Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung chaired the fifth meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Working Group on Public Health Emergencies (ACCWG-PHE) on November 9 via a video conference.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung was grilled about finance and budget-related issues within his remit during the 14th National Assembly’s 10th sitting on November 9.

VOV.VN - Hanoi capital launched an operation, starting November 5, to crack down on those who violate regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control amid apathy among the residents.

The disbursement of public investment sourced from the State budget reached VND354.6 trillion (nearly US$15.3 billion) during the past 10 months, an increase of 34.4% compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Socio-economic development issues and a draft amended Law on Drug Prevention and Control will be high on agenda at the 10th session of the 14th-tenure National Assembly on November 2.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 28 stressed the need for the railway system to be upgraded in order to serve national development.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on October 26 launched a text message campaign to call for public support for flood victims in the central region.

The National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee has agreed not to adjust the minimum wage in 2021 and has warned about the pressure on public debt payment.

Fifteen among 22 targets set in the National Assembly’s Resolution 24/2016/QH14 on economic restructuring during 2016-2020 have been or are likely to be fulfilled in 2020, according to the Government’s report presented to the legislature’s ongoing session.

Vietnam is making all-out efforts to boost the disbursement of public investment as it seeks to post GDP growth of 3% this year amid the global economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.