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Vietnam's semiconductor industry requires more talent
Human resources remain a major obstacle for Vietnam establishing a stronger position in the global semiconductor industry.
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Taxable revenue threshold for household businesses doubled
The adjustment aims for greater flexibility, with the threshold to be raised to approximately VND1 billion ($38,000) to reflect economic realities, support household businesses, and ensure budget balance.
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Looming pressure on Vietnam's economic growth
Though results indicate a degree of recovery momentum in Q1 and March, ongoing global headwinds continue to pose concerns for Vietnam macro-economic situation.
Autonomous universities posting high revenue
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the total revenue of autonomous universities is constantly increasing. Vietnam now has five autonomous universities with total annual revenue of over VND1 trillion ($42.7 million). There were also 14 autonomous pilot schools on a list of 30 schools with the highest total revenue in 2021.
Worker housing proceeding slowly
According to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, more than 60 per cent of workers are currently renting houses and housing development for workers is proceeding slowly. In March, the government decided to support the rental costs of workers affected by Covid-19.
Hanoi to support training in 78 occupations
Hanoi has approved support in elementary-level training of less than three months for eleven groups of workers in 78 occupations in the 2022-2025 period. Four groups receiving vocational training will receive support to cover training costs. The capital has set a target of training more than 21,000 people at the primary level for less than three months by the end of 2022, of which more than 9,000 will be trained in non-agricultural occupations and more than 12,000 in agricultural occupations.
Nearly 2.7mln workers receive rental support
Vietnam Social Insurance on July 26 announced the results of its policy on rental support for employees under Decision No. 08/2022/QD-TTg. Nearly 2.7 million workers have received such support to date, while some 3.4 million in total are to be beneficiaries of the policy, which has a budget of VND6.6 trillion ($282 million).
Training network evaluates programs
Since 2009, the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Network has assessed and certified 250 training programs in Vietnam. At a meeting with the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), the two discussed a number of issues relating to evaluations by AUN-QA of its training programs and educational institutions in Vietnam.
Three pillars in education transformation identified
Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc has said that Vietnam’s education transformation will focus on three pillars: transforming the governance system, transforming the school environment from “static” to “dynamic”, and digital transformation.