Vietnamese banks are enthusiastically filing for initial public offering or re-listing, in which they dream about tapping into broader scope of funds.

The law envisages that five sectors eligible for PPP investment including transportation, power industry, irrigation, healthcare, and infrastructure.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the people’s public security force to show better and more effective performance in the fight against corruption while attending a conference in Hanoi on December 30 reviewing the force’s anti-corruption efforts since 2013.

The number of services provided via the National Public Service Portal has reached 2,700 after four new ones made debut on December 30, expected to help save VND8 trillion (US$346.9 million) each year.

The disbursement of State budget capital reached an estimated 91.1% of the plan set for the year and rose 34.5% year-on-year, the highest rate in the 2011-2020 period.

Despite slow disbursement of foreign loans, that of public investment has become faster, contributing to making the country’s positive economic growth target feasible for the year.

VOV.VN - The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security launched an operation on Dec. 15 in an effort to ensure traffic safety and order in the lead up to the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

An agreement on technological cooperation in irrigation and drainage, protection of marine resources, and responsible management of the fisheries sector was signed at the 5th Japan-Vietnam Agricultural Cooperation Dialogue and a public - private agricultural cooperation forum which took place virtually on December 12.

Caitlin Wiesen, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam, said on December 8 that the Vietnamese Government’s quick and effective response in combination with the public’s trust and observance of prevention and control measures were key to the country’s success in containing the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - As a means of increasing the efficiency of economic stimulus packages, concrete plans should be devised in an effort to support sectors most affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, including aviation, tourism, and consumption, whilst accelerating the digital transformation and restructuring of businesses’ operations, according to insiders.