Minimum wage should be hourly

Bùi Sỹ Lợi, deputy chairman of the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, talks with Thời Báo Kinh Tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about calculating minimum wages for employees.

Protecting VN children from online abuse

Việt Nam News reporters Thu Trang and Khánh Dương talk to youth experts and parents about how to protect children using the Internet on the occasion of Việt Nam’s Action Month for Children (June).

E bills are absolutely confidential

Nguyễn Văn Thủy, Deputy Directorate to Big Company Tax Division, under the General Department of Taxation, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the scheme to introduce electronic invoicing

High economic growth a big challenge amid climate change

Director of the Hồ Chí Minh City Cadre Institute, Trần Hoàng Ngân, spoke to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about tasks facing the new government in achieving a high GDP rate.

Firms starting to register online

Phạm Thị Kim Tuyến, head of the Business Registration Section of the Hà Nội Planning and Investment Department, talked with Kinh Tế and Đô Thị (Economy and City) newspaper about implementing an online business registration service in the capital city.

Law on SMEs not wholly feasible: expert

Trương Thanh Đức, an arbitrator from the Việt Nam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), shares with Hải Quan (Customs) Newspaper his views on the draft Law on Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises.

One-stop public purchasing

Hà Minh Hải, Director of the Hà Nội Finance Department, talks with Thời Báo Kinh Tế Việt Nam ( Vietnam Economic Times) about new rules for public asset purchasing.

New law anchors freedom of speech, press

The 2016 Press Law is not written for journalists only, Hồ Quang Lợi, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Việt Nam Journalists’ Association, speaks to media on the occasion of Việt Nam Journalist’s Day (June 21)

Record aviation growth in VN

Việt Nam aviation is witnessing strong growth in the number of passengers as well as strategies to purchase new aircrafts. Deputy Minister of Transport, Nguyễn Nhật, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about the situation.

How the ’fifth power’ impacts journalism

On the occasion of today’s Việt Nam Journalists’ Day, Hoàng Nam Tiến, chairman of FPT software sharedswith the Lao Động (Labour) newspaper his views on the impact of social networks on traditional journalism.

Business reporting seen playing crucial role

Nguyễn Cao Cường, Deputy Director of the Journalism and Communications Centre of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, talks to Hải quan (Customs) newspaper about the role of the business press that has boomed in recent years.

Businesses welcome streamlined investment law

Mạc Quốc Anh, Secretary General of the Ha Noi Association for Small and Medium Enterprises, spoke to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about new changes to the investment law concerning Vietnamese enterprises.

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Usage of E5 biofuel promoted

Đỗ Thắng Hải, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, spoke to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about measures to promote the consumption of E5 fuel.

Viet Nam’s State owned enterprises need reforms

Đặng Quyết Tiến, Deputy Director of the Department of Enterprise Finance, under the Ministry of Finance, spoke to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) on the importance of having a correct understanding about the equitisation process of SOEs

 

 

 

 

A Lexus and its nexus to our future

Summers are hot and humid in southern Việt Nam, as elsewhere in the country, and there is nothing surprising or controversial about local leaders traveling to and for work in air-conditioned cars.

Let’s debate, not just argue

When people with different ideas come together and argue, it benefits not just the individual participants, but society as a whole, because the merits and demerits of an idea or project get highlighted, helping the public (and the Government) make informed choices.

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