Ministry aims to secure stable electricity supply for 870,000 households in rural, mountainous, island areas The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced ambitious plans to ensure 870,000 households in rural, mountainous and island areas have a stable electricity connection by 2025.

HCM City sets up cyber security, hi-tech crime prevention division

The HCM City police on January 12 launched a cybersecurity and hi-tech crime prevention division.

Gov’t presses on with thrift practice, wastefulness combat Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has signed a decision promulgating the Government’s master plan on thrift practice and wastefulness combat.

Labour sector reaches significant results in five years Việt Nam has created new jobs for more than eight million workers over the past five years and is one of 10 countries worldwide with the lowest unemployment rate.

Bright future ahead for Phú Quốc City: official Huỳnh Quang Hưng, chairman of Phú Quốc City People’s Committee, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on the establishment of Phú Quốc City – the country’s first island city

Provinces rushing to deploy 5G

After telecoms carriers conducted commercial 5G trials in big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City, many provinces have sent recommendations to the Ministry of Information and Communications to allow the carriers to deploy 5G in their urban areas, industrial zones and key areas.

State budget revenue in 2020 reaches 98 per cent of target The total state budget revenue in 2020 reached more than VNĐ1.5 quadrillion (US$65 billion), as much as 98 per cent of the estimate, said Finance Minister Đinh Tiến Dũng yesterday in Hà Nội.

Banking industry accompanies the national public service portal

The National Public Service Portal with a payment platform connected to four banks and six payment intermediaries will save about VNĐ8 trillion (US$347 million) a year after launching, said the Government Office.

COVID-19 successes, multilateral diplomacy, devastating disasters among Việt Nam’s top 10 events in 2020

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the top 10 outstanding events in Việt Nam in an eventful and memorable 2020.

PM agrees on new national multidimensional poverty line for 2021-25 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday agreed on the content of a draft decree on the policy of promulgating the national multidimensional poverty line in the 2021-25 period as part of the monthly Government meeting.