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Illustrative image. (Photo: SGGP) The People's Committee of HCMC said that the disbursement rate of the Public Investment Plan in 2022 is not much compared to previous years due to many difficulties and obstacles, but mainly the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. The restart of the construction of projects in the first months of 2022 experienced a certain delay after the time the city adopted measures to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, input costs were unstable and tended to increase. Besides the above objective reasons, the People's Committee of HCMC also raised some other subjective reasons affecting the disbursement progress of public investment capital, for example, difficulties related to site clearance; it is necessary to have time to carry out the project adjustment procedures on the basis of Resolution No.99/NQ-HDND dated October 19, 2021, of the People's Council of HCMC and Decision No.4354/QD-UBND dated December 28, 2021, on the medium-term capital … [Read more...] about HCMC disburses only 17 percent of public investment capital in first six months

The launching of “PB engage VN” mobile banking application marks an important milestone in Public Bank Vietnam’s digital transformation strategy to create an ecosystem of diverse services through the integration of technology and customer engagement. Public Bank Vietnam and VNPAY representatives at the launching ceremony During the event launch, Mr. Chee Keng Eng - General Director of Public Bank Vietnam said, “It is an inevitable trend that banking through mobile applications will fast become the most chosen method of performing banking transactions. The introduction of “PB engage VN” demonstrates Public Bank Vietnam's commitment to digital transformation and we expect the “PB engage VN” mobile banking application to fit in seamlessly into our customers’ usage with its easy to use features and variety of services.” The application is designed with a modern yet functional interface where services icons are easily located to facilitate users in their services … [Read more...] about Public Bank launches its Mobile banking application in Vietnam

The department reported that the province has disbursed nearly 4.4 trillion VND (189 million USD) of the 16.28 trillion VND (700.2 million USD) of total public investment it has been allocated for the whole year. Earlier, the province set a target of disbursing 50 percent of the total capital by June 30, 80 percent by September 30 and 100 percent by December 31. To fulfill its tasks for the year, Quang Ninh has rolled out a number of measures to remove difficulties facing business and production activities, speed up the disbursement of public investment capital, and ensure social security in the post-pandemic period. Along with asking investors to focus on speeding up their projects, the province has accelerated investment procedures for 12 new projects with combined capital of over 2.19 trillion VND, as well as the national target programme on new-style rural area building. At the same time, it has worked to shorten times for administrative procedures, while speeding up ground … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh sees slow disbursement of public investment capital

The e-GP would allow effective and transparent management of the public procurement process. Vietnam’s e-government procurement (e-GP) system is set to start operations on August 1, 2022. The new procurement system is set to operate on August 1. File photo The new procurement system, updated with new changes and designed to operate on multiple browsers, would help serve as a hub of information related to procurement, as well as a platform for the online bidding based on safety, competitiveness, fairness, and cost-efficiency. To ensure the smooth operation of the e-GP, participants in the bidding are requested to switch to the new system from the old one. The e-GP is developed under a project of applying e-commerce in public procurement under the public-private partnership (PPP). The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), IT company FPT, and the Investment and Development of National e-Procurement System Company are responsible for running the new … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s e-government procurement system set to launch in August

The meeting between the second unit of HCMC People’s Council and voters (Photo: SGGP) Representing the second unit, Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue confirmed that the unit will collect all opinions of participants to report to HCMC People’s Council for consideration and response. He also asked that state leaders in Thu Duc City increase discussion with residents to welcome more practical proposals, urgent concerns of citizens for timely explanation and proper feedback. Hearing the information that certain residents have lived for 20 years in temporary accommodation, delegate Khue requested Thu Duc City immediately address the issue, avoiding the case of having such a strongly developed hi-tech park but letting people live unstably. As to other projects behind the schedule in Thu Duc City, he asked that Thu Duc City quickly review and introduce suitable road maps to address, beginning with urgent projects receiving … [Read more...] about HCMC to address projects behind schedule in Thu Duc City

