PM Nguyen Tan Dung delivered a Government report on the 2015 socio-economic situation and the socio-economic development plan for 2016 during the 13th National Assembly (NA)’s 10th session.
National Assembly (NA) deputies are expected to establish a national electoral council at the parliament’s 10th sitting, which is scheduled to convene on October 20.
Vietnamese-Thai businessmen gathered at the Business Association of Thai Vietnam (BAOTV)’s second congress, which opened Udon Thani province, Thailand on October 18 and drew 1,100 participants.
Thailand and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU), aiming to support economic development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations.
NA Nguyen Sinh Hung has asked authorities of Quang Ninh province to promote sea-based economy and tourism development towards rapidly and sustainably promoting its socio-economic development.
The National Assembly Standing Committee convened its 42nd session on Oct. 12, expected to give opinions on a national electoral council as well as the date for the NA and People’s Council elections.
Hon Nghe island commune in Kien Luong district, the southwestern province of Kien Giang will link to the national grid in 2016 as a power supply project started in Rach Gia city on October 10.
A delegation from the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region visited a number of Khmer pagodas and outstanding households in Vinh Long on October 8 on the threshold of the Sene Dolta Festival.
Tran Hoang Ngan, a member of the National Assembly's (NA) Economic Committee, shares his views on the country's economic openness with the VnEconomy newspaper.
The Mekong city of Can Tho is striving to mobilise 280-300 trillion VND (12.45-13.34 billion USD) from 2016-2020 to invest in its socio-economic infrastructure.
A series of measures was debated at a workshop in Hanoi on September 22 to help the capital make the best of opportunities and take most effective adaptation to challenges.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced a strategy to build a “People’s State” to bring into full play the strength of the State, people and businesses towards sustainable development.
Cutting the poverty rate among ethnic minority groups by 3-4 percent annually is among the specific targets for 2025 set recently by the Government in its efforts to achieve the MDGs.
The World Bank (WB) will closely work with Vietnam to complete a population report with a vision towards 2035, WB Country Director for Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa has said.
The northern province of Quang Ninh will not adjust local socio-economic development targets despite severe property and economic damage from the recent historical floods.
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