Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded the shortages of drugs and medical supplies and the resignation among health workers be promptly settled while chairing a meeting of the Government’s permanent members in Hanoi on June 23.
Nearly 18 months since the introduction of the 2021 Law on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Vietnam, it's still difficult to get investors to warm up to PPP projects despite the huge potential for growth, as the country ramps up efforts to build modern infrastructure, said industry experts and policymakers in a meeting in Hanoi on June 21.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Bac Giang to enhance self-reliance as a measure for boosting development during a meeting with the Standing Board of this northern province’s Party Committee on June 12.
‘Public-Private Partnership for sustainable healthcare transformation’ was the main topic of a conference organised by Da utu (Investment) newspaper in Hanoi on May 18.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport wants toll to be collected from cars entering the traffic-clogged inner districts as a means to reduce gridlock and pollution.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 12 demanded favourable mechanisms be issued to facilitate public - private partnership (PPP) in infrastructure building, so as to boost the development of the Van Phong Economic Zone (EZ).
A seminar on technical assistance for Vietnamese female entrepreneurs engaging in cross-border e-commerce was held on January 21 within the framework of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
The Government has identified three focal tasks for economic development in 2022, noting that it will capitalise on every opportunity to promote socio-economic recovery and development nationwide, maintain long-term growth momentum, and make use of new and sustainable drivers.
Deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) debated four draft documents and their verification reports on important issues of the national economy during the first day of their first extraordinary session on January 4.
The economic recovery and development programme, which will offer measures drastic enough to ensure its long-term efficiency, is expected to be carried out between 2022 and 2023 and could last longer depending on pandemic and economic situation.
The Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly (NA) will convene its sixth meeting in Hanoi in on December 8 - 10 and December 21 - 22, with preparations for an extraordinary session of the parliament among issues high on the agenda.
In order to mobilise 240 trillion VND (10.5 billion USD) for national railway development in the next 10 years as set by the freshly-approved railway planning for the 2021-2030 period, economists said that it is crucial to design specific capital attraction mechanisms.
Green growth is significant to Vietnam and other developing countries, especially in the transitional period, according to Frédéric Nguyen, member of the Executive Board of the Belgium-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIBV).
Stronger engagement of ministries, sectors and localities and more comprehensive relevant policies are needed to bolster private investment in infrastructure and public services, said Tran Hao Hung, Director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s Public Procurement Agency.
Indonesian Minister of Public Works and Public Works Basuki Hadimuldjono has called on Turkish investors to invest in Indonesia’s infrastructure sector, under either a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme or an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) scheme.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with leaders of foreign countries and international organisations on the sidelines of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland (the UK) on November 2 (local time).
The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Country Strategy Dialogue on Vietnam, held on late October 29, came to a success, demonstrating the WEF and global enterprises’ attention to and trust in the Vietnamese economy, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said.