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The government's Steering Committee for Administrative Reform announced the index ranking results in Hanoi on Wednesday, marking the tenth year in a row that 17 ministries and ministerial-level agencies, as well as the administration of 63 cities and provinces, have been evaluated. The PAR Index is identified through eight component indexes: management of administrative reform process; formulating and organizing the implementation of legal documents; administrative reform; organizational reform of the state administrative apparatus; building and improving the quality of cadres, civil servants and public employees; renovating the financial mechanism for administrative agencies and public non-business units; administrative modernization; implementing the "one-stop, multi-service" mechanism. For 2021, Hai Phong led with an index of 91.8 percent. After four consecutive years in the lead, Quang Ninh, which borders Hai Phong and is home to Ha Long Bay, came second in 2021 with an index … [Read more...] about Hai Phong leads in public administration reform index

The launch of the 2021 Public Administration Reform Index and the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The northern province of Hải Phòng and the Ministry of Justice topped the Public Administration Reform Index (PAR Index) of 2021, based on feedback collected from more than 79,000 people about administration reforms in 63 localities and 17 ministries in Việt Nam. The southern province of Kiên Giang and the Ministry of Science and Technology were at the bottom of the rankings. The results were announced on Wednesday by the Government’s Steering Committee on Public Administration Reform. Minister of Home Affairs Phạm Thị Thanh Trà said at the launch ceremony of the report on Wednesday that 2021 was the 10th year the Ministry of Home Affairs coordinated with ministries, localities and related agencies to deploy, identify and publish the PAR Index. 2021 was the 5th year the satisfaction of people and … [Read more...] about Hải Phòng tops Public Administration Reform Index for first time

At a group discussion of the third session of the 15th National Assembly . (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a group discussion on May 25 during the third session of the 15th National Assembly that the implementation of economic stimulus packages and public investment should be promoted to provide timely support for businesses and people. Speaking at the group discussion on supplementary assessments of the implementation of the socio-economic development plans and the state budget in 2021 and the first months of 2022, Phuc also stressed social issues that need special attention, especially education, child abuse, drowning and school violence. He pointed to challenges to the national economy in the time ahead such as inflation, impacts of the soaring global energy prices and stock market volatility which requires supportive measures to stay stable. The President recognised the encouraging economic indices in the first five months of … [Read more...] about Legislators debate socio-economic development, state budget

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Legislators debated a report on the draft Law on Medical Examination and Treatment on May 25 during the ongoing third session of the 15th National Assembly (NA). According to Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long , after more than 11 years of implementation, the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009 has shown a number of problems, including the management of practitioners and health care facilities, which need specific legal mechanisms. The minister stressed that in order to fix the limitations of the law and resolve current problems, the revision of the law is crucial. Minister Long said that the revised law will have 12 chapters and 106 articles, three chapters more than the current one. It has been built in the direction of “placing patients in the centre”, he said. Delivering a verification report on the bill, Chairman of the NA Committee for Social Affairs Nguyen Thuy Anh said that the committee agrees on … [Read more...] about Deputies debate revision of Law on Medical Examination and Treatment

Transport infrastructure is a crucial part of the country’s medium-term funding plans, Le Toan Data from the Ministry of Finance shows that the disbursement rate of official development assistance (ODA) and foreign preferential loans in the first four months of 2022 reached merely 4.39 per cent of the assigned plan. “The slow disbursement of foreign capital affects socioeconomic development goals,” commented Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc in a dispatch to ministers and leaders of governmental agencies on May 6. In the document, Phoc stated that the delay in the disbursement of foreign capital is the responsibility of ministries, sectors, and localities. He also quoted the prime minister’s direction in early April, asking ministries, sectors, and localities to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital and consider this one of the political tasks to focus on this year. Experts found that the disbursement rate of public investment capital and ODA reached just a … [Read more...] about Disbursement continues to play catch-up

