Under a plan on merging and streamlining a number of ministries and agencies, the Government apparatus is expected to consist of 13 ministries and four ministerial-level agencies, decreasing by five ministries and three agencies, according to Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra.
Thailand's rice exports in the first three months of 2024 reached 2.5 million tonnes, 500,000 tonnes higher than the number recorded in 2023's first quarter, said the government's spokesperson Chai Watcharonke.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch requiring the supply of drugs and medical equipment must be ensured to keep up with demand.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on October 27 said that he had ordered the country’s Department of Justice to launch a sweeping investigation into graft across all government agencies.
Rooftop solar energy is becoming increasingly popular in Tien Giang, with hundreds of companies, government agencies and private houses in the Mekong Delta installing solar panels.
Representatives of the blockchain industry in Vietnam have asked for a ‘sandbox’ for the technology while meeting with Government agencies at a conference on in Hanoi on September 18.
PayNow, an e-payment service, will be rolled out to all Singaporean government agencies for the first time, allowing citizens to pay for everything from school fees to fines.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministers, heads of ministry-level and Government agencies, and Chairpersons of People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to improve the efficiency of citizen reception and settlement of petitions and complaints.
With Vietnam signing many multilateral and bilateral trade agreements and attracting more and more foreign investment, it is hard to avoid grievances and disputes, a workshop heard in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee and the UN Women held a consultation workshop in Hanoi on April 27 to look into the voluntary national review on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from gender equality perspective.
Thailand's Cabinet on March 27 approved a project building a 220-kilometer high speed train network which will connect three main international airports of Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao.
