Vietnam Today

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has directed ministries, branches, and localities to work closely with the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) to speed up the promulgation of an open data list, to organize the development of plans, and to implement open data disclosure. According to the Ministry, open data is now attracting attention in many countries and territories.

National Assembly (NA) deputies have said at the legislature’s ongoing session that it is necessary to quickly adopt radical solutions to resolve human resources shortages, especially in the fields of health and education; conduct research to increase base salaries; and introduce price restraints. Addressing the NA, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said the shift by civil servants from the public sector to the private sector is contributing to restructuring in the economy.

At a discussion session on October 27 regarding the results of the socio-economic development plan in 2022 and the proposed plan for 2023, National Assembly (NA) deputies lauded the 2022 results but also expressed concern about high but unsustainable economic growth. They also proposed a host of solutions, such as exploiting the strengths of free trade agreements (FTAs) to expand and diversify export markets.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has said that Vietnam will apply a roadmap to start to phase out hydrofluorocarbons from 2024 under international commitments, moving towards an 80 per cent reduction in base consumption by 2045. The country will cease importing hydrofluorocarbons by 2040.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has approved a program to ensure vaccine supply to 2030. It sets a target of, by that time, possibly mastering the technology to produce 15 types of vaccines, or least five types, with all meeting international standards.

The 44th Meeting of The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (The 44th AMAF) took place online on October 26, hosted by the Lao Government. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan told the meeting that Vietnam is accelerating agricultural restructuring, transforming from “production thinking” to “economic thinking” and moving towards the values created by green transformation, green consumption, and the green economy.