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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed on April 4 that the Government, ministries and agencies need to take all measures to effectively fulfill their tasks.

Delegates attending the Government’s recent regular meeting shared the view on rosy signs of the national socio-economic situation in almost spheres, according to Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son.

A delegation of the National Assembly's Council for Ethnic Affairs and the Government's Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs on April 4 visited the Mekong Delta provinces of Bac Lieu and Soc Trang on the occasion of Chol Chnam Thmay, which is one of the most important festivals of the Khmer ethnic minority people.

On behalf of the Prime Minister, Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang on April 1 symbolically presented 200 tonnes of rice worth nearly 100,000 USD as a gift from the Vietnamese Government and people to the Philippines to help address Typhoon Rai’s aftermath.

Electric vehicles (EVs) are in the spotlight at the Bangkok International Motor Show 2022, which is underway in Thailand until April 3, amid rising petrol prices.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, on behalf of PM Pham Minh Chinh, has directed the implementation of measures to ensure the stock market operates in a stable, safe, smooth, public and transparent manner and develops sustainably.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs has pointed out the need to tighten the management of religious dignitaries and officials in the face of recent law and religious rule violations by some Buddhist monks.

The Thai cabinet has tasked the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) and National Telecom with establishing and operating a Government Cloud, a massive central computing network to facilitate digital operations.

Employees working in enterprises and those returning to the labour market will receive support in housing rent, according to a new Government policy.

The Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) and the French Development Agency (AFD) on March 28 signed a credit agreement with a non-Government guaranteed loan worth 80 million EUR (87.8 million USD) to implement the southern Vietnam power distribution project invested by EVN’s Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC).

Children aged between 5-11 will be vaccinated against COVID-19 from early April, according to the Health Ministry.

The Indonesian Government has extended the visa on arrival (VoA) programme for international travellers from 42 countries arriving at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali province.

Starting from March 14, Japan has relaxed its COVID-19 border controls and allowed entry by international students. The Japanese Government also decided to implement an emergency programme for foreign students affected by COVID-19, which has been warmly welcomed by Vietnamese students.

Vietnam aims to have over 90 percent of its population using electronic health record in medical examination - treatment and health monitoring activities by the end of 2022.

The government has viewed price control of key commodities, such as petrol, steel, concrete, transport, livestock feed, food and medical equipment, as a top priority, said deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai in a meeting with ministries and local authorities on March 14.

The World Bank (WB) on March 11 released its brief updating Vietnam’s economic development in March, stating that the economy continues to show resilience and is recovering although downside risks have heightened.

Vietnam has achieved significant progress in adopting digital solutions for regulatory reform, which should be further pushed ahead to make substantial changes for greater efficiency of the state apparatus, UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward said at the launch of a report on the adopting of digital solutions for regulatory reform on March 10.

To facilitate foreigners’ entry, the Lao Government has enabled foreigners to register for a QR code (Vaccine ID) online in order to certify their vaccination status and RT-PCR test result.

The Lao government has set an annual economic growth target of at least 4 percent by 2025, reported Vientiane Times newspaper.

Administrative reform should be strengthened to ensure a strong and effective system, aiming to benefit people and businesses and contributing to preventing corruption, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while chairing a meeting of the Government Steering Committee for Administrative Reform in Hanoi on March 9.