Project funding structure The road will be 98 kilometers long - 54 kilometers in Hanoi, 23 kilometers in Hung Yen Province and 21 kilometers in Bac Ninh Province. The belt is expected to ease traffic congestion that has hampered economic development of the capital and its satellite cities. For Hanoi, this is also the road connecting Noi Bai International Airport and a second international airport in the southeast of the capital, regulating the expressway system and reducing the load on ring road 3, which connects five satellite cities in Hanoi’s urban cluster. Hanoi’s traffic infrastructure has developed significantly To ensure balanced resources, the project will combine public and private funding. The total project budget stands at about US$3.7 billion, including three sub-projects undertaken by investors with a total investment of almost US$1.3 billion. According to Vice Chair of the Hanoi City People’s Committee Duong Duc Tuan, this is a very effective and … [Read more...] about About US$3.7 billion to be invested in Hanoi’s ring road 4 construction

The Van Phong 500kV transformer station under construction in Khanh Hoa province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said it will make adjustments to the power grid to ensure power supply for daily public energy use in the second quarter - the peak of the dry season, when power generation becomes a serious issue. Daily consumption in April was estimated at 779 million kWh while load power stood at about 42,124 MW, rising 5.3 percent year on year. Difficulties are likely to linger on this season in terms of coal supply for thermal power plants . The State-owned group said coal shortages were recorded in Q1, at 1.36 million tonnes lower than the contracted volume, forcing thermal power plants to cut turbines, reducing output by 1.365 billion kWh. Facing that reality, the firm worked with coal suppliers to find solutions and reported the problem to authorities. EVN flexed its fleet of hydropower plants so as to guarantee both power generation … [Read more...] about Vietnam Electricity gearing up to keep lights on for dry season

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting with the National Assembly deputies group of Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: SGGP) According to the President, the economic indicators in the first five months of 2022 are encouraging, showing signs of growth in budget revenue, import and export, and agriculture. The macroeconomy has always been maintained and is the outstanding point in operating. Vietnam's vaccination strategy has been implemented drastically and is recognized by the world. However, the signs of inflation are clear, especially when Vietnam's economy has a fairly high openness. The stock market is an important capital mobilization channel, but billions of dollars have been evaporated recently. Therefore, it is necessary to have better measures and methods to support the stock market to stabilize, send capital flows to businesses, create jobs, and determine growth. State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc quoted an article "Not let inflation sweep away underprivileged people" … [Read more...] about President emphasizes importance of timely support for people, enterprises

The projects invested by the ministry include the transport project connecting mountainous Northern provinces, the Tan Van - Nhon Trach section of Ho Chi Minh City's Ring Road No. 3 project, the construction of Dien Chau-Bai Vot section of the North-South expressway, My Thuan – Can Tho Expressway, construction of the Interconnecting Road to National. Highway No 91 and Long Xuyen City bypass, the subproject on upgrading and renovating National Highway 279B, construction of the National Roads of 21B and 15, and the project to upgrade the runways at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The Ministry of Transport has disbursed VND15,080 billion (US$650 million), reaching 34.9 percent of the plan. The ministry has allocated VND45,343 billion (US$1.95 billion) for a public investment plan in 2022 to investors, achieving 90 percent of the Prime Minister’s plan. The remaining capital will be given when subprojects of the North-South expressway project in the 2021-2025 period are … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry announces projects with slow disbursement

At a Vietnamese class in Australia (Photo: Baoquocte.vn) Sydney (VNA) – The promotion of learning Vietnamese as a foreign language helps raise public interest in Australia regarding the importance of Vietnam as a strategic partner in relation to business and investment, agriculture and food manufacturing, and education and training, experts held. In their joint article run recently in the website of the Australia -Vietnam Policy Institute, Dr. Melissa Jardine, the Chair of the Board of Directors at the Australia Vietnam Leadership Dialogue (AVLD) and Dr. Tran Hong Van, Adjunct Research Fellow at Charles Sturt University noted that the Australian Vietnamese community comprises 1.2 percent of Australia’s population, and Vietnamese is among the top four spoken languages other than English (LOTE). While individual and family efforts to maintain Vietnamese language capabilities are observed, there are limitations on its effectiveness, they noted, adding that the children of … [Read more...] about Experts underlines significance of learning, teaching Vietnamese in Australia