E-commerce platforms should pay tax on vendors' behalf: ministry The Ministry of Finance wants e-commerce companies such as Shopee, Tiki and Lazada to pay taxes on behalf of their vendors to simplify administrative procedures. 14:59 | 13/09/2022
Ministry strengthens prevention and control of violence and abuse of children Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc has asked local authorities to strengthen the prevention and control of violence and abuse of children in the wake of the recent spike in cases of child abuse. 09:08 | 19/08/2022
Citizens’ rights to be ensured: Ministry Vietnamese passports are designed in line with international regulations and practices, and arising problems will be settled in conformity with the law to ensure the interests of citizens, stated leaders of the Immigration Department of Vietnam under the Ministry of Public Security on July 28. 08:54 | 29/07/2022
Ministry projects three economic growth scenarios to 2023 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has developed three forecast scenarios for the last six months of this year and next year. 11:10 | 27/07/2022
Ministry urges acceleration of third, fourth COVID shots, dengue prevention measures The Ministry of Health is urging the acceleration of the administration of the third and fourth shots, given the continuously complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in many European countries related to the BA.4 and BA.5 variants. 09:11 | 12/07/2022
Add 2,400 MW solar power to energy plan: ministry The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed that an additional 2,428 megawatts of solar power capacity be added to the national power plan to avoid legal issues with investors. 09:39 | 11/07/2022
Vietnam to have at least three int’l-standard maritime economic centres: Ministry The Ministry of Planning and Investment has sent a document to the Prime Minister asking for approval of a project to develop maritime clusters associated with building strong maritime economic centres until 2030, which sets a target of building from three to four centres leading Southeast Asia. 10:03 | 17/06/2022
Ministry, UNDP step up efforts on poverty reduction The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA)’s National Coordination Office for Poverty Reduction and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on February 28 signed a memorandum of understanding and launched a project on programme development and policy advising on multidimensional and sustainable poverty reduction for 2021-2023. 09:43 | 01/03/2022
Ministry asked to review draft master plan on 10-year development of airports Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has asked the Ministry of Transport to thoroughly review the content of its draft master plan on the development of airports nationwide from 2021 – 2030, with a vision to 2050, and prepare to report it to permanent government members. 09:26 | 06/12/2021
Ministry exempts vaccinated tourists from Covid tests Fully immunized domestic tourists will only be coronavirus-tested if showing symptoms or hailing from high-risk areas, the tourism ministry stated. 16:52 | 21/10/2021
