For reference: THE GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAMIndependence - Freedom - Happiness No. 02/NQ-CP Ha Noi, January 01, 2019 RESOLUTION Continued implementation of major tasks and solutions for improving the business environment and the national competitiveness in 2019 and orientation towards 2021 THE GOVERNMENT Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; Pursuant to Resolution No. 69/2018/QH14 dated April 12, 2016 of the National Assembly on the 5-year socio-economic development plan from 2016-2020; Resolution No. 48/2017/QH14 dated November 8, 2018 of the National Assembly on the socio-economic development plan for 2019; At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment, DECIDES: I. EVALUATION OF THE SITUATION Thanks to implementation of the Government's annual Resolutions No. 19 on improving the business environment and the national competitiveness, ministries, agencies and localities have become increasingly aware … [Read more...] about Resolution on continued improvement of business environment (Resolution 02)
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Symposium discusses improvement of cadres’ quality
Rector of the HCM City Cadre Academy Tran Hoang Ngan addresses the symposium on March 25 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – An international symposium in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25 sought to build a contingent of high-quality cadres and public employees amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The event was held by the HCM City Cadre Academy and Laos’s Vientiane school of politics and public administration. Rector of the HCM City Cadre Academy Tran Hoang Ngan said reforming personnel affairs, including recruitment, training, use, rotation, and assessment is needed to build a contingent of cadres meeting requirements of new tasks amid globalisation, economic integration and Industry 4.0. Cadres and public employees in the new context must continually make self-improvements, show dynamism and creativity while keeping political firmness and a righteous lifestyle, he noted. Vienphonkeo Khunsi, Vice Rector of the Vientiane school of politics and public administration, said to … [Read more...] about Symposium discusses improvement of cadres’ quality
Hi-tech militarization of South China Sea alarming, experts say
They said the fact that some parties to the South China Sea dispute are increasingly militarizing the area is the biggest threat to regional stability. This process is not only taking place on the sea, but under it and in the air, said experts attending a conference held in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang late last week. Vietnam calls the South China Sea the East Sea. The conference aimed to discuss potential solutions for settling the East Sea disputes. Delegates noted that in addition to competing for marine resources like fisheries, and oil and gas, the increasing use of unmanned aerial vehicles is creating new legal arguments. Dr. Collin Koh Swee Lean, a research fellow at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said the gathering of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance has so far received little interest in comparison to other superficial activities in the process of building forces in the South China Sea. The importance of those activities … [Read more...] about Hi-tech militarization of South China Sea alarming, experts say
India unlikely to impact balance of power in Asia: Hanoi conference
"The rise of India's economic and military power opens the possibility that the country could fill the void left by the U.S.,” Dr Sinderpal Singh of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore told a conference in Hanoi last week. But he expressed doubts about India's ability to meet the expectations of other countries that have the same objectives as he analyzed the strategic differences between India and the U.S. at the “India’s rise and its impact on regional security architecture” conference. First of all, while the U.S. looks at East Asia and the Indian and Pacific Oceans as major pillars in its strategy, India has a bigger view, asserting that those pillars must include the Indian Ocean and Africa. This has led to differences between the two, Singh said. For instance, India believes that Iran plays a key role in ensuring security in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but the U.S. does not agree with that. … [Read more...] about India unlikely to impact balance of power in Asia: Hanoi conference
School of law launches anti-corruption master training program
VietNamNet Bridge - While the heads of the Hanoi National University (HNU) and the School of Law, one of its member schools, affirm the importance of the anti-corruption training program, state officials are still concerned about the curriculum and job prospects of graduates. From 2018, the School of Law will begin organizing the training program of masters of law in public administration and anti-corruption. This is the first training program of this kind in Vietnam. It is designed to train professionals with knowledge in state governance and corruption prevention, such as embezzlement prevention and fighting for social and international organizations, businesses, academic institutions and media organizations. Nguyen Dinh Duc, head of the HNU’s Training Division, said Vietnam needs to intensify the work of preventing and fighting against corruption, because corruption is hindrance to the society’s development. The Government, in its report sent to legislators in late 2016, … [Read more...] about School of law launches anti-corruption master training program