PM Phúc has working session with economic advisory group Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc put emphasis on the need for long-term solution to create new drivers of growth and economic impetus to help the country escape the middle-income trap, especially as ageing population has already been underway.

PM Phúc has working session with economic advisory group Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday had a working session with his economic advisory group in Hà Nội.

Italy supports Việt Nam in improving statistics system The three-year project, which started in April last year, focuses on the ability to produce, collect, analyse, use and disseminate statistical data on energy and the environment.

NA deputies discuss overtime working

The National Assembly Committee of Social Affairs opened its plenary session in Hà Nội on Wednesday discussing the revised Labour Code.

Ethnic minority women empowered to fight poverty There were times 30-year-old Sùng Thị Sy thought of running away to escape her violent husband, who regularly beat her when he was drunk.

Awareness of child labour needs to be enhanced Đặng Hoa Nam, Director of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ Department of Child Affairs, talks to Nhân dân (People) newspaper about measures to prevent child labour.

PM asks for push for non-stop toll collection implementation Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has pushed for the implementation of automated non-stop toll collection on all build-operation-transfer (BOT) highways across the country with a deadline of end of the year.

Planning Law come under scrutiny

The law is considered an important tool to help the Government, ministries, sectors and localities set development targets and strategies.

Comprehensive approach needed in fight against drugs

Director of the Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Department of Drug-related Crimes, Phạm Văn Các, talks to Nhân Dân (People) newspaper about measures needed to fight drug crimes.

Campaign launched to deal with overloaded trucks The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) is planning to launch a campaign to put an end to heavy trucks that had been modified to carry excess loads.