Gov’t cracks down on illicit tobacco trade
VGP – The PM has issued an instruction asking ministries, agencies and localities to strengthen the fight against illicit trafficking of cigarettes.
Climate change projects gets budget for 2015
VGP – The PM has agreed to allocate VND 3 trillion of ODA through the Support Program to Respond to Climate Change in Viet Nam (SP-RCC) to implement projects in response to climate change in 2015.
VN moves to attract more foreign scientists
VGP - The Vietnamese Government has issued a decision on attracting overseas Vietnamese (OV) and foreign experts to work for the country’s scientific and technological sector.
Draft MoU on ASEAN Agriculture Cooperation ratified
VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ASEAN Cooperation on Agriculture and Forest Products Promotion Scheme.
Science and Technology Institute set up
VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to establish the Science and Technology Institute under the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology.
Gov’t speeds up capital withdrawal in SOEs
VGP – The PM has signed a decision on withdrawing capital, selling the State’s stakes, and conducting initial public offerings (IPOs) for State-owned enterprises (SOEs).
ADB finances micro-finance development
VGP – The PM has ratified a portfolio for a loan of the“Micro-finance development program – second subprogram” funded by the Asian Development Bank.
VN joins Global Container Control Program
VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved Viet Nam’s participation in the Global Container Control Program (CCP), which is sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) through a non-refundable aid.
Gov’t passes VNA equitization plan
VGP – The PM has recently ratified the equitization plan of the Viet Nam Airlines company Limited (Vietnam Airlines) with over VND14 trillion of charter capital.
VN to build 30 geological parks by 2030
VGP – The PM has approved a project on conservation of geological heritage sites, development and management of a geological network in Viet Nam.
