New Deputy Minister of Health appointed

VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has appointed Mr. Nguyễn Thanh Long as the new Deputy Minister of Health.

VN to have 13 dry ports by 2020

VGP – The Prime Minister has approved a development scheme for a dry port system in Việt Nam by 2020.

Incentives offered to Vietnamese investors in Africa

VGP – Vietnamese enterprises will get preferential credits from the Việt Nam Development Bank (VDB) when investing in African countries. 

Gov’t approves visa exemption agreement with Italy 

VGP – The Prime Minister has approved an agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders between Việt Nam and Italy.

Đà Nẵng City to go green

VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has approved the portfolio of a project that looks to develop Đà Nẵng city into an eco-city.

Gov’t provides more aid to flood-hit provinces

VGP - Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has decided to allocate VND 55 billion and 3,100 tons of rice to help four central provinces overcome the aftermaths of recent floods.

Long Thành Int’l Airport opens to foreign consultants

VG – The Government has given the green light to the Ministry of Transport to open an international bidding for selecting international consultants for the Long Thành International Aiport Project.

National Climate Change Strategy approved

VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has approved the National Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation, which was designed to have four specific objectives.

VN to host ASEAN disaster response rehearsals

VGP – The Government has agreed to organize ASEAN rehearsals for urgent natural disaster response in 2013, the Office of Government announced Wednesday.

Gov’t extends UNAIDS-funded project

VGP – Deputy PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has agreed to extend the implementation time for the Project on enhancing the National Committee for HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control’s capacity on policy coordination and mobilization until December 31, 2013.