Nearly 500 people in Dong Nai province were hospitalized after eating contaminated bread, highlighting the ongoing challenges of food safety in Vietnam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Directive No. 15/CT-TTg on key tasks and solutions to maintain macro-economic stability, control inflation, promote growth, and ensure major balances in the economy in the new circumstances. The Directive assigns specific tasks to each ministry, branch, and locality, in which the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) must manage monetary policy in a proactive and flexible manner, both to control inflation and to support economic recovery and growth.
A Directive on economic diplomacy for the country’s development to 2030, issued recently by the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, sets out seven key tasks. In regard to improving the quality and efficiency of international economic integration, it is necessary to continue efforts in multilateralization and diversify markets and partners, and actively participate in and firmly consolidate Vietnam’s position in global supply chains.