Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded priority be given to promoting economic growth and securing the best possible results for the aspects failing to meet targets this year.

The Government Inspectorate reported that when handling citizens’ complaints, state agencies protected the benefits of over 1,000 individuals and organizations, while the Supreme People’s Procuracy says the number of corruption cases has decreased.

The Cabinet leader recalled “the most challenging periods with worries and concerns in an unprecedented pandemic situation”.

Thanks to increased collections and expense savings, the government has set aside a wage fund of VND560 trillion, ensuring enough resources for wage reform to be carried out in 2024-2026.

On the basis of the nine-month results, Vietnam may achieve at least 10 of the 15 targets set for this year, including all the social targets, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on October 23.

The Government has set GDP growth target at 6-6.5 percent in 2024, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told legislators on Monday.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to pilot a mechanism that allows state workers in non-public facing positions to work from home. This mechanism is expected to reform civil service and enhance the services offered to citizens and businesses.

The Government has proposed allocating an additional VND2.5 trillion in the 2023 state budget for regular spending. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly discussed this proposal during its 27th session on October 17.

The Government has put forth a proposal to borrow VND676 trillion (US$27.5 billion) in 2024 to address budget deficit, service existing debt and provide additional loans.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a dispatch requesting all public offices and Vietnamese representative agencies overseas to fly flags at half-staff during the national mourning for former President General Le Duc Anh.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s attendance in the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing has affirmed Vietnam’s goodwill and role in international economic integration, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh held talks with his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhao in Beijing on the sideline of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF), which ran from April 25 – 27.

Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez and Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu have agreed on measures to strengthen traditional cooperation between the two legislative agencies and the two countries in general.

The Communist Party of Vietnam has issued a special communiqué, announcing that former President General Le Duc Anh passed away at 20:10 on April 22, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed wish to raise two-way trade with Singapore from the current level of nearly 8 billion USD during a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on April 26.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Tajikistani President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing on April 26 on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc received leaders of a number of foreign enterprises on April 26 in Beijing as part of the activities in his trip to the country to attend the ongoing second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

The Supreme People’s Court and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) launched a project on improving trial transparency and quality at Vietnamese courts during a ceremony in Hanoi on April 26.

Vietnam assumed the role of the Chair of the Association of Asia-Pacific Peace Operations Training Centres (AAPTC) in 2020 from Thailand during its annual general meeting and workshop in Bangkok on April 26.