- National Assembly (NA) Chairman VuongDinh Hue on January 2 held a working session with the Standing Board of theprovincial Party Committee of the southern province of Ba Ria–Vung Tau.
At the function, the top legislator commended the province for the remarkableand comprehensive achievements that it has attained in recent times. He notedthat in mid-December 2023, the Prime Minister approved the masterplan for BaRia-Vung Tau in the 2021–2030 period with a vision towards 2050. The plan setsthe overall goal of comprehensively developing the province into one of thevital development hubs in the southeastern region, a national maritime economiccentre, and one of the top five sea-based economic regions in the country by2030. Read full story
- The living standards in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas havebeen improved in the past year thanks to the Government and Prime Minister’sdirections, the active engagement of administrations at all levels and sectors,coupled with the collaborative efforts of people from different ethnic groupsin enforcing 188 policies related to them, heard a conference in Hanoi onJanuary 2.
At a national teleconference reviewing the performance of ethnic minorityaffairs in 20223 hosted by the Government Committee for Ethnic MinorityAffairs, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang asked relevant ministries andagencies, from the central to local levels, to pay more attention to the properimplementation of ethnic minority affairs. Read full story
- The National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) will commence 34electricity transmission projects and complete 63 others this year, itsChairman of the Member Council Nguyen Tuan Tung told a conference held in Hanoion January 2.
According to the 2024 plan assigned by the Vietnam Electricity (EVN), EVNNPTwill focus on key projects to ensure electricity supply for the country'ssocioeconomic development throughout the year, including those on enhancing thecapacity of the 500 kV north-central power transmission grid and servingrenewable power plants as well as the purchase of electricity from Laos. Read full story
- It is estimated that Vietnam's tourismsector served about 3.2 million tourists during the New Year holidays fromDecember 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024, up 6.6% year on year, but the overallnumber of visitors fell short of expectations.
According to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) under theMinistry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, the average room occupancy rate inlodging facilitates reached nearly 50%, with some tourism hubs nationwidereporting even higher rates, at around 70%. Read full story
- The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has signed contracts withdomestic vaccine producers on the supply of ten types of vaccines used for thenational expanded programme on immunisation (EPI).
According to the institute, the vaccines will be soon allocated to localitiesthis month. Specifically, there will be over 1.55 million doses of BCG vaccinefor Tuberculosis, 1 million doses of Hepatitis B vaccine, 4.98 million doses oforal Polio vaccine (OPV), 1.9 million doses of Measles vaccine; 1.7 milliondoses of Measles-Rubella vaccine; 1.4 million doses of Japanese Encephalitisvaccine; 1.53 million doses of combined Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus vaccine(DPT); 1.47 million doses of Tetanus vaccine and 1.37 million doses of Tetanus-Diphtheria(TD) vaccine. Read full story./.
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