Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 14 issued disciplinary measures for Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and former Minister Pham Thi Hai Chuyen in respect of their wrongdoings.

Vietnam’s population is in the process of rapid aging, with people aged 65 and above estimated to account for 13 percent of the total number by 2020, according to a report.

Nearly 2.67 million USD was donated to disadvantaged children under a fund raising programme organised by the Vietnam Children Sponsor Fund (VCSF) and Vietnam Television in Hanoi on January 16.