Bringing a measure of happiness to Yên Bái For the first time ever in Việt Nam, a happiness index has been included in a provincial plan for socio-economic development as a key indicator besides conventional metrics such as GDP, poverty rate, employment and social investment.

Digital tools key to regulatory policy making

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed great challenges to the Government, but the Government’s proactiveness was key to helping Việt Nam devise effective solutions in the fight against the pandemic, said Nguyễn Thế Trung, a member of the E-Government Advisory Group of the Office of the Government.

Handbook of Psychological Terminology published in five languages A handbook of Psychological Terminology in five different languages has been released in Hà Nội under the framework of a multi-cultural co-operation project between the European Union National Institutes for Cultures in Việt Nam (EUNIC) and Tri Thức (Knowledge) Publishing House.

British Council survey asks country’s youth about concerns and aspirations Young Vietnamese universally consider theirs to be a thriving country that offers ever-improving living conditions for all its people, a British Council study on their concerns and aspirations for the future has found.

Vietnam Airlines looks for assistance amid COVID-19

Dragged by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the national carrier Vietnam Airlines is seeking measures to ease pressure on its cash liquidity.

Evaluation authority should be given to brokerages, experts say

Financial-banking companies should be empowered to recognise professional investors instead of bond issuers when they come to purchase corporate bonds, regulatory experts have urged.

State audit on the right track to realise Moscow Declaration

Deputy Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV), Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, talks to Vietnam News Agency about his office’s contributions in strengthening independent external oversight on the achievement of nationally agreed goals

Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.

ASEAN needs to collaborate for better tax policy: report ASEAN and all member states must collaborate to establish a better tax policy system to build sustainability and resilience across the region, found a report launched on Thursday in Hà Nội.

World Bank, Australia to help Việt Nam mitigate impacts of COVID-19 and facilitate economic recovery The Government of Việt Nam has been effective in containing the COVID-19 pandemic with a limited number of cases and no registered deaths.