Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested consistently pursuing the policy of safely, flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling COVID-19 pandemic.
PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hasrequested consistently pursuing the policy of safely, flexibly adapting to andeffectively controlling COVID-19 pandemic.
He made the request while chairing the regular Governmentmeeting in Hanoi on December 2 to review socio-economic performance for Novemberand 11 months of this year, the Government’s draft Resolution on key tasks andmeasures for 2022 socio-economic development and State budget estimate.
The PM asked ministries, agencies and localities to closelygrasp the situation, especially the pandemic, continue raising public awarenessof pandemic prevention and control, focus on public investment capital disbursement,fine-tune mechanisms to submit to the NA’s upcoming meeting, as well ascontinue with administrative reform and social welfare guarantee.
About 2022 socio-economic development plan, he required that itsgoals must be close to realities and ensure harmony between economicdevelopment and culture, environment, as well as among industry, agricultureand services, in line with the Party Central Committee and National Assembly’s resolutions,including three strategic breakthroughs.
As the pandemic has been under control nationwide and theeconomy is recovering, departments and agencies were assigned to seriouslyfollow dispatch on response to and recovery from rains and floods.
Participants affirmed the Government and PM’s timely and sounddirections to changing anti-pandemic strategy. They said it is necessary tocontinue with synchronous, timely and effective tasks and measures set in the Government’sResolution dated August 21, 2021 in December and next year.
According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the country’ssocio-economy showed positive signals in November with macro-economic stabilityand low inflatioಞn./.
Vietnam is working closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) in its response to new coronavirus variant Omicron, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.
Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City on November 30 received nearly 5 million N95 medical face masks worth 34.1 billion VND (1.5 million USD) presented by US company RAAS Nutritionals LLC. to support the city's COVID-19 fight.
Vietnam recorded 13,972 cases of COVID-19 in 61 localities during 24 hours from 4pm November 29 to 4pm November 30, including 6 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Vietnam and Cambodia are hoped to strengthen their robust collaboration across various sectors, particularly in resolving remaining border issues to transform the border area into a zone of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.
The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is intensifying efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as part of the country’s goal of having the European Commission’s “yellow card” warning lifted.
Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
The official launch of Emirates’ Dubai–Da Nang route on June 2 has sparked a “tourism revolution” for Vietnam’s central coastal city. Da Nang is emerging as a top destination for high-end travelers, particularly from the lucrative Middle Eastern market.
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PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
