Government assigns tasks for ministries, localities
The Government has issued Resolution No. 138/NQ-CP following the conference with local administrations and the regular Cabinet meeting in December 2017.
At the regular Cabinet meeting in December 2017.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Government has issuedResolution No. 138/NQ-CP following the conference with local administrationsand the regular Cabinet meeting in December 2017.
The resolution defined the theme of 2018 as “rule adherence, integrity, action,innovation, efficiency”, and called for joint efforts to build an effective andpure administrative system, and fulfill socio-economic development tasks andthe State budget estimate in 2018 and for 2016-2020.
Ministries, agencies and localities were asked to make thorough preparationsfor Tet (Lunar New Year), with attention paid to localities affected by naturaldisasters, those in difficult circumstances and ethnic minority-inhabitedareas.
Ministries and ministerial-level agencies should take the initiative in handlingpetitions of localities, the resolution said. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister’sOffice was tasked with supervising the work. Localities were required to continue improvebusiness environment, productivity and competitiveness of every sector andareas towards the goal of getting the country into the top 4 of ASEAN in termsof competitiveness and business environment.
The government asked ministries and ministerial-levelagencies to build plans for the revision and making of legal documents,requiring that ministers and heads of agencies to take direct charge of thework in order to timely remove shortcomings of existing laws and regulationsrelated to land, construction, housing, investment, business and social welfarepolicies.
Local administration were urged to improve dialogueswith people and the reception and processing of petitions on problems arisingin the implementation of mechanisms, policies and laws, in order to timelyreport to relevant ministries and agencies for settlement.
The resolution urged pushing forward with theone-stop-shop model in handling administrative procedures, cutting meetings andredundant documents and reports, while continuing to simplify proceduresrelated to business inspections and conditions, and reduce costs forenterprises.
Ministries, centrally-run agencies and localadministrations were required to focus on completing legal framework andmechanisms for the application of information technology and building ofe-government towards the goal of all units of ministries, centrally-runagencies and provincial People’s Committee working online by the end of2018.-VNA
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the need to create an open environment for commercial activities while chairing the Cabinet’s regular meeting on July 4.
The Party, the Government and political apparatus as a whole is committed and determined to fight corruption, said Minister - Chairman of the Government’s Office Mai Tien Dung.
Cabinet members focused discussions on the building of institutions during a regular meeting in Hanoi on December 29, also the last sitting of the government in 2017.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.
Right on the same day, the ministry issued its highest-level travel warning, urging Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Israel or Iran, and advised those already in these countries to swiftly consider evacuation or relocation plans.
From the struggles against colonialists and imperialists to the period of Doi moi (renewal) and international integration, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always played a pioneering role on the ideological and cultural front, he said.
The Party leader's working session with the standing boards of the Party Committees of HCM City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong, the VNA General Director's remarks on the occasion of the 19th OANA General Assembly, the launch of new NIC - Google initiatives aimed at bolstering AI entrepreneurship and digital literacy in Vietnam are among news highlights June 18.
Vietnam and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism as it remains a threat to peace, security, and stability across their respective nations, the broader region, and the international community.
The Vietnamese representative also emphasised the shared responsibility of relevant parties to build trust, enhance cooperation, and jointly manage the risks of conflict, thus safeguarding long-term peace and stability in the East Sea.
The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
The Party leader asked the new HCM City to embrace a multi-centre and integrated urban ecosystem where each development pole functions as a link complementary to and intelligently connected with each other in a harmonious whole.
The resolutions issued by the PM as well as ministries and ministry-level agencies reassign responsibility for 346 administrative procedures - 18 from district to provincial levels, 278 to commune level, and 50 eliminated.
Legislators are due to pass several amended laws, including the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy, and the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality.
Vietnamese localities' readiness to implement the two-tier local administration model, the evacuation of 18 Vietnamese citizens from Iran, Petrovietnam's 11th ranking in the 2025 Fortune Southeast Asia 500 are among news highlights on June 17 evening.
The General Secretary underlined the resolve to achieve a growth rate of at least 8% in 2025, laying the groundwork for double-digit growth in the following period. He noted that these are mandatory targets, with no alternative path to success.
Restructuring and improving the quality of officials, civil servants, and public employees is no longer a choice, but an urgent requirement to transition from administrative management to governance in service of the people.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has advised Vietnamese people living there to proactively prepare and seek ways to leave the country via land border crossings, especially toward Jordan or Egypt, when security and safety conditions allow.
At the regular Cabinet meeting in December 2017.(Photo: VNA) 
