VGP – The Government has reaffirmed its determination to fulfill the double goals of containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and promoting economic growth, according to its latest resolution.

VGP – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a directive rolling out tasks and solutions to support production and business activities as the COVID-19 epidemic has caused negative impacts on the society and economy.

VGP – The Government has set goal to basically end free migration in the next five years, according to its latest Resolution No. 22/NQ-CP.

VGP – The Ministry of Health applies the export licensing regime on medical masks amid COVID-19 prevention and control period and only allows exports of medical masks for international aid and assistance purposes granted by the Vietnamese Government (maximum of 25% of the output for exports and 75% for domestic use).

VGP – The Government has rolled out a plan to increase the GDP share of the service sector to 43-44% by 2025 from 41.64% in 2019.

VGP – Three more cases will be exempted from licensing fees, according to the recently-issued Decree No. 22/2020/ND-CP amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 139/2016/ND-CP regulating licensing fees.

VGP – The Government and the Prime Minister issued 19 legal documents, including 14 Decrees and five Decisions, in January 2020.

VGP - The Prime Minister has recently signed Decision No.270/QD-TTg on investment policy for the Binh Dinh Becamex industrial zone (IZ).