A report by Hanoi People's Committee on June 20 revealed 532 medical personnel had quit last year, while 82 decided to switch workplaces. In the first four months of this year, 226 have quit and 17 switched workplaces, the report added. Hanoi said the medical field has focused all its resources on fighting the pandemic since 2020. Due to the low number of workers, the sheer amount of workload and lower incomes and benefits in public facilities, many are opting to quit or seek better opportunities. Hoa, the former head of a ward medical station in Dong Da District, said her workload was too much while her salary wasn't enough to make a living. She quit at the end of March. During the height of the pandemic, Hoa and her colleagues did contact tracing and vaccination day in and day out. Pressure was building up, yet they only got a "bonus" of VND500,000 ($21.50). Her colleagues, a married couple, only got VND8 million a month in total. Amid a worker exodus in the medical field and … [Read more...] about Hanoi health workers quit in droves over heavy workload, low pay

Privacy policy announcement is the foundation for citizens to protect the right on their data when there are disputes. However, despite the Covid-19 pandemic leading to more use of online service, the number of people using these services is not high enough. Statistics from the survey for Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) in the two years of 2020 and 2021 show that only 3.5 percent of the surveyed experienced the national public service e-portal. To be successful in digital transformation, personal data protection according to the UN’s standards is critical, including such features as fair and lawful personal data processing; clarification of personal data collecting and processing; necessary personal data collecting only; safe storage of personal data; transparency and accountability ensuring. However, UNDP survey shows that most localities have not fully observed legal regulations on private data protection. For instance, only … [Read more...] about Vietnam warned of personal digital data management

Director of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order To Van Hue (Photo: cand.com.vn) Seoul (VNA) - A delegation of the Ministry of Public Security led by Director of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order To Van Hue is on a working visit to the Republic of Korea ( RoK ) to learn from the country’s experience in managing residence registration. experience in operating residence registration systems and public services related to residence registration, protecting personal information related to residence registration information, and issues related to the security function of the residence registration card. Vietnam ese delegation to visit six establishments related to residence registration from June 27 - July 1. The Vietnamese delegation will also visit public service facilities of local governments, the national information resource management agency, and the Korea Local Information Research … [Read more...] about RoK shares experience in managing residence registration with Vietnam

The project with a five-year construction period would be seen as gauge of the city's leadership and credibility. Hanoi identifies the success of the US$3.7-billion Ring road No.4 project as the pride of the city, which requires the utmost effort from every department and unit to ensure the best head start possible. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung. Photos: Thanh Hai Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung gave the remarks at a meeting discussing the construction of the Ring road No.4 project connecting Hanoi and nearby provinces/cities. The project with an estimated investment capital of VND85.8 trillion (US$3.7 billion) received a go-ahead from the National Assembly last week and is slated for completion by 2027. With a total length of 112.8 kilometers, the Ring road would run through Hanoi (58.2 kilometers), Hung Yen (19.3 kilometers), and Bac Ninh (25.6 kilometers). At the meeting, delegates stressed the significance of … [Read more...] about Success of US$3.7-billion ring road project is Hanoi’s pride: City Party chief

Students attend the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2022-2023 school year the Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in HCMC. (Photo: SGGP) The school's scores for the specialized classes in Chemistry with the admission registration aspirations 1 and 2 are 38.5 and 39; specialized classes in Literature with the admission registration aspirations 1 and 2 are 38.25 and 39. The grade 10 entrance exam score for the integrated English program class with the admission registration aspirations 1 and 2 are 34.5 and 35. The admission score for non-specialized classes with the admission registration aspiration 3 of the high schools for the gifted, Le Hong Phong and Tran Dai Nghia are 26.5 and 26. Examination subjects are Mathematics, Literature and Foreign Languages. The 10th grade entrance exam scores of public high schools in the city will be announced on July 11. By Thu Tam – Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about Le Hong Phong high school scores highest marks in 10th grade entrance exam