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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat and Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang will take the floor at the Q&A session in the 15th National Assembly’s fifth session in Hanoi on June 7, which are televised nationwide. After Minister - Chairman of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Hau A Lenh and Government members explain relevant issues, Minister Dat will be questioned about national sci-tech development strategy; hi-tech application for socio-economic development, especially in agriculture; the allocation, management, and use of State budget for scientific research; the commercialisation of research results from institutes, universities and public service units; mechanisms and policies to encourage private investment in the field; and the enforcement of laws and policies regarding sci-tech development fund for enterprises. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and ministers of Finance, Planning and … [Read more...] about Sci-tech, transport issues to be placed under microscope in NA’s fifth session

Minister-Chairman of the Government Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Hau A Lenh answers NA deputies' questions at the session. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister-Chairman of the Government Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Hau A Lenh clarified issues related to the attraction of investment in ethnic minority-inhabited areas at the ongoing 15th National Assembly (NA) during the fifth plenary session on June 7. Answering the question by Hanoi representative Vu Thi Luu Mai on a number of documents that do not match the regulations of the law, Lenh admitted that there are still conflicts and overlapping in documents guiding the implementation of policies to encourage investment in ethnic minority-inhabited areas. The Government has asked ministries and sectors to review all the documents to ensure that they are coherent and suitable with legal regulations, he said, adding that ministries and agencies have completed the work. Responding to a question on criteria to … [Read more...] about Implementation of ethnic minority-related policies clarified at National Assembly

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (second from right), Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, speaks at the dialogue. (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been and will continue to be one of the most important and trusted partners of the Government and people of Vietnam on the country’s development and integration pathway, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang has affirmed. Addressing an interactive dialogue between the UNDP Executive Board and UN member states held in New York on June 6 on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam - UN relations , the Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN pointed out impacts of such global issues as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, geo-political tensions, and food and energy crises. As a speaker at the meeting to share the country’s success story, he said that in this context, the Vietnamese Government has implemented a number of measures to protect people’s health, … [Read more...] about UNDP one of Vietnam’s most important partners on development path: ambassador

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Vietnam in Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang participated in the project’s ground breaking ceremony in the capital city of Phnom Penh, Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported. Prime Minister Sen said the highway would bolster Cambodia’s socio-economic development, especially in terms of trade, commerce and tourism between Cambodia and other countries in the region, including Vietnam. The four-lane, 135-km highway will begin in Phnom Penh City and then run through Kandal, Prey Veng and Svay Rieng provinces. It will connect with Vietnam at the Moc Bai border gate in Tay Ninh, which connects with Bavet City in Svay Rieng on the Cambodian side. At the border, the new road will connect with Vietnam’s upcoming Moc Bai-HCMC Expressway. … [Read more...] about Cambodia begins building new expressway to Vietnam

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang cleared up queries regarding transport infrastructure and the registration of road vehicles and inland waterway vessels, at a question-and-answer session of the 15th National Assembly ’s fifth session in Hanoi on June 7. The ministry is working hard to materialise the Party’s and the State’s guidelines and strategies on transport infrastructure development to effectively contribute to socio-economic development, ensuring national defence and security, and enhancing international integration, Thang said. The sector’s disbursement of public investment fulfilled more than 96.5% of the plan in 2022, and more than 30% of the target in the first five months of this year, according to the official. Mentioning the implementation of projects, especially key ones, he said the progress has been ensured, adding 566 kilometres of expressways have been put into service since the beginning of … [Read more...] about Transport minister clears up transport infrastructure, vehicle registration questions