Since early 2020, the complicated situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the nation’s economy as well as many aspects of life and society. To address this, from April 2020 to July 2021, the Government rolled out several fiscal and monetary policies to help stabilize the national economy and ensure social security for the people.

One of the strategic breakthrough issues identified by the 13th National Party Congress is the strong development of science, technology and innovation. Currently, in the context of safe, flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to continue to make institutional breakthroughs for development of science, technology and innovation to create leapfrog changes in labor productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness, meeting the requirements of growth model renewal and economic recovery and development.

April 30, 1975, started a new era of Vietnam – that of independence and socialism for the whole country with the liberation of the south and the reunification of the nation.

Accelerating the digital transformation in the court system and building e-courts are regarded as present urgent tasks which need to be concretized for early completion. They will bring an opportunity for Vietnam’s court system to consolidate the people’s trust in justice and improve its operational efficiency to meet requirements set forth in the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress.

Unemployment insurance policy has been regarded as an important tool to administer the labor market, aiming to build a competitive, high-quality one that operates in a transparent and effective manner. In order to properly perform this role in Vietnam at present, unemployment insurance policy should be instituted in the general socio-economic development program as well as social, insurance, labor and wage policies, thereby materializing the undertaking that nobody will be left behind in the course of building a prosperous and happy society.

Regulations on extended producer responsibility (EPR) have been enacted in Vietnam since 2014. However, their implementation seems to be ineffective. This article reviews the implementation of EPR regulations over the past 15 years and introduces solutions for making such regulations mandatory for producers and importers.

Guaranteeing legitimate rights of women, both in family and society, is a consistent policy of the Vietnamese Party and State since the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The tireless efforts to ensure and promote gender equality have brought about great and substantial outcomes and been acknowledged by the international community.

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie has appreciated the efforts Vietnam has made over the past time in eliminating gender inequality in a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam is making incremental progress to increase women’s participation in elected bodies such as the National Assembly and local People’s Councils, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen affirmed in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) commits to supporting Vietnam to fulfill the promise of “Leaving no one behind,” said UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Naomi Kitahara.