Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 1 signed a decision to officially declare a nationwide pandemic.

Vietnam was among the top rice exporters in the world but still ranked at an average level of food security, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Wednesday.

The PM has directed the MIC to urgently propose simpler and faster procedures to the auction of the 4G band.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered ministries and localities to ensure road safety during the coming holidays.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Stockholm on May 28 afternoon (local time), concluding his three-day official visit to Sweden, which was made at the invitation of his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised Sweden’s achievements in scientific research and modern technology and promised to create the best conditions possible for Swedish enterprises to invest and expand their operations in Vietnam.

 President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received congratulatory messages from their respective Lao counterparts Bounnhang Vorachit and Thoongloun Sisoulith on July 27.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with voters from the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 7-8.

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 Environmental protection is both the target and basic content of sustainable development, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the fourth National Conference on the Environment in Hanoi on September 30. 

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has proposed to Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao a number of measures to expand the partnership between Viet Nam and China in the future.

 President Truong Tan Sang met Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Ogtay Asadov in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on May 14, saying that Vietnam values the development of ties with traditional friends, including Azerbaijan.

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 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has hailed the World Bank (WB) for its assistance in reforming the financial and banking sector in Vietnam, and pledged to hold the sector to international practices and standards.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has voiced its support for Electricity of Vietnam’s (EVN) plan to raise retail electricity prices, saying that it would go bankrupt if not allowed to do so.

 The Prime Minister on January 9 issued a directive calling on the entire political system, agencies at all levels and the masses to join efforts to manage and safeguard the nation’s territorial sovereignty and border security.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the armed forces to intensify training so they'd be prepared to respond quickly to any threat and safeguard the country's political security.

 Vietnam and the UK should continue to implement signed agreements and propose new cooperation programmes, especially in economics, trade and investment.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reiterated that Vietnam always rolls out the welcome mat for Indian investors and provides all possible assistance for them.