Vietnam can learn a lot from Singapore and other countries to build a smart government and smart cities so as to pave the way for rapid progress in the future, according to Associate Prof., Dr. Vu Minh Khuong at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy under the National University of Singapore.

VOV.VN - The country has been ranked among the very high E-Government Index (EGDI) group this year with 0.7709 points, standing at 71st out of 193 countries assessed in the 13th edition of the UN E-Government Survey.

VOV.VN - A number of foreign governments and international organizations have swiftly sent emergency aid in support of northern Vietnamese localities as they strive to overcome the consequences of super typhoon Yagi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 10 made a field trip to Viet Yen town of northern Bac Giang province which has been severely flooded by heavy rain for the past few days.

Police in Nam Dinh province have arrested Pham Hoang, a member of a reactionary and terrorist organisation called “Chinh phu quoc gia Viet Nam lam thoi” (Provisional National Government of Vietnam), for plotting subversive propaganda on the National Day occasion, reported the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

The Vietnamese government has announced a temporary 50% reduction in registration fees for domestically produced and assembled cars.

VOV.VN - Three Deputy Prime Ministers have been appointed, bringing the number of Deputy PMs to five. Following is a list of Vietnamese cabinet members for the 2021 to 2026 term.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a monthly Government law-making session on August 24 as part of efforts to discuss seven draft laws, proposals for law-making, and one report content.

VOV.VN - Elite members of the Government, during a meeting on August 15, agreed to reduce the registration fee for domestically produced and assembled cars by half.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) held 20 auctions of government bonds in July, raising over VND36.5 trillion (over US$1.45 billion).