Central Highlands - economic engine by 2020

VGP - The Central Highlands will become the country’s economic engine by 2020, with an average annual economic growth rate of 7.9 percent.

Urgent measures to reduce traffic accidents issued

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has issued Directive 12/CT-TTg on urgent measures to reduce traffic accidents.

PM approves ADB-funded power project

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the technical assistance project on power transmission development in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Health and medical science agreement approved

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the draft agreement on health and medical science cooperation between Viet Nam and the US.

Central region’s rural infrastructure gets additional funding

VGP – The PM has agreed upon an additional loan for the project to develop rural infrastructure in 13 central provinces.

Rural infrastructure development project in Central Highlands

VGP – The Government of Viet Nam has decided to talk with the Asian Development Bank about the Productive Rural Development Project in the Central Highlands.

New Steering Committee founded

VGP – The PM has agreed to establish the Steering Committee for the National Urban Development Program in the 2012-2020 period.

Gov’t adopts plan to minimize citizenship papers

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has signed Decision 896/QD-TTg approving the master plan on streamlining administrative procedures and citizenship papers as well as databases relevant to population management in the 2013-2020 period.

New Deputy Minister of Transport named

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has appointed Mr. Nguyen Van The as the new Deputy Minister of Transport.

Three provinces get rice relief

VGP – The PM has instructed the Ministry of Finance to provide over 2,400 tons of rice taken from the national reserve as aid relief to three provinces, namely Gia Lai, Cao Bang and Dak Lak in the period between crops.