Special news on Hanoi Moi newspaper on May 23, 2025

Thorough decentralization and delegation of authority go hand in hand with resource allocation and monitoring tool design.

On May 22, chairing the Government's special meeting on law-making in May 2025 to review and give opinions on the development of 2 draft laws and 4 proposals for law-making; at the same time listening to reports and giving opinions on handling problems arising in the development of decrees on decentralization and delegation of powers associated with the organization of 2-level local governments, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that innovation in law-making should focus on thoroughly decentralizing and decentralizing powers along with resource allocation and designing monitoring tools; resolutely cutting and simplifying unnecessary administrative procedures; law-making must be one step ahead, enhancing predictability...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs a Government meeting on law-making in May 2025. Photo: VGP

Absorbing new spirit into the draft Political Report of the 18th Congress of the Hanoi City Party Committee

On the afternoon of May 22, chairing the Editorial Team meeting to give opinions on the reception and completion of the third draft of the Political Report to be submitted to the 18th Congress of the Hanoi Party Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong, Head of the Editorial Team synthesizing and building the documents of the 18th Congress of the City Party Committee, said that the current situation is changing very quickly, therefore, the construction and completion of the draft Political Report needs to continue to receive the new direction of the Party Central Committee and be based on the reality of the Capital and the world trend.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong speaks at the meeting. Photo: Quang Thai

Humanitarian policy, creating equality in access to education

At the ninth session of the 15th National Assembly, during the group discussion on two draft resolutions of the National Assembly, which took place on the afternoon of May 22, National Assembly deputies commented that the policies to support tuition fees for general education and universalize preschool education have demonstrated the humanity and superiority of the regime, while at the same time encouraging the development of education and enhancing the socialization of education.

Delegate Nguyen Anh Tri (Hanoi Delegation) speaks at the discussion group. Photo: Do ​​Trung

Building new rural areas associated with urban development in Hanoi: Creating breakthroughs from infrastructure investment

In recent years, the appearance of districts and towns of Hanoi city such as Dong Anh, Hoai Duc, Gia Lam, Thanh Tri, Dan Phuong... have all changed positively. From purely agricultural rural areas, these localities are gradually approaching urban criteria thanks to synchronous investment in traffic infrastructure and social infrastructure. Building new rural areas is not only a solid foundation for socio-economic development but also an important stepping stone for localities to become urban areas.

The appearance of a new, spacious rural area in Kieu Ky commune (Gia Lam district). Photo by Quang Thai

Proposal to impose tax on single-use plastic products and plastic bags:
Urgent solutions to protect the environment

Amid the increasingly serious plastic pollution, many cities around the world have taken drastic measures to ban or restrict the use of plastic bags and single-use plastic products. However, in Hanoi in particular and our country in general, this story is still a big challenge.

To solve the problem of plastic waste, at the ninth session of the 15th National Assembly, many National Assembly deputies said that it is necessary to apply special consumption tax on disposable plastic products and plastic bags. Is this a breakthrough solution to protect the environment? Hanoi Moi Newspaper would like to introduce a series of articles "Proposal to impose tax on disposable plastic products and plastic bags: Urgent solution to protect the environment" reflecting on this issue.

Plastic bags are used to wrap vegetables at supermarkets. Photo: Thu Trang

Fake poultry eggs are false information

Recently, on some social networking sites, false information about the production of fake eggs in Vietnam has appeared and spread, causing confusion among many consumers; at the same time, seriously affecting the domestic poultry industry.

According to the Chairman of the Vietnam Poultry Association, Nguyen Thanh Son, up to this point, there has been no scientific evidence in the world about the production of fake chicken eggs that have the same characteristics as natural chicken eggs. In fact, in our country, fake chicken eggs have not been discovered circulating on the market. Therefore, it can be affirmed that the information spread on social networks about the production of fake chicken eggs in the country is completely fabricated.

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