socio-economic recovery

Real estate, securities, insurance businesses are not subject to the Government's proposal for value-added tax reduction.

Many associations and experts emphasize the importance of continuing the 2-percent reduction in VAT in the present circumstances to boost consumer demand and revitalize production.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio on May 21 within the framework of his trip to attend the G7 expanded Summit.

The Government proposed a continuance of a two-percent reduction in the value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services until the end of this year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other National Assembly (NA) deputies of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a meeting with voters in Binh Thuy district on May 14, ahead of the 15th parliament’s fifth session.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue called for further comments to promulgate mechanisms and pilot policies to turn Ho Chi Minh City into an international finance center.

The HCMC People’s Committee should accelerate the implementation of construction projects, especially major works that have been passed by the municipal People’s Council and received an allocation of capital.

On the morning of April 18, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council convened its 9th meeting (thematic session) to review and approve investment policies for various residential projects in the city.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son called on United Nations (UN) organisations to step up collaboration with Vietnam in four prioritised areas at a reception for UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis in Hanoi on April 12.

President Vo Van Thuong and Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith held talks in Vientiane on April 10 following a welcome ceremony for the former earlier the same day.

Tourism is one of the key economic and service industries of HCMC, contributing to promoting the development of other sectors.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that major targets for the first quarter of 2023 were basically reached.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi co-chaired the fifth political consultation between the two ministries.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held high-level phone talks with US President Joe Biden on March 29 night (Vietnam time).

The Vietnamese Government commits to creating all possible conditions for businesses to growth further, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed at the Vietnam Business Forum 2023 (VBF 2023) in Hanoi on March 19.

The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs will continue to renovate itself to further enhance its operational efficiency, thus optimizing OV’s contributions to the construction and development of the city in the new period.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 9 chaired a conference on the implementation of the Government’s action program materializing a directive by the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on economic diplomacy and its key tasks this year.

Priority should continue to be given to maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, spurring growth and ensuring major balances of the economy, PM Pham Minh Chinh said at the Government’s February meeting on Mar 3 in Hanoi.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on February 27 attended the NA Standing Committee’s conference to implement foreign affairs of the legislature in 2023.

The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee affirmed the southern metropolis will commence construction of the Ring Road 3 in June.