Law amending, supplementing Issuance of Legal Documents Law passed Notably, the NA ruled People’s Councils and People’s Committees at the district and communal level can issue legal documents.

Deputy PM: VNAT and localities focus on developing domestic tourism activities

The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) needs to coordinate with local administrations and the Việt Nam Tourism Association (VITA) to advertise tourism destinations in the northwestern, northeastern and central coastal regions.

Tougher sentences for child abusers: NA deputies1 Chemical castration was being used on sex offenders in some countries

Progress made in protecting nation's forests Hà Công Tuấn, Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Vietnam News Agency on the forestry sector’s achievements

Health ministry considers repatriating British pilot after being treated for coronavirus

“The patient remains in a coma and still relies on ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) for survival, so we need to wait until the patient is awake and recovers, then we can make an appropriate plan,” the health official remarked. 

EU, French agency support Việt Nam’s resilience to climate change, COVID-19

“Adaptation to climate change is crucial for the sustainability of Việt Nam’s development, and water and natural resources are a key element of it,” EU Ambassador Aliberti said.

Timely action keeps case count in prison in VN at zero, says prison chief

Lieutenant General Hồ Thanh Đình, Director of the Police Department of Management of Prison, Compulsory Re-education Centre and Reformatory (C10) under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), writes about the measures the national prison system (including adult prisons and juvenile detention centres) has taken to protect inmates’ safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Việt Nam must reach GDP growth of 5 per cent this year: PM PM Phúc said the country had the dual goal of effectively combating the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining socio-economic development.

Hà Nội earmarks $28.2m for the poor amid COVID-19 pandemic

Hà Nội will earmark  VNĐ650 billion (US$28.2 million), the first stage, in support of the poor and other social beneficiaries via the local branch of Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pay-to-stay quarantine service applies in Bắc Ninh Province

People who are from or passing through COVID-19 hit areas will have to pay for isolation when arriving in the northern province of Bắc Ninh from Monday (April 7), according to Nguyễn Hương Giang, chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee.