Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for the development and diversification of traditional medicine services and products, enhancing the quality of traditional medicine services linked to healthcare and tourism.
Under Decision 1289/QD-TTg dated October 28, the PM has underscored the necessity to raise awareness of the development of Vietnam's traditional medicine sector and the Vietnam Oriental Medicine Association in the next few years.
To implement the plan, the decision mandates the development and improvement of databases on medicinal materials and traditional medicaments integrated with national and specialized databases as well as the establishment of an information database on traditional medicine services and products to serve tourists.
The Premier also emphasized the need to focus on building and promoting the image and brand of Vietnam's traditional medicine in the international market.
Partnerships with international organizations, regional groups and nations, particularly those with advanced traditional medicine sectors, should be strengthened to attract investment, noted the PM.
The Government has tightened the responsibilities of issuers of privately placed corporate bonds, requiring them to separately monitor and manage bond proceeds, disclose capital-use purposes, and take responsibility for debt repayment and investor-related disputes.
Prime Minister has given a green light to a national scheme on support and development of digital technology enterprises to go global through 2030, with a vision toward 2045.
Vietnam would develop eight key multimedia press agencies by 2030 under a draft strategy aimed at improving press quality and competitiveness, strengthening the economic sustainability of press agencies and accelerating digital transformation.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed a decision approving a plan to develop large domestic strategic technology enterprises in the 2026-30 period, aimed at advancing digital infrastructure, digital human resources, digital data, strategic technologies and cybersecuri ty.
In addition to incorporating E10RON95-III gasoline into the price management mechanism, the Government, under Resolution No. 29/2026/NQ-CP, has assigned the Ministry of Finance to study tax policies aimed at encouraging the use of biofuels.
The country also aims to support at least 500,000 small and medium-sized enterprises in digital transformation, develop a minimum of five digital technology companies capable of competing with counterparts in advanced economies, and establish at least five operational data exchanges.
A draft decree detailing a number of articles of the National Assembly’s Resolution 28/2026/QH16 on the development of Vietnamese culture, which is currently undergoing assessment by the Ministry of Justice, devotes a significant portion to regulations on cultural heritage cities.
A draft law designed to streamline procedures, reduce business conditions and decentralise powers across 10 laws in the agriculture and environment sector could be submitted to the National Assembly for approval this year.
The gift level of 600,000 VND will be granted to Heroic Vietnamese Mothers currently receiving monthly preferential allowances, and individuals who had been awarded the title of before July 28, 2026, but had not yet completed procedures to receive monthly preferential benefits.