Special news on Hanoi Moi newspaper on April 29, 2025

Domestic banks seek foreign partners; Improving Hanoi's PAPI Index: Efforts for more comprehensive results; Mechanism for accepting delays in scientific and technological research: Creating sustainable motivation; Hanoi City Police promote digital transformation: Improving work efficiency, increasing service quality for the people... are the main news in the print issue of Hanoi Moi on April 29.

Domestic banks seek foreign partners

Customers transact at Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank. Photo by Nguyen Quang

Facing the storm of global technology development, continuing to seek foreign partners to improve financial and management capacity, increasing competitiveness with not only domestic credit institutions but also foreign-invested banks is the goal of Vietnamese banks in 2025.

Improving Hanoi 's PAPI Index: Efforts for more comprehensive results

Resolving administrative procedures for people at the "one-stop" department of Dai Kim Ward People's Committee (Hoang Mai District) . Photo: Hien Thu

According to the results of the announcement of the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) in 2024, Hanoi scored 43.7747 points; ranked 29th out of 63 provinces and cities; held the position of group 2 - Medium - High group. With the results of the PAPI Index 2024, Hanoi has completed the term target - ranked 2nd out of 6 provinces and cities directly under the Central Government (after Hue city, newly added in 2024). However, in addition to the high-scoring content axes, there are still content axes in the low group, requiring the city to have specific solutions to continue improving the PAPI Index in 2025.

Mechanism of accepting delay in scientific and technological research: Creating sustainable motivation

Guiding students in scientific research at Phenikaa University.

Resolution No. 57-NQ/TU of the Politburo on “breakthrough in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation” and Resolution No. 193/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly on “piloting a number of special mechanisms and policies to create breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation” have removed barriers with the innovative regulation of “accepting delays in scientific research”. However, this poses a challenge for managers on how to ensure that state resources are used effectively and for the right purposes, while not eliminating the motivation of scientists.

Hanoi City Police promote digital transformation: Improve work efficiency, increase service quality for people

Hang Bac Ward Police (Hoan Kiem District) instructs people to update applications on smartphones.

In recent times, Hanoi City Police have done a good job of reviewing, simplifying, restructuring work processes, monitoring, and inspecting direction and management work in the electronic environment. Thereby, facilitating the collection, creation of digital data, and connecting and sharing information... to improve work efficiency, serving the people better and better...

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