Nguyễn Xuân Cường, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Kinh tế và Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper about measures to prevent a food shortage at the end of this year

With the EU – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) signed late last month, Việt Nam will have the opportunity to gain further access to the market of 28 European Union member countries as well as global markets.

Reaching Việt Nam’s goal of receiving 18 million foreign tourists this year looks to be in jeopardy. Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper talks with Hà Văn Siêu, vice director of Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism, about the situation.

Trương Anh Dũng, deputy director general of the General Directorate of Vocational Education and Training talks to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) on the need for young Vietnamese people to focus more on acquiring high professional skills before joining the labour market.

Associate Professor Dr Phùng Chí Sỹ, Director of the Environmental Technology Centre (ENTEC), speaks to the newspaper Nhân Dân (People) on the need to have good criteria for sanitation in all Vietnamese landfills.

Professor Doctor Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Administration of Medical Service speaks to the website suckhoedoisong.vn on his administration’s resolve to give the best services to patients

Nguyễn Doãn Tú, director general of the General Department of Population and Family Planning, under the Ministry of Health, talks to Vietnam News Agency on what Viet Nam should do to narrow the gap in birth rate between different regions.

Stepping out of their doors into the scorching heat last week, Hanoians choked on the foul smell of piles of trash left on the streets. The usual destination for Hà Nội’s rubbish, Nam Sơn Waste Treatment Complex, had been blocked by local residents, preventing garbage trucks from entering the site.

PhD Nguyễn Văn Bình, director of the Department of Policies and Legal Affairs under the General Department of State Reserves, talks to Thời báo Tài Chính Việt Nam (Việt Nam Financial Times) about the need to secure more resources for the national reserve