Gov’t strives to achieve economic growth rate of 5.8%

VGP – The Government has asked ministries, agencies and localities to launch measures synchronously and tackle difficulties for production and manufacturing to achieve an economic growth rate of 5.8% in 2014.

PM asks for reduction of conditional business lines

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has tasked inferior levels to review and cut down conditional lines of business and business conditions along with streamlining administrative procedures.

PM approves master plan on performing arts development

VGP - The master plan, to 2020 and visions towards 2030, aims to build up an advanced Vietnamese culture with strong national identity and develop performing arts with priorities to foster human resources and complete the sector’s technical infrastructure system.

Gov’t approves content of MRA on accounting, auditing services

VGP – The Government has approved the content of the draft ASEAN Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) on accounting and auditing services.

Population Database to be set up

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment(MPI) to host and cooperate with the Government Office, the Ministry of National Defense and other ministries, agencies and localities to implement the Population Database Project.

Five levels of natural disasters announced

VGP – Under the PM’s Decision 44/2014/QD-TTg, natural disasters were categorized in five levels featured by different colours and measurement.

Boosting inplementation of VN-Chile FTA

VGP – The PM has recently decided to appoint Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh as the Chairman of the Vietnamese side in the Viet Nam-Chile Free Trade Council.

Agricultural machinery industry gets a boost

VGP – The PM has ratified an action plan to develop the agricultural machinery industry. The move aims to realize Viet Nam’s industrialization strategy within the Viet Nam-Japan cooperation framework by 2020 with a vision towards 2030.

PM issues public telegraph on Ebola prevention

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has recently issued Public Telegraph 1392/CD-TTg delegating tasks to ministries, agencies and localities to prevent the outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever.

PM instructs tax and customs reform

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung on August 5 issued an instruction to strengthen the management and administrative reform in the areas of tax and customs.