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Acting Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang has recently met with European Union (EU) and Belgian officials in Brussels to enhance comprehensive cooperation in green growth.

Citing a 2022 World Bank survey, Nguyen Van Khoi, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said that the Mekong Delta faces a serious challenge from single-use plastics.

Under Decision No. 2221/QD-TTg, Thai Nguyen province will receive 50 billion VND, while Cao Bang, Lang Son, and Bac Ninh provinces will each be given 30 billion VND.

The province identified one of the strategic breakthroughs in the current period as investing in building synchronous transport infrastructure to create momentum in socio-economic development and attracting investment.

Vietnam has identified developing the blue economy as one of the key drivers.

The central bank has identified some 600,000 accounts showing suspicious activity. Through collaboration with banks, authorities warned nearly 300,000 customers and blocked transactions totaling around 1.5 trillion VND.

Civil servants and state employees in Vietnam will enjoy nine consecutive days off for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in 2026, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Law on Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Law on Corporate Income Tax will take into effect on October 1.

Between 2025 and 2030, some 35,000 people are expected to undergo training, focusing on high-speed rail, electrified lines and urban metro systems.

Hanoi and HCM City have the highest and most frequent levels of air pollution in the country.

After the implementation of administrative unit arrangement, Tay Ninh province and Ho Chi Minh City have a comprehensive traffic system connecting from many directions.

With the state budget covering only a fraction of costs, Vietnam expects to mobilise an additional 2.7–6 billion USD annually from non-budget sources.