VOV.VN - The Government, after being restructured, will consist of 14 ministries and 3 ministerial-level agencies, compared to the current structure of 18 ministries and 4 ministerial-level agencies, according to Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested ministries, sectors and localities to develop response plans for potential adverse scenarios in 2025 based on global complications, including the risk of a trade war, to keep the economy on the right recovery track.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has kept its economic recovery on track, with positive signs recorded in January 2025, according to the Government at its regular monthly meeting for January, held in Hanoi on February 5.

The Government hosted a cordial gathering on February 3 in celebration of the 95th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930–2025) and the traditional Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked ministries, sectors, and localities to make a greater effort in 2025 to achieve even greater results than in 2024, while chairing a meeting of key Government members in Hanoi on February 3 to review the recent Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) and discuss post-holiday socio-economic tasks.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense in tribute to late Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to his family in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1 (or the fourth day of the Year of the Snake).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed that the restructuring of the government apparatus should reduce intermediate steps and administrative units, while ensuring that there is no overlap or omission of functions, tasks, and powers.

Vietnam will take various actions to achieve a growth rate of at least 8% in 2025 as set by the Government, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Duc Tam told a regular Government press briefing on January 8.

VOV.VN - An online conference to review operations of the Government and local administrations in 2024 and devise tasks for 2025 was held at the Government headquarters on January 8 under the direction of Party General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

VOV.VN - Many road users in Hanoi have been surprised by stiffer fines imposed for violations of traffic laws under a new Government decree that came into effect on January 1, 2025.