Op-Ed - VietNam News

Time to get serious about traffic fatalities

It is not uncommon in Viet Nam to see many households or whole villages in mourning because of a road accident that has wiped out several people.

Plea to uphold exam integrity

Unlike in previous years, the Ministry of Education and Training this year allowed students to take cameras and recorders into exam rooms. The decision was considered a move in the fight against exam cheating.

Benefits-sharing would settle land disputes

About two decades ago, Viet Nam set out an am-bitious development vision to transform itself into an industrialised country by 2020.

Food safety fears mount amid China scandal

The newest food scandal in China, in which rat meat was sold as lamb, hit far too close to home for many Vietnamese consumers.

Poor planning leaves Ha Noi stuck in a jam

Recent decisions by Ha Noi leaders to remove new footbridges and upgrade a newly-built flyover have stunned citizens - and made the city's traffic situation a hot topic.

Logical solution to poverty? Teach the poor how to fish...

Spotting a group of young ethnic women relaxing under the shade of their stilt-houses during a recent trip to the northwestern Dien Bien and Son La provinces, we stopped the car to offer some clothes from charity.

Monetary rumours run rife

The rumour about the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) considering changing its banknotes came to me early last week.

Tourism push starts at home

The public is keen to find out who will succeed Viet Nam's long-legged tourism ambassador, Ly Nha Ky, next year. Five women have already applied for the position, a fact that certainly has not escaped the attention of the local media, which has a passion for beauties.

Crackdown on extra classes

The recent draft decree on administrative punishment in education compiled by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has once again stirred public concern over the situation that children will have to attend many private tutoring classes.

Being green means actions not words

As an environmental journalist, I am struck by how often the people whose job is to advocate for more environmentally conscious practices turn out to be so insensible in their own acts.

A politically neutral army is impossible

Throughout human history and to this day no national army has been an independent social force, neither is it a branch of power. In all nations, the army is closely associated to the ruling political force.

Hightlight

First Korean-language newspaper hits shelves

The Vietnam-Korea Times – Viet Nam's first Korean language newspaper made its debut in Ha Noi yesterday.

New industrial zone to lure Japanese firms

Construction of the Phu My 3 Industrial Zone starts today in the south-eastern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau to predominantly house Japanese companies. Viet Nam News spoke to Nguyen Thi Thao Nhi, CEO of the Thanh Binh Phu My Joint Stock Company, the major investor in the zone, about its strengths and commitment to the province's development.

Classical guitarist to entertain

Vietnamese classical guitarist Nguyen Thi Kim Chung will perform famous melodies by Vietnamese and foreign composers in Ha Noi tonight.

Broadway revue back in business

A Broadway-inspired revue which became a stage phenomenon in Viet Nam last summer is set to briefly return to Ha Noi next month.

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