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At the headquarters of the Da Nang Police, the Government chief hailed the remarkable achievements and contributions of the municipal police well as the armed forces nationwide to the country’s socio-economic development. He highlighted the central city as a venue for important regional and international events in the time to come, asking the municipal police force to well perform task of ensuring security and safety for the success of major events. There are many major events of the country during the Year of the Rat, Phuc said while urging Danang city to effectively finalize the overall target in a better and substantive manner. The Vietnamese cabinet leader also visited the office of the Party Committee of Hai Chau district, hailing the efforts of the local authorities and people during the past year, especially in socio-economic development and poverty reduction. As the central district of Da Nang, Hai Chau needs to focus on smart city development, administrative reform … [Read more...] about PM Phuc makes New Year visit to Danang city

HCM City (VNA) – Public employees at the communal-level People’s Committees play an important role in realising Ho Chi Minh City’s socio-economic development plans, and as such need specialised training to better do their duties and meet modern requirements amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The remark was made by Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong at a meeting on January 29 with 322 chairpersons of the administrations of wards, communes, and towns in the 24 local districts. He said that in 2019, HCM City will focus efforts on making administrative reform acceleration and implementing the National Assembly’s Resolution No.54 on special mechanisms for the city being piloted. Therefore, the administrations of wards, communes, and towns need to join hands with upper-level authorities in the work, as well as gauging people’s feedback and satisfaction to measure their performance, he noted. However, numerous … [Read more...] about Public employees crucial to local development plans: HCM City official

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on August 30 that ministries, sectors and localities must not underestimate their tasks in the four remaining months of 2018 but carry out drastic solutions as many difficulties still arise from the domestic and global situation. At the Government’s monthly meeting, Cabinet members said despite complex geo-political and geo-economic developments in the past eight months, the country’s socio-economic indexes have reached the highest levels. Forecasting challenges in the months ahead, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said the US-China trade war will strongly affect Vietnam while natural disasters from now until the end of the year may cause big consequences. PM Phuc said to deal with the predicted challenges, leading officials must promote their responsibility in the activities of their ministries, sectors and localities. He stressed that the top priority must be given to controlling … [Read more...] about PM requests implementation of drastic solutions in months ahead

Cung, who is former Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), made the remark at a workshop in Hanoi to announce the institute’s report reviewing the outcomes of restructuring the economy and reforming the growth model in 2016-2020. The event was within the framework of the Australia Supports Economic Reform in Vietnam (Aus4Reform) programme. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s economic growth has yet to reach strategic goal: expert

Trade growth slowed in the second quarter of this year; meanwhile trade balance recorded a surplus in the fourth consecutive quarter and reached 1.4 billion USD in Q2. VEPR, is a series of annual reports summarising major economic issues in the previous year, giving an outlook for the coming year and providing policy recommendations. … [Read more...] about Vietnam posts strong Q2 growth