Policy

In a significant move to support businesses during challenging times, the Vietnamese government has extended and enhanced various tax relief programmes for 2025, with reductions and deferral measures aimed at stimulating economic growth.

Over the past 95 years, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) – the vanguard of the working class, the working people and the Vietnamese people – has led the country through countless hardships and challenges to achieve great victories and achievements, leaving a lasting imprint on the nation's glorious history.

The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and the Communist Party of China Central Committee have sent their congratulatory messages to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee on the CPV’s 95th founding anniversary (February 3, 1930 - 2025).

Under the Party’s leadership, Vietnam is well prepared to navigate all challenges and build a prosperous future.

The journey Vietnam is undertaking will not only elevate the nation but also serve as an inspiring example for socialist movements around the world.

In 2024, the National Assembly made numerous landmark decisions, marking a profound transformation in legislative thinking and methodology that enabled proactive and effective legislative work to meet the demands of national development in the new era.

Between now and 2030, Vietnam is committed to reducing the extraction and use of non-renewable and water resources, while simultaneously enhancing the efficiency of resource, material and energy usage.

Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 21 (Hanoi time) sent congratulations to Donald Trump on being sworn in as the 47th President of the US.

As Vietnam is preparing a firm foundation to confidently enter a new era, State President Luong Cuong has called on Vietnamese people, both at home and abroad, to join hands in this great journey.

Last year saw the State Bank of Vietnam proactively monitor global and domestic economic developments and implement comprehensive measures to support businesses and individuals in accessing bank loans through the stable monetary policy.

As a responsible and trustworthy member of the United Nations (UN), Vietnam will continue to contribute actively to the UN’s collective work in addressing emerging global challenges, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has affirmed.

(VEN) - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has planned to reduce a total of 3,342 personnel positions compared to 2022.

The Government on January 15 issued a resolution on visa exemptions for citizens of Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland as part of a tourism stimulus programme in 2025.

Vietnam commits to continuing to improve the investment environment and streamline administrative procedures, creating the most favourable conditions for Russian enterprises to develop their operations in the country, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on January 15.

The Vietnamese Government is aiming for the drastic, concerted and effective implementation of solutions to practice thrift and combat wastefulness in 2025 as outlined in its newly-issued comprehensive programme on these works.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the Red River Delta and Hanoi to play a pioneering role in propelling the nation into a new era of growth and prosperity while chairing the fifth conference of the Red River Delta Coordinating Council in Hanoi on January 14.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chairman of the Coordinating Council for Red River Delta Region, chaired the fifth meeting of the council in Hanoi on January 14, seeking ways for the region to secure double-digit growth and steadily enter a new era.

The Vietnamese Party and State have consistently treasured and wished to enhance the traditional friendship with Mongolia across areas, meeting the interests and aspiration of the two countries' people and contributing to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world, State President Luong Cuong said on January 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has highlighted the importance of rearranging officials, civil servants and public employees and enhancing their quality while streamlining the organisational apparatus.

Party General Secretary To Lam on January 8 urged the unity of perception and action to advance economic reform, along with more drastic and comprehensive measures in economic management to ensure that the country firmly enters into a new era of prosperity and development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for a shift in law-making process, stressing that laws should not only ensure effective governance but also foster openness and harness all available resources to facilitate national development.

The Vietnamese Government plans to reduce the civil service workforce by at least 20% as part of an ongoing administrative reform initiative aimed at streamlining the state apparatus while maintaining the quality of services.

Ho Chi Minh City's master planning scheme embodies an innovative thinking, strategic vision, foresight and bold ambitions, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on January 4.

Domestic solid waste must be classified at each household from the beginning of this year, according to the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, which is considered a breakthrough step towards turning waste into resources.

On the occasion of the New Year 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has written an article stressing the importance of innovation, creativity, acceleration, and breakthroughs to lead Vietnam steadily into a new era – the era of rising up for strong, civilised and prosperous development of the Vietnamese nation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested linking organizational downsizing with improving the quality of civil servants, public employees, and officials, to ensure government agencies operate effectively, efficiently, and with capable personnel.

(VEN) - The amended Electricity Law has been recently passed by the National Assembly, marking a new milestone deeply influenced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in enhancing the institutional framework in a “rapid” spirit.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed the National Assembly extend the agricultural land tax exemption until December 31, 2030, a move aimed at encouraging investments in agriculture and rural areas to improve the competitive edge of the agricultural products amidst deeper international integration.

The Government has approved a plan for international cooperation in the field of education and training until 2030 in order to improve the quality of workforce for socio-economic development.

The Presidential Office on December 20 announced the President’s order to make public nine new laws that were passed by the 15th National Assembly at its eighth session.