COVID 19 prevention

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has urged the Government to early issue a master plan on COVID-19 prevention and control for 2022-2023 to deal with many urgent issues such as COVID-19 test kit prices, the opening of tourism sector and the teaching activities amid the rising infection number.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on March 10 chaired a meeting of key national leaders to discuss domestic and international situations in the first two months of this year and sketch out major tasks in the time to come.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on February 8 chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to review the organisation of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The positive initial outcomes of the pilot border reopening to foreign visitors have shown the tourism sector’s adaptability, an important basis for the culture ministry to propose the complete resumption of international travel activities from May, an official has said.

The best possible conditions will be created for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) to return to the homeland with safety from the pandemic ensured, especially now that the Lunar New Year festival is just around the corner, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu has said.

The upcoming Vietnam visit by Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, the first by the Lao leader in his position, will help reinforce the bilateral ties and create a motivation for their comprehensive partnership in 2022, Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung has said.

Leaders of cities and provinces across the countries proposed that the Government and the Prime Minister continue speeding up decentralisation and the delegation of power to localities in parallel with suitable allocation of resources and strengthening of supervision and inspection during their online meeting with the Government on January 5.

Vietnam has become one of the six countries with highest COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the world, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh told a teleconference between the Government and localities on January 5.

The Government has identified three focal tasks for economic development in 2022, noting that it will capitalise on every opportunity to promote socio-economic recovery and development nationwide, maintain long-term growth momentum, and make use of new and sustainable drivers.

The first extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly (NA), opened in Hanoi on January 4, is looking into some major, important, and urgent issues.

Every official and Party member should be a role model, uphold the sense of responsibility, and create a high consensus in organizing the implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, towards the goal of building a more and more powerful and prosperous Fatherland and making the people more and more happy, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

The adoption of some unprecedented measures supporting the COVID-19 fight, the commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, and new records in the stock market are among the 10 most outstanding economic events of Vietnam in 2021. The following is the list selected by the Vietnam News Agency.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visits to Switzerland (from November 25-29) and Russia (from November 29-December 2) were a success with specific outcomes, Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung said in an interview granted to the press following the visits.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held talks with Chinese Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on December 2 in Hu Zhou city of China’s Zhejiang province, during which they sought measures to bolster the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic partnership in the future and discussed a number of regional and international issues of shared concern.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 20 pointed out a high risk of COVID-19 resurgence, demanding all-level authorities and sectors to take measures for pandemic adaptation and socio-economic development in a uniform and consistent manner.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh informed voters in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho of results of the National Assembly’s second session via videoconference on November 19.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) concluded the question and answer (Q&A) session of its second sitting on November 12.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and four ministers will go before the National Assembly (NA) for question-and-answer sessions at the next phase of the 15th NA’s second session, according to NA General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong.

This year’s socio-economic issues, the development plan for 2022, and two draft laws are high on the agenda of the second working day of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s second session on October 21.