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Schools closed in 16 provinces, cities to prevent spread of COVID-19
Authorities of 16 provinces and cities nationwide have decided to close schools since February 1 after some pupils were found to have been in contact with COVID-19 patients. Ha Noi also decided that all bars, karaoke parlors and discotheques must close and residents are told ...
Huong Giang
Gov’t announces new multidimensional poverty line for 2022-2025
The Government has issued Resolution No. 07/2021/ND-CP on multidimensional poverty line for 2022-2025 period.Norms for measuring multidimensional poverty line for 2021 remain unchanged as the Government extends the implementation of Decision No. 59/2015/QD-TTg dated November 19, 2015 on multidimensional poverty line for 2016-2020 period.Under the ...
Quang Minh
Viet Nam suspends inbound flights for fear of new COVID-19 variants
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to temporarily suspend inbound flights from countries and territories, firstly the UK and South Africa, that have reported new COVID-19 variants. This is part of the Directive No. 01/CT-TTg signed by PM Phuc on strengthening prevention and control of ...
Thuy Dung
Review of support policies for Coronavirus-affected businesses and people
The Government has put forward policy proposals and issued a number of policies in support of businesses and people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.On April 8, the Government promulgated Resolution No. 41/2020/ND-CP on deferral of payment of taxes and land rental, which took place on the same ...
Quang Minh
Gov’t issues action plan to implement National Energy Development Strategy
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued an action plan to realize the Party Central Committee’s Resolution No. 55-NQ/TW dated on February 11, 2020 on the orientation of the National Energy Development Strategy to 2030 with a vision towards 2045.Under the action plan, the Government will ...
Kim Anh
ASEAN Regional Forum urged to strengthen policy and action coordination against COVID-19
The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) should further promote its role and contributions, especially in maintaining dialogue and cooperation, strengthening trust-mutual understanding and coordination of policies and actions to actively and effectively deal with arising challenges, including COVID-19.The ARF has organized 12 events on key topics ...
SBV to soon complete legal framework for wider Fintech application
The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) is completing a legal framework to boost the development of digital banking and Fintech. According to Pham Xuan Hoe, deputy director of the Banking Strategy Institute, Viet Nam’s Fintech market will be worth US$9 billion in 2020, making it ASEAN’s fourth-largest ...
Thuy Dung
Open Budget Portal makes debut
The Ministry of Finance on August 26 officially launched the Open Budget Portal, a key to a transparent and accountable future.For the people, businesses, researchers and international and domestic originations, the portal is regarded as a channel to provide essential data and information relevant to ...
Thuy Dung
Viet Nam records first COVID-19 death
Viet Nam announced its first novel coronavirus death on July 31 who is a 70-year-old man residing in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The patient had a history of hypertension, cardiac ischemia, heart failure, and pneumonia. He ...
Hoang Ha
Three Vietnamese female scientists named among Top 100 Asian researchers
Three Vietnamese female scientists have been named among the 100 most outstanding researchers of the year, according to Singapore’s Asian Scientist Magazine.All of them received the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science National Fellowship, an award which honours the excellence of women who are on ...
