As Vietnam is determined to take drastic measures to not just recover the economy but also work hard toward development priorities, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) asks Jonathan Pincus, UNDP Senior International Economist, for recommendations to speed up the nation’s efforts and achieve its set targets.

The new versions in seven foreign languages of the book “Theory and Practice of Socialism in Vietnam” by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 19.

The index of industrial production in April was estimated to increase by 3.6 percent month on month and by 0.5 percent over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

This article is an excerpt from the 2022 PAPI Report and presents key findings from the 2022 PAPI citizen surveys regarding issues of citizens’ greatest concern and citizens’ assessment of governance and public administration performance at the national level in 2022. The Report records the voices of 16,117 respondents from across Vietnam, who shared their experiences of local government performance in governance, public administration and public service delivery during 2022.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on May 6 met with voters in Ngo Quyen district, the northern port city of Hai Phong, ahead of the fifth meeting of the 15th legislature.

Over the last two years, not a few businesses nationwide had to halt their construction projects, of which some are near completion or have been put into operation, because of failure to meet new fire safety regulations.

Since it has little land left, Ho Chi Minh City will focus on attracting projects that use advanced, new or clean technologies, have high added value, help boost the competitiveness of domestic firms and enhance their access to global supply chain, and contribute to green and sustainable development.

Government members, ministries and sectors, in their functions and authority, need actively support and coordinate with Ho Chi Minh City to promptly, decisively, and comprehensively implement solutions for the city’s rapid and sustainable growth, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Headlined by a rebound in citizens’ economic optimism that contracts with still visible scarring from the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index report, released on April 12 in Hanoi, also provides an important public sentiment in the fight against corruption.

Dien Bien province, with its name attached to the epoch-making Dien Bien Phu victory 70 years ago, should turn its historical heritage into assets and potential into resources, while mobilizing all investment for development, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while working with the northern province's Party Committee on April 9.