At an online conference between the Government Standing Committee and Chairmen of local People’s Committees on April 5, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh mentioned eight groups of key tasks and solutions that must be implemented in the second quarter of 2022. Major tasks include maintaining macro-economic stability, controlling inflation, ensuring major balances, accelerating restructuring, and promoting the digital economy, digital transformation, and the green economy.

Hanoi aims to create jobs for 160,000 workers in 2022. In the first quarter of the year, it will recruit 80,000-100,000 workers, which is to increase 10-15 per cent in the second quarter. Commercial services, manufacturing, construction, banking, and tourism have strong recruitment demand.