodfromanewbornsheeltoscreenforbirthdefectsattheL?ngGiangDistrictHospitalinthenorthernprovinceofB?cGiang.—VNA/VNSPhotoD??ngNg?cHàN?I—Vi?tNamisstillintheageingpopulationprocessandisoneofthecountrieswiththefastestageingrateintheworld,saidMinisterofHealth?àoH?ngLan.Shesaidthataprolongedlowbirthratewouldleadtomanyconsequences,suchaslabourshortagesandimpactsonsocialsecurity.Recently,votersinHCMCitysuggestedhavingspecificmeasurestoincreasethebirthrateinurbanareas.MinisterLanansweredthatVi?tNamofficiallyreachedthereplacementfertilityratesince2006,butthereplacementfertilityratewasnotreallysustainable.Thetotalfertilityratenationwideisshowingadownwardtrendbelowthereplacementlevel,from2.11childrenperwomanin2021to2.01childrenperwomanin2022and1.96childrenperwomanlastyear.Itwasthelowestdeclinesince2006andisforecasttocontinue.Thedeclineisconcentratedincertainurbanareaswithadvancedsocio-economicconditionsandhighurbanisation:Inurbanareas,thebirthratehasbeenbelowthereplacementlevelforthepast20yearsandisconsistentlylowerthaninruralareas.Twooutofsixsocio-economicregions(SoutheastandMekongDelta)havebirthratesbelowthereplacementlevel.TheSoutheastregion,includingHCMCity,whichhasthehighestpercapitaincomeinthecountry,alsohasthelowestbirthrate,withanaverageof1.47childrenperwoman.Outof63provincesandcities,21havelowbirthrates,accountingforapproximately39.37percentofthenationalpopulation.Mostoftheseprovincesarelocatedinkeyeconomicregionsofthesouthernarea,characterisedbyhighurbanisationandrapideconomicgrowth.AccordingtotheMinistryofHealth,aprolongedlowbirthratewillleadtovariousconsequencessuchasarapidlyageingpopulation,labourshortages,andimpactsonsocialwelfare.Thedecreasingbirthratenotonlyaffectspopulationsizebutalsoresultsinalowerproportionofchildrenunder15yearsoldandahigherproportionofelderlypeople.SolutionsOnApril28,2020,PrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhissuedDecisionNo588/QD-TTgapprovingtheProgrammeonAdjustingBirthRatestoSuitRegionsby2030.Underthedecision,localitiesthathavereachedreplacementfertilityandhavelowfertilityratesneedtosupportandencouragepeopletohavetwochildren.Localitieswillanalyseandevaluatepoliciesonlabour,employment,housing,socialwelfare,education,healthtodevelopandimplementappropriateinterventionmodels.Provincesandcitiesshouldfoundfriendshipclubstoencourageyoungpeopletomakefriends,providehealthadvicebeforemarriage,encouragethemtomarrybeforetheageof30andhavechildrenearly,whilewomenshouldhaveasecondchildbefore35yearsold.Theyshouldpilotandexpandworker-friendlyservicessuchaschilddrop-offsandpick-ups,babysitting,breastmilkbanksandfamilydoctors.Localitiesshouldfocusonbuildingchildcarecentresandkindergartens,especiallyineconomicandindustrialzonesandurbanareas.Womenwillbesupportedduringpregnancy,childbirthandgivingbirth,includinginfertilityscreening,prenatalandpostnatalscreeningandmalnutritionprevention.Coupleswithtwochildrenwillbehelpedtobuysocialhousingortorent,theywillgetpriorityadmissiontopublicschoolsandhelpwithchildrenseducationcosts.Provincesandcitieswillpromotecommunicationaboutthebenefitsofhavingtwochildren,thedisadvantagesofgettingmarriedandhavingchildrentoolateorofhavingtoofewchildrenforsocio-economicdevelopmentandforthefamilyitself.OnenoteworthyitemthatthehealthministerrecalledfromthePrimeMinistersdecisioninthelistofpoliciesistostepbysteppilotincreasingtheresponsibilitytocontributetosocietyandcommunitytoindividualswhodontwanttogetmarriedorgetmarriedtoolate,althoughthishasnotbeenclearlydefined.—VNS