Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam requested relevant agencies and localities to try to limit lockdown to the smallest possible scale during an online meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on February 3.

Within four days, Vietnam recorded 240 cases of Covid-19 community infections. However, the Ministry of Health said that up to 20% of F0 cases did not cooperate with the authorities’ Covid-19 tracing effort.

Measures to ensure safety during the upcoming holidays were discussed at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 29.

Việt Nam still has a whole battle ahead as no specific cure or vaccines for COVID-19 are available at the moment, and the Government needs the support of the people to fight the pandemic, said Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.

The Prime Minister has approved the list of members of the National Committee on e-Government and leader of the working group serving for the National Committee on e-Government. 

Intelligence, science, technology, innovative ideas, and qualified human resources are the most important factors for development during the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

VietNamNet Bridge - A female student studying in the U.S. is leading a project to protect Son Doong Cave from work that may affect the local ecosystem.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam voiced his hope for continued support from the United Nations and its International Narcotics Control Board in the combat against drugs.

 Entrusting autonomy for universities is necessary to improve the quality of higher education, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said.

 The Government of Viet Nam is committed to administrative reforms and will continue to provide support for the business sector, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said.

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has said budget allocations to State-owned scientific and technological research organisations will be cut if they do not use their autonomy effectively..

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked for the UK’s support in improving Vietnam’s education system during a reception for Lord David Terence Puttnam, special envoy of the UK Prime Minister in Hanoi on January 26.

 Despite difficulties and challenges, if international law, practices and regional commitments are fully respected and responsibilities shared, then there is a bright future for Asia, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With the high number of votes, Mr. Vu Duc Dam and Mr. Pham Binh Minh have become the new deputy prime ministers Vietnam from today, November 13.

 VietNamNet Bridge - While Mr. Pham Binh Minh inherits diplomatic experience from his father, veteran Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach, Mr. Vu Duc Dam had a long time as an assistant to late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Government has nominated two candidates for the post of Deputy Prime Minister - Head of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two days after the dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and Chairman of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam, the National Assembly will vote to appoint the new Deputy Prime Minister.

According to Chairman of the Government Office - Vu Duc Dam, the Government will be surveying to amend the current regulations on the fixed number of deputy ministers of four for each ministry.

VietNamNet Bridge – The spokesman of the Government, Minister Vu Duc Dam has confirmed that the plan to remove difficulties for the real estate market will benefit the medium and low-income earners more than the rich.