Gov’t provides free rice to two central provinces

VGP - The Government on Monday asked the Ministry of Finance to provide 2,550 tons of rice in aid for poor people in the central provinces of Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị .

Gov’t provides free rice to two central provinces

VGP - The Government on Monday asked the Ministry of Finance to provide 2,550 tons of rice in aid for poor people in the central provinces of Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị .

Bạc Liêu targets GDP growth of 13.5-14% by 2015

VGP - Bạc Liêu has set to post an annual GDP growth rate of 13.5-14% from 2011 to 2015 and 12-12.5% in the 2016-2020 period, according to the southern province’s socioeconomic development master plan approved recently by the PM.

HN strives to raise GDP per capita to over US $7,000 by 2020

VGP - Hà Nội strives to raise the GDP per capita to around US $7,100-7,500 by 2020 and US $16,000-17,000 by 2030, according to the city’s new socio-economic development strategy until 2030, with vision to 2050 which has been approved by the PM.

PM appoints new VOV Deputy Director General

VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has appointed Mr. Vũ Minh Tuấn as the new Deputy Director General of the Voice of Việt Nam (VOV).

VN sets to pull down malnutrition prevalence

VGP – Việt Nam strives to reduce malnutrition prevalence of children under age five to 26% by 2015 and 23% by 2020, according to a newly-approved National Nutrition Strategy (NNS) for the 2011-2020 period with vision to 2030. 

PM calls on stricter control over bird flu spreading

VGP - Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has sent an urgent message asking local authorities to reinforce efforts to control the outbreaks of bird flu in 11 provinces across the country.

Quảng Ninh province has new city

VGP – Cẩm Phả town in northern Quảng Ninh province will be upgraded to become a city, according to the PM’s Resolution 04/2Q-CP. 

Fund for poverty reduction project in Gia Lai increases

VGP - The PM has agreed with the supplement of US $45,000 in reciprocal capital to the technical assistance project to reduce poverty in Ia Pa District, Gia Lai Province on a trial basis.

New Deputy Minister of Home Affairs named

VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng signed a decision to appoint Lieutenant General Phạm Dũng as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs cum Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs.