Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency. - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has required utmost efforts to fulfil to the highest possible level the targets and tasks for 2023 while chairing the regular Government meeting for September and an online meeting between the Cabinet and localities on September 30. He emphasised the need to strongly promote growth drivers, speed up industrial production development, especially the manufacturing-processing industry in the context of continued difficulties and challenges in the world situation as well as in the country. Read full story - The Ministry of Transport said it has approved adjustments to the project reviewing, evaluating and recommending the results of research on planning for international airports of Da Nang, Cam Ranh and Phu Quoc for the 2021-2030 period with a vision toward 2050, and the planning scheme for Con Dao airport for the 2021-2030 period. … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest October 2
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Two former ministers prosecuted in COVID-19 test kit scandal
Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long (R) and ormer Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Supreme People's Procuracy has prosecuted 38 individuals involving in the COVID-19 test kit overcharging at the Viet A Company. They were prosecuted for “violating bidding regulations, causing serious consequences,” “asset embezzlement,” “receiving bribes” and “abusing position and power while performing duties.” Among them, six shared the charge of “receiving bribes”, namely former Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and his former secretary Nguyen Huynh, former Director of the Hai Duong Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Pham Duy Tuyen, former deputy head of the Science and Technology Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology Trinh Thanh Hung, former head of the Department of Health Equipment and Works under the Ministry of Health Nguyen Minh Tuan, and former head of the Department of Financial Planning under the Ministry of … [Read more...] about Two former ministers prosecuted in COVID-19 test kit scandal