Vietnam Today

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee issued Decision No. 2993/QD-UBND dated September 7, 2022, on plans to attract experts and scientists in 2022, in the second phase. The city is boosting efforts to attract experts and scientists to meet the need for highly-qualified human resources at agencies and units, to serve scientific research programs, plans, projects, and technology development in key sectors.

In his opening remarks at the 16th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on October 10, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said the Standing Committee will offer opinions on a plan to adjust the base salary of cadres, civil servants, and public employees, for submission to the NA at the fourth session, which opens on October 20. The plan will adjust salaries, pensions, social insurance allowances, and preferential allowances for those offering meritorious service.

Addressing a ceremony marking the first National Digital Transformation Day on October 10, organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications on the same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized five key messages to effectively implement national digital transformation: focus on perfecting mechanisms and policies; increase the rate of administrative procedures handled online; synchronously implement solutions to develop and improve the quality of digital human resources; accelerate the introduction of production and business activities into the digital environment; and increase communications on the benefits of digital transformation.

At a meeting on October 10 between Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan and Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Antti Kurvinen, who was visiting Vietnam, the former said Vietnam wants the Finnish Ministry to help with resources to develop information management systems for the forestry sector and to strengthen capacity in forest governance.

Figures from the Hai Phong Department of Statistics reveal that the northern port city’s economic indicators were down significantly in the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period in previous years. Its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) increased 11.8 per cent, compared to 12.38 per cent in 2021, while its Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increased 12.7 per cent, compared to 19.68 per cent last year.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is collecting comments to finalize the Draft Planning of the Red River - Thai Binh River Basin for the 2021-2030 period and vision to 2050, for submission to the Prime Minister for approval this month. The Draft targets that, by 2030, water resources will ensure the harmonization of benefits between localities and water users and meet demand for water for daily life and production.