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  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits VinFast auto manufacturing factory in Hai Phong city on June 14, 2019. Photo: VGP Addressing the event, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc spoke highly of the efforts made by the factory’s leaders and workers, stating that the record construction speed shows their great aspiration and enthusiasm to jointly create a miracle in the auto industry of Viet Nam and the world. He called on Vietnamese businesses, especially the financially strong firms, to invest in developing the country’s technology and industry not only for the future of Viet Nam but also for the future of themselves, as technology and industry are the answer to the sustainable development of the country and businesses. Alongside the record in terms of construction progress, VinFast has established a new miracle in the automotive market with more than 10,000 orders made one year before the manufacturing of its first car.  Photo: VGP … [Read more...] about VinFast auto manufacturing factory inaugurated in Hai Phong

Photo: VGP The event drew the attendance of Permanent Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The, Minister of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, and General Director of Honda Viet Nam Keisuke Tsuruzono.  This is the second year Honda Viet Nam responds to the calling of the National Traffic Safety Committee and the Ministry of Education and Training on helmet gifts for first-grade pupils in accordance with Directive 04/CT-TTg on strengthening management in production, business and use of helmets when joining in traffic. Especially, the Directive targets to raise the percentage of national helmet coverage for children to 80% by 2020.  In the 2018-2019 school year, Honda Vietnam delivered nearly 2 million standard helmets to first graders nationwide, contributing to increasing helmet wearing among 6-year-old children in Viet Nam.  After eight months, a survey in 10 provinces showed around 60% of first grade … [Read more...] about First graders get free helmets

The Law on Architecture comprises five chapters and 41 articles on management of architecture, rights, obligations, and responsibilities of offices, organizations, and individuals in the field.  The new law will be applicable to all offices, organizations, and individuals in architecture; offices, organizations, and individuals in architecture operation in Viet Nam.  The law regulates operational principles on architecture in accordance with development orientations, urban planning, rural planning, in response to socio-economic development demands, national defense, security, environmental protection, appropriate use of natural resources, climate change and natural disaster response, selective reception of world architecture elites, scientific and high-tech applications./. By Kim Loan … [Read more...] about NA passes architecture law

With 91.32% of votes in favor, the National Assembly passed the amended Law on Tax Management with 17 chapters and 152 articles on management of various types of taxes and other incomes of the State budget.   Especially, the new law clearly stipulates the rights and obligations of tax payers.  On the same day, the NA adopted the revised Law on Public Investment, with 90.7% of votes in favor. The revised Law on Public Investment comprises six chapters and 101 articles on public investment, the management and use of public investment, rights, obligations and responsibilities of agencies, units, organizations, and individuals relating to public investment operation./. By Kim Anh … [Read more...] about NA adopts tax management and public investment laws

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh at the Q&A session, Ha Noi, June 6, 2019 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac   Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh made the point in response to NA deputies’ inquiries on the impacts of the U.S.-China trade disputes on Viet Nam at the Q&A session of the 14th National Assembly on June 6 in Ha Noi. The Deputy PM answered a series of questions on cultural diplomacy in favor of tourism promotion, solutions to tourism sustainable growth, Viet Nam’s response to the U.S.-China trade dispute, and optimizing opportunities of FTAs.  According to Mr. Minh, not only Viet Nam but all countries are concerned about the trade dispute which is forecast to affect the international and regional economies.  Deputy PM Minh said that international financial organizations projected that the trade dispute may cause negative impacts on the global trade. The world’s economic growth rate was forecast to decline from 3.5% to only 3.2% due to the … [Read more...] about Gov’t responds to trade disputes