Change to new health insurance card form

From April 1,health insurance cardwill be changed, the size is as small as an ATM card, 85.6 x 53.98 mm, while the old card model is 98 x 66 mm. This is one of the new points stated in Decision 1666 of Vietnam Social Security.

The new card is printed on plastic, instead of paper as it is now. The card number will have 10 digits instead of 15 characters. The back has instructions for checking medical examination and treatment costs, card information and for any questions, contact the Social Insurance of the province or district that issued the card or call center 19009068. Information on the previous card model is not available.

Provincial social insurance agencies will issue new cards when the old cards have run out of stock. They will not exchange for new cards if the old cards are still valid.

Current front and back of health insurance card. Photo: Internet

Homeowners must pay social insurance for domestic workers.

According to Decree 28/2020, effective from April 15, homeowners will be warned if they do not sign a written labor contract with a domestic worker; do not paytrain and vehicle, travel when they leave work to return to their place of residence, except in the case of early termination of the contract.

Homeowners can also be fined between 10 and 15 million VND if they keep the original identity papers of domestic workers and do not pay social insurance and health insurance as prescribed. This fine also applies to homeowners who hire elderly people to do heavy, toxic, dangerous work that has a negative impact on their health.

Many new points about the 2021 high school graduation exam

According to the circular amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2021 high school exam regulations, candidates with poor conduct from the previous year must have confirmation from the local authorities when retaking the exam; candidates who are suspended from the exam can only leave when the exam time is over (current regulations are 2/3 of the time).

Regarding incentive points, the 2021 exam regulations have a small change: candidates who win the First, Second, and Third prizes in the National Cultural Subjects Competition or the First Prize at the provincial level will receive 2 additional points; the Encouragement Prize in the National Competition or the Second Prize at the provincial level will receive 1.5 additional points; the Third Prize at the provincial level will receive 1 additional point.

The new document adds that candidates who do not comply with the instructions of the invigilator or waiting room manager when moving to the waiting room and during their time there will be suspended from the exam.

Torturing dogs and cats is punishable by a maximum fine of 3 million VND.

Effective from April 20, Decree 14/2021 guiding the handling of first-time administrative violations in animal husbandry stipulates administrative fines for individuals, torturing and beating animals from 1 to 3 million VND, and for organizations up to 6 million VND.

According to regulations, torture is the use of force to beat, tie up, imprison or deny food, water, or care to... pets. Commune-level police chiefs and People's Committee chairmen at all levels are authorized to impose penalties for this behavior.

In addition, the act of beating animals before slaughtering or not having a place to keep them hygienically before slaughtering will also be fined from 3 to 5 million VND, applicable to centralized slaughterhouses.