CG meeting scheduled in December
VGP – The Consultative Group (CG) Meeting of Donors for Viet Nam will take place in Ha Noi on December 10, according to a decision of the PM.
PPP Steering Committee established
VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to establish the Public-Private Partnership Steering Committee led by Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai.
Credit Framework Agreement with Finland ratified
VGP – The PM has approved the draft Framework Agreement between the Governments of Viet Nam and Finland on projects using Finland’s preferential credit.
New regulations on press activities of foreign journalists
VGP – The Government has issued Decree No. 88/2012/ND-CP regulating press and information activities of foreign journalists, offices and organizations in Viet Nam.
VN to host regional 3R Forum
VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s proposal to organize the 4th Regional 3R Forum in Viet Nam.
24 hour e-customs declaration since 2013
VGP – Viet Nam will offer 24 hour e-customs declaration on seven days a week, according to the Government’s newly issued Decree No. 87/2012/ND-CP
ADB-funded project ratified
VGP – The PM has approved the financial solutions for natural disasters in response to climate change under a technical supportive project sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
National Action Plan for Children in 2012-2020
VGP – The National Action Plan for Vietnamese Children in the 2012-2020 phase aims to reduce the proportion of malnourished children under five to 26% by 2015 and 23% by 2020.
VN, ADB to talk low carbon support
VGP – Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has allowed the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) to negotiate with the Asian Development Bank about a loan agreement and related documents of the Low Carbon Agricultural Support Project (LCASP).
VN-Argentina Inter-Gov’t committee to meet
VGP – The PM has assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade to chair and work with the Argentinean side to hold the third session of the Viet Nam-Argentina Inter-Government Committee in late October in Ha Noi.
