Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will clarify issues within the Government’s remit on the last day of the Q&A session on November 1 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will give more information about some issues within the remit of the Government and field queries of legislators on the last day of the question-and-answer (Q&A) session on November 1. The PM will be the last Cabinet member to go before the National Assembly (NA) during the three days designated for Q&A on the working programme of the ongoing sixth session of the 14th parliament. On October 31, many NA deputies questioned and debated with Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh, Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy Le Minh Tri, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung, Inspector General of the Government’s Inspectorate Le Minh Khai, and some ministers. Issues mentioned at the hearing … [Read more...] about Prime Minister to clarify issues within Government’s remit
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Prime Minister meets leading US firms
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a seminar on attracting investment to Vietnam with more than 40 leading businesses of the US participating in New York City. VNA photo Viet Nam News NEW YORK — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a seminar on attracting investment to Vietnam in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with more than 40 leading businesses of the US in New York City on September 27.The event, part of the PM’s trip to attend the high-level General Debate of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, attracted US businesses operating in such fields as information technology, telecommunications, retail, logistics, food, beverage, energy and construction. It was held by the Business Council for International Understanding and the FPT Company of Việt Nam.Addressing the seminar, PM Phúc expressed his wish to listen to US businesses’ aspirations and comments on the investment environment … [Read more...] about Prime Minister meets leading US firms
Prime Minister meets US firms to talk investment in Vietnam
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) shakes hands with US entrepreneurs at the seminar in New York city on September 27 (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a seminar on investment attraction to Vietnam in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with more than 40 leading businesses of the US in New York city on September 27. The event, part of the PM’s trip to attend the high-level General Debate of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, attracted US businesses operating in such fields as information technology, telecommunications, retail, logistics, food, beverage, energy and construction. It was held by the Business Council for International Understanding and the FPT Company of Vietnam. Addressing the seminar, PM Phuc expressed his wish to listen to US businesses’ aspirations and comments on the investment environment in Vietnam and showed his readiness to answer their questions so as to help … [Read more...] about Prime Minister meets US firms to talk investment in Vietnam
Prime Minister: Ngoc Linh ginseng needs protection as national brand
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the conference. (Source: VNA) The Government leader said Ngoc Linh ginseng, which is dubbed as a national treasure, could become a source of national livelihood in different aspects, whether job generation or State budget contribution. He raised the question on how to help Vietnam’s herbal medicines and health products join the global playground, and set the target of earning billions of US dollars in production and export values from those products in the next decades. Phuc added that the target is feasible given the high growth rate forecast for the international ginseng market. To that end, it requires prompt and organized actions to assist Kon Tum and central Quang Nam province where Ngoc Linh ginseng is being planted, in implementing their ginseng development strategies, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said. He emphasised the need to raise the values of Ngoc Linh ginseng, both economically and medically, protect its purebred gene, and … [Read more...] about Prime Minister: Ngoc Linh ginseng needs protection as national brand
Prime Minister urges better care for workers
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Health Ministry to work with departments and localities to improve workers’ health by establishing a network of hospitals and medical stations near industrial zones. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting in the northern province of Ha Nam with nearly 1,000 workers at industrial zones (IZ) in the Red River Delta. VNA/VNS Photo Thong Nhat Speaking at a meeting in the northern province of Ha Nam with nearly 1,000 workers at industrial zones (IZ) in the Red River Delta, Phuc said businesses must also pay attention to improving working conditions by offering regular health check-ups and lunches to workers. He also said meetings like the dialogue he attended needed to be made regular to promptly deal with workers’ concerns, following two similar dialogues in the southeastern and central regions. The government leader requested building standard kindergartens for workers with the involvement of the private sector and … [Read more...] about Prime Minister urges better care for workers