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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision to issue an administrative reform plan for the second half of 2023, aiming to seek measures to simplify 13 major groups of administrative procedures.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a dispatch to the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, relevant agencies, ministries and five Central Highlands localities, asking for efforts to respond to floods, subsidence, landslides and ensure the safety of dams in the region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 5 chaired a cabinet meeting to evaluate the socio-economic performance in July and the first seven months of this year, as well as the progress of the socio-economic recovery and development programme, the allocation and disbursement of public investment, and the implementation of the three national target programmes.

(CPV) - A total of one hundred and twenty-one climate-resilient ponds have been built as part of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) funded project, "Strengthening the Resilience of Smallholder Agriculture to Climate Change-induced Water Insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast Regions of Viet Nam," to improve water security and safeguard the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the area. By 2026, 1,159 climate-resilient ponds will be constructed, handed over, and operated tentatively.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport will direct the Public Transport Management Centre to implement a smart ticket system for public transport.

Vietnamese students bagged one silver medal and two bronzes in the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC 2023) and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship 2023 (ACPWC 2023) held in Florida, the US, on August 2.

The Ministry of Health has proposed that five special-grade hospitals will be upgraded to modern hospitals with healthcare services in line with international standards.

According to reporter of Vietnam News Agency in Laos, Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Binh has handed over a high school to the Lao northern province of Xayaboury on August 3.

All five members of the Vietnamese team secured medals at the International Economics Olympiad (IEO 2023), which was held in an online format from July 24 to August 2 in Greece.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assigned specific tasks to ministries, agencies, localities and businesses to tackle obstacles in real estate market development at a teleconference in Hanoi on August 3 that reviewed the implementation of the Government’s Resolution No. 33/NQ-CP on a number of solutions to boost the real estate market's development.

According to the Binh Duong Women’s Union, three years after the implementation of the Politburo’s directive on increasing the studying and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s idelogy, morality and style, diverse good models and good doings have been expanded, further increasing people’s trust in the Party and State.

(CPV) - Misleading claims made by infant formula milk marketing, both globally and in Viet Nam are undermining breastfeeding, a practice that brings lifelong health benefits to babies and young children, say the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) during World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recently approved a national strategy on attracting and retaining talents by 2030 with a vision until 2050.

A pilot programme in digital transformation will be carried out in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan from August to the end of this year.

Over the past time, Japan has always been the market that receives the largest number of Vietnamese labourers because of its attractive working conditions and income, which opens up many job opportunities for Vietnamese labourers.

On July 29, the International Day of Yoga (June 21) took place in the central province of Quang Binh for the first time.

The first Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) river festival will be held from August 4-6 in order to boost local tourism.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 31 issued a dispatch requesting efforts to overcome the consequences of a landslide in Bao Loc Pass, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, and preparedness against heavy rains in the Central Highlands and the south.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the groundbreaking ceremony for several transport infrastructure projects in the northern province of Bac Ninh on July 30.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong delivered a policy speech at the National Diet of Japan on November 29 as part of his ongoing official visit to the East Asian country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with 100 outstanding voluntary blood donors nationwide on July 29, who are in Hanoi for a special programme honouring their good deeds.

President Vo Van Thuong’s official visit to Austria from July 23-25, and State visit to Italy and visit to the Vatican from July 25-29 have been successful in all aspects, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told the press.

(CPV) - With the urgent goal to protect children from life-threatening diseases, WHO and UNICEF welcomed today the shipment of lifesaving pentavalent vaccine to Viet Nam. The vaccines (185,700 doses) have been urgently provided in support to the Ministry of Health to address low vaccination rates and a shortage of the five-in-one vaccine in this country.

The steering committee for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention of the south-central province of Binh Thuan met on July 28 to review efforts against IUU fishing over the past time, and set forth measures for the time ahead.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hailed efforts and resolve by labourers as well as their willingness to join hands with the Government and the State in national construction and development while addressing a labourers’ forum in Hanoi on July 28.

From July 27 to 29, diverse activities to honour 100 exemplary voluntary blood are being held in Hanoi and the northern province of Phu Tho.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 27 visited sick soldiers and war invalids who are being cared for at the Nho Quan nursing centre in the northern province of Ninh Binh on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - 2023).

On July 25, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General To Lam visited and presented gifts to wounded and sick soldiers, at the Thuan Thanh Nursing Centre in the northern province of Bac Ninh, on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of Wounded and Fallen Soliders' Day (July 27, 1947-2023).

On July 25, the Rector of Cuu Long University in the southern province of Vinh Long, Luong Minh Cu, on received the Labour Order - Third Class from Laos for his contributions to human resource training for the neighbouring country.

A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly (NA), the State President, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee laid wreaths at the monument to war heroes and martyrs on Bac Son street and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on July 27.