More fund for combating climate change
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has recently agreed to spend the total non-refundable aid from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) on the National Target Program to Response to Climate Change (NTP-RCC).
VN to join Int’l Energy Forum
VGP – Việt Nam will join the International Energy Forum (IEF) as an official member and sign the IEF Charter, according to the PM’s recent decision.
VN to speed up cultural diplomacy
VGP – Việt Nam will speed up cultural
diplomacy in the next decade to broaden international community’s
understandings of the country as well as to consolidate ties with other
nations in the world, according to the Government’s new strategy.
VN to set up new embassy and consulates general
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has ratified a resolution to set up Việt Nam’s embassy and consulates general in some countries.
Thái Bình province to have first littoral EZ
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has approved the
proposal to establish the littoral economic zone (EZ) with a total
acreage of 30,583 hectares in the northern province of Thái Bình.
PM calls for better management of festivals
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng on Feb. 9 asked
ministries, sectors and localities to enhance management of festivals
nationwide to put an end to arising wrong-doings.
VN to increase service’s contribution to GDP
VGP - Việt Nam’s service sector will
strive to gain an annual growth rate of 7.8-8.5% and account for about
41-42% of national GDP in 2011-2015 period, according to an overall
development strategy of the service sector that was recently approved by
the PM.
PM ratifies visa exemption agreement with UAE
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has just ratified
the visa exemption agreement signed between the governments of Việt Nam
and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Gov’t to expand Internet coverage to rural areas
VGP – By 2020, Internet subscribers in
rural areas will account for 30-40% of the national average density,
according to a newly-approved project.
PM approves Bến Tre overall development scheme
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has recently
ratified an overall socio-economic development plan till 2020 of the
southern province of Bến Tre.
