Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the National Oil and Gas Group, and the US’s ExxonMobil to speed up negotiations on the development and exploitation of the Ca Voi Xanh (Blue Whale) gas field.
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation broke the ground for the construction of its third Thang Long Industrial Park (TLIP III) in Vietnam in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on September 21.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has praised efforts made by Japanese investors, including Mitsubishi Corporation, in carrying out the Vung Ang 2 thermo power plant project located in the central province of Ha Tinh.
Typhoon Doksuri, said to be the strongest in many years, claimed one life and injured another in the central province of Nghe An, according to preliminary statistics.
Powerful typhoon Doksuri, which is approaching Vietnam’s central coast, is expected to cause great losses if there is no timely and effective countermeasures, warned Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has assigned the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to work with other ministries and localities concerned to build a master plan on prevention and control of natural disasters for mountainous areas.
Darlin Joy Bate from the Philippines overcame 27 other candidates to be crowned the first winner of the ASEAN+3 singing contest in the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 20.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Transport Ministry, investors and contractors to work closely with localities on site clearance to speed up the progress of key transport projects.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung met Director of the UN Environment Programme Erik Solheim Hanoi on August 8, during which he proposed that the UN Environment continue supporting Vietnam in reviewing, revising and completing laws and policies related to environment.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung directed flood recovery efforts in Mu Cang Chai district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on August 3.
Repairing newly-built substandard offshore fishing vessels is a matter of great economic, political and social significance that should be done immediately, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has said.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered relevant agencies to conscientiously maintain the dyke system and supervise flood developments in the Hong (Red) River basin multi-reservoir operation.
Vietnam and Cambodia on July 19 held a ceremony to allow each other’s vehicles to go through the pair of international border gates at Le Thanh- Oyadav in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and the neighbouring Cambodian province of Ratanakiri.
The supply of E5 bio-fuel is enough to meet the local demand and can fully replace RON 92 petrol beginning next year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung chaired a teleconference in Hanoi on July 17 with ministries, agencies and localities to direct response to the consequences of storm Talas, the second this year.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung appreciated the active and effective support the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has given to Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has suggested Vietnam and Laos continue enhancing post-telecom and IT cooperation in order to effectively implement agreements reached between the two sides.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged localities to promptly take measures to prevent Vietnamese fishermen from illegally fishing in foreign waters.