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Vietnam has six higher education institutions listed in the world university rankings 2023 (THE WUR 2023) from Times Higher Education on October 12. They are the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), the Duy Tan University, the Ton Duc Thang University, and the Hue University.

Vietnam Social Insurance held a conference on October 11 with Japanese FDI enterprises on the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies. Data from the conference shows that there are currently more than 2,100 Japanese FDI enterprises in Vietnam with nearly 525,000 employees participating in social insurance. Social insurance revenue in this business sector accounts for 12.9 per cent of the total revenue of FDI enterprises in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City has continually promoted policies supporting poor households and especially those promoting livelihood support and job creation, thereby helping achieve sustainable poverty reduction. The city strives to have no poor households by the end of 2025.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs believes that labor markets both domestically and internationally will recover quickly. It has been forecast that many occupations will see recruitment accelerated during the last quarter of the year. The Ministry will balance the country’s workforce and those heading abroad in a way that is most beneficial to workers.

To better understand the global gaming industry, VR.Space conducted a survey of gamers between the age of 16 and 24. It found that 93.6 per cent of Vietnamese internet users play games, spending an average of one hour and 19 minutes each day on the pastime.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed introducing a policy adjusting the basic salary of medical staff while increasing allowances. This would address health workers leaving the sector or moving from public health facilities to private facilities.