The rice will be provided free of charge to assist those facing food insecurity during the lean period.

Myanmar’s military government leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, announced that the government will allocate 500 billion MMK (nearly 240 million USD) for earthquake relief and recovery efforts.

Localities across Vietnam are working hard to develop GRDP growth scenarios to meet the "growth quotas" set by the Government, all aimed at economic breakthroughs in 2025.

Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and other officials attended an online conference on January 8 connected to all 63 centrally-run cities and provinces across the nation to review operations of the Government and local administrations in 2024 and sketch out tasks for 2025.

After a challenging year in 2023, Vietnam's economy has shown signs of positive recovery in 2024, thanks to decisive, dynamic and effective actions and directions by the Vietnamese Government, according to Prof. Chu Hoang Long, Director of the Vietnam Policy Research Centre at the Australian National University.

The Government has sketched out a plan to restructure its media organisations in a strategic move to optimise its operation, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra.

The Government is aiming for an economic growth rate of 7% for 2024, surpassing the National Assembly’s target of 6-6.5%.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presided over the Government’s October regular meeting on November 9 to review and assess the socio-economic situation in October and the first 10 months, as well as set orientations and tasks for the remaining months of this year.

The Government is striving to register an economic growth rate of 7% for the whole year, higher than the National Assembly (NA)’s target of 6-6.5%.

The Party Delegation of the National Assembly (NA) and the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the Government convened a meeting on September 17 to discuss preparations for the 15th NA’s 8th session scheduled to open next month.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 5 requested the continued implementation of a proactive, flexible, timely, effective monetary policy which has proven its efficiency in the past time.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 30 asked ministries, agencies and localities to step up the implementation of laws and resolutions of the 15th National Assembly at a national conference.

The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) on July 10 endorsed validated 200 senators-elect and 99 other candidates on a substitution list.

Vietnam's digital payment ecosystem is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by a tech-savvy population, government initiatives, and innovative financial solutions, according to finextra.com, a leading UK newswire and information source for worldwide financial technology.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) held 18 auctions of government bonds in June, raising nearly 29.5 trillion VND (over 1.15 billion USD) in June.

The Government on June 30 issued a decree regulating a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services from July 1 to December 31, in accordance with Resolution 142/2024/QH15 adopted by the National Assembly on June 29.

Singapore and Cambodia on June 18 signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation in digital government.

With abundant and quality labour supply, human resources have become Vietnam’s biggest and most prominent advantage compared to other countries and economies in the world. The Government has been taking drastic and prompt measures to join the global semiconductor supply.

The Government has proposed extending the cut in value-added tax (VAT) from 10% to 8% on specific groups of goods and services from July 1 until the end of the year to support business and production activities.

Human resources development in semiconductors should be considered a breakthrough in personnel training, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a conference in Hanoi on April 24.