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TOP POSTS VOTED UPON STATE LEADERSHIP

At its 11th sitting, also its last Party Congress due to her age. On April 5, the sitting, under the
meeting, which opened on March chairmanship of the new Chairman, voted in Politburo member
24 and is scheduled to close on and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc as State President, succeeding
April 8, the 14th National Assembly Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong, who will hold the post of Party Secretary
(NA) on March 31 voted in Mr. General only. Following a recommendation from the new State
Vuong Dinh Hue, Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi President, on the same day the NA voted in Mr. Pham Minh Chinh,
Party Committee as its Chairman and Chairman of the National Politburo member and Chairman of the PCC Organisation Com-
Election Council, which has been set up for the upcoming elections mission, as Prime Minister, succeeding Mr. Phuc. Also at the sitting,
of the 15th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils, suc- the NA voted in or approved other officials, such as Vice State Pres-
ceeding Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, who had not been elected as a ident, Deputy Prime Ministers, NA Vice Chairpersons, Chairpersons
Party Central Committee (PCC) member at the recent 13th National of NA Committees, ministers, and others.

HIGH-INCOME STATUS “DIALOGUE 2045” SET UP
The 13th National Party Congress, held earlier this year, set a goal of namese, and at the same time
making Vietnam a high-income developed country by 2045. The attract and bring into full play
government has therefore initiated and will regularly organize the international resources from inte-
“Dialogue 2045” program to nurture confidence and consensus gration and globalization and from
among all people to realize this goal, according to Prime Minister direct and indirect investment.
Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Speaking at the first meeting with outstanding The country still faces many chal-
Vietnamese entrepreneurs and intellectuals within the framework lenges in its roadmap to becoming a developed country by 2045, he
of the program, in Ho Chi Minh City on March 6, the Prime Minister noted, and asked all people to trust in its strength and in their
stated that it is necessary to free all resources and mobilize the endurance, and to remain resolute in overcoming any and all
strength of Vietnam’s 100 million people, including overseas Viet- difficulties for a brighter future.

DATABASE COMES INTO BEING POPULATION FIGURES
The national database on pop- confirmations, and household registration book systems, removing
ulation, which can show a range unnecessary administrative procedures. The ministry has basically
of real-time data fields relating completed the collection of national population information and
to population, was launched on moved data from the old system to the new system. All information
February 25 by the Ministry of gathered serves the production, issuance, and management of
Public Security. It is the first citizen’s ID cards. The ministry aims to complete the national
component of the national digital population map system. The database on population and ID card issuance and management by
database integrates national citizen IDs, birth registrations, death July 1.

PUBLIC SERVICE PORTAL 50 NEW SERVICES ADDED
Visas for foreigners living in Vietnam will be issued online via the accordance with the United Nations’
National Public Service Portal in 2021. This is among more than 50 E-Government Development Index,
public services to be provided on the portal this year, as recently in particular the extension of tem-
approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Among those services, porary stays and visa issuance for
eleven are in the group of administrative procedures related to foreigners, vehicle registration
residency management, including the issuance and re-issuance of ID plates, and changes to driver
cards, verification of ID numbers, registration of permanent or licenses. The Office of the Government will work with relevant agencies
temporary stays, birth registrations, and passport issuance. In addition, and localities to study and improve users’ experience to develop a
the newly-approved list comprises 44 essential public services in mobile version of the portal.

VIETNAM CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY COVID VACCINATIONS
A total of 522 frontline medical reportedly in a stable condition. As of March 31, nearly 50,000 people
workers and members of commu- around the country had been vaccinated. Vietnam will receive 5,657,000
nity-based anti-Covid-19 groups in additional doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in March and April,
Vietnam were injected with the according to the National Expanded Immunization Program. Of this,
AstraZeneca vaccine during the first 4,177,000 doses will be supplied by the COVAX Facility via the UN
two days of a vaccination campaign Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Meanwhile, 1.48 million doses bought by
that started on March 8. Initial reports show that most of those the Ministry of Health via the Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC) will also
vaccinated displayed predicted symptoms such as muscle pain, fatigue, be delivered in April. Vietnam received its first batch of 117,600 doses
fever, headache, chills, pain at the injection point, and nausea. Five of AstraZeneca on February 24 and plans to import about 150 million
cases with more serious reactions were treated at hospital and are doses of Covid-19 vaccines in total.

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