Vietnam has made a lot of efforts in public financial management reform over the past 10 years and enjoyed good and relatively comprehensive progress, Deputy Finance Minister Bui Van Khang affirmed at the launch of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) report on June 24.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA) and the government of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on local clean water management.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked price management to be enhanced in the coming time, under an official dispatch recently sent to ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and the chairpersons of the Peoples’ Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities.

The General Department of Taxation of Vietnam and the Federal Taxation Service of the Russian Federation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation in Hanoi on June 20.

Vietnam has rolled out a series of measures to strictly manage weapons, including the issuance of legal documents that ensure the arms will not get into the hands of criminals, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN, said on June 18.

The Price Management Steering Committee, led by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, convened in Hanoi on June 12 to assess inflation control efforts in the first half of 2024 and directions for the remainder of the year, aiming to achieve inflation control as targeted by the National Assembly.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on June 5 that in the first five months of 2024, domestic market prices were basically stable, with market developments in line with the price management scenario set by the Prime Minister’s Steering Committee for Price Management.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on May 17 issued a decision to inspect the compliance with policies and laws in gold trading activities of credit institutions and gold trading enterprises.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on May 16 with ministries and agencies to discuss the coordination of fiscal and monetary policies aimed at maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation and promoting growth.

A delegation from the European Union (EU), the Netherlands, and the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore held a working session with leaders of the northern province of Thai Nguyen on May 16 to explore potential investment opportunities in the province.