VOV.VN - The Political Bureau’s recent decision not to discipline Party members who have a third child or more is expected to help increase the total fertility rate nationwide and align with both the country’s demographic realities and its sustainable development needs.

VOV.VN - The government submitted a supplementary plan on socio-economic development for 2025 to the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee for consultation on February 10, setting a growth target of at least 8%.

VOV.VN - The HCM City People's Committee held a conference on February 6 to announce the Thu Duc City master plan through 2040 and introduce investment opportunities for 535 projects across five investment categories, with a total estimated capital of more than VND 800 trillion.

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 - General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, and General Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Public Security of Laos, co-chaired a conference to review the implementation of the 2024 cooperation plan between the two ministries on January 12 in Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has approved adjustments to Hanoi’s master plan, aiming for the city to become a globally connected hub with high living standards and a development level on par with the capitals of developed countries in the region and worldwide by 2045.

VOV.VN - The Japanese sushi chain Genki Sushi plans to expand to Vietnam in 2025, alongside its entry into the US state of Texas, as part of a broader strategy targeting international markets, particularly Southeast Asia and North America.

VOV.VN - By the end of the year the disbursement rate for public investment capital sourced from foreign loans allocated to ministries, sectors, and localities has only met about one third of the overall plan.

The capital city’s per capita gross regional domestic product (GRDP) is expected to hit US$45,000 - US$46,000 while the urbanisation rate reach 80-85% by 2050, according to a newly-approved master plan for Hanoi in the 2021 - 2030 period with a vision to 2050.