VGP - The investment-GDP ratio in Việt Nam stood at 38.3% in the first half of this year while economic growth stood at 5.57%, resulting in the incremental capital-output ratio (ICOR) of 6.9, lower than the ratio of 7.38 last year. The figure reflected improvement in investment efficiency.

VGP – Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng urged relevant agencies to accelerate the settlement of remaining complicated corruption cases in the second half of 2011.

VGP - Over 14,271 poor households in the central region have benefited from a project that was designed for those affected by floods in 2010 with funds from the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Commission (ECHO) and the Germany Red Cross Society.

VGP - PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has instructed ministries, sectors, localities, economic groups and state-owned corporations to focus on designing the national socio-economic development plan and state budget estimations for 2012 towards a GDP growth rate of 6.5%.

 VGP – The Government has allocated VND 101 trillion for agriculture, rural development and farmers in 2011, a senior government official said.

VGP – Just within the first two days of June, the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) made important decisions in a bid to tighten management over the foreign currency market and improve the VND value.

VGP – The Government has asked ministries, sectors, and localities to press on adopted measures to rein in inflation at around 15% for this year.