ADB-funded project approved
VGP – The Prime Minister has ratified an ADB-sponsored technical assistance project on assisting central and local agencies in urban environment improvement.

Four radiation application institutes to be built
VGP – Việt Nam will build four institutes for radiation applications in Hà Nội, Hồ Chí Minh City, Đà Nẵng and Đà Lạt to support the expansion of atomic energy applications in the country.

24 administrative procedures to be screened
VGP – The PM has given the nod to the 2012 administrative procedure reform master program, targeting 24 groups of administrative procedures.
Policy framework for urban development project approved
VGP - The PM has approved the compensation and resettlement assistance framework designed for a project on developing medium-sized urban areas funded by the World Bank.

New regulations on NGOs’ operations
VGP – The Government has issued Decree No. 12/2012/NĐ-CP on registering and managing operations of foreign Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) in Việt Nam.
Nine WB-sponsored projects to be disbursed in 2012
VGP – The PM has asked ministries, agencies and localities to quicken the disbursement of funding of nine projects sponsored by the World Bank (WB) within this year.

VN cancels IPEZs licensing
VGP – The Prime Minister has requested local authorities to suspend the licensing for new industrial, export-processing and economic zones (IPEZs) nationwide.

Bank restructuring project approved
VGP - PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has approved a project to restructure the credit organization system in the 2011-2015 period.

VN, Netherlands cooperate in climate, water service
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has ratified the Memorandum of Understanding on climate and water service cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment

Fire prevention work under check
VGP - Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng on February 27 asked relevant Government agencies to launch a nationwide inspection of fire prevention work in high-rise buildings, commercial centers, schools, kindergartens and other high-risk areas.