In order to perpetuate the country’s positive results recorded in 2022 amid multiple headwinds facing the global economy, the Government recently issued Resolution 01/NQ-CP, specifying major tasks and providing important solutions to implement the 2023 socio-economic development plan and improve the domestic business environment and national competitiveness.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested basic and comprehensive reform in digital transformation to improve labor productivity and competitiveness of enterprises and the nation, contributing to building an independent, self-reliant economy that integrates into the world extensively and effectively.

Public and corporate satisfaction should be used to measure the efficiency of administrative reforms, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a year-end conference held by the Ministry of Home Affairs in Hanoi on December 29.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on December 7 asked the Central Public Security Party Committee and the public security forces to play a more active role in the fight against corruption and other negative phenomena.

The 15th National Assembly spent the whole day of November 4 grilling ministers on issues related to construction, information and communications, and home affairs.

Vietnam targets to become a developing country with modern industry and upper middle income by 2030, and a developed and high-income country with equal, democratic and civilized society by 2050.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh described Japan as a leading important economic partner of Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on September 14 for Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Hayashi Nobumitsu.

Based on the current legal framework, the Institute for Policy Studies and Media Development (IPS) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has recently conducted a review to evaluate the personal data and privacy protection practices on e-government portals and e-service portals of all 63 provinces as well as apps being put into use by 50 provinces.[1] Two dimensions were assessed: (i) privacy policies issued by local governments; and, (ii) specific measures to implement such policies through technical tools.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 16 asked the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) to make greater efforts to contribute further to promoting socio-economic development and building an independent, self-reliant economy with active and effective international integration.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh described digital transformation as an important tool for the building of an independent and self-reliant economy and the extensive and effective integration into the world.