The massive fish death along the central coastal areas of Việt Nam over the last few weeks raises many questions about the responsibility of the media, the reaction of the public, the lack of timely response from the Government and how Việt Nam is to balance its economic development with protecting the environment.
Nguyễn Văn Công, Deputy Head of the Economics Faculty, under the National Economics University, told the newspaper Khoa học & Đời sống (Science & Life) reasons why so many Vietnamese enterprises had declared bankruptcy in the first quarter of 2016
Phan Đăng Tuất, former Director General of the Institute for Industry Policy and Strategy, spoke to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper on how to develop support industries in Việt Nam.
Bùi Đức Thụ, a member of the National Assembly Committee for Financial and Budgetary Affairs, told the newspaper Công Thương (Trade and Industry) that in 2016, Việt Nam would try to keep the inflation rate under 5 percent and reach a GDP growth rate of 6.7 per cent.
Floriane Ortega, Regional and Urban Planning Officer of Asconit Consultants talks about Hà Nội's updated Master Transport Plan.
Trương Quang Nghĩa, Minister of Transport, spoke to the newspaper Tiền Phong (Vanguard) about his promise to take the transport sector to a higher plane
Nguyễn Kim Sơn, Permanent Vice President of the Việt Nam National University, spoke to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about the close link between high quality universities and turning out of high quality human resources.
Mai Tiến Dũng, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office, talks to the press about the challenge the Government faces in the future and his views on the new post.
Oceanographer Trương Đình Hiển talked to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about measures suggested to cope with drought and saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region.
Recently, a school guard of La Pán Tẩn primary school in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai was investigated for the alleged sexual abuse of 23 schoolgirls, and a male secondary-school teacher was found to have sexually abused his 14-year-old female student in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.
Outside the country, a Vietnamese entertainer was detained in the US on charges of child sex abuse. The latest statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs reveal that about 1,000 children are reported to be sexually abused each year. This raises a red flag that points to rampant child sexual abuse in the country. So, what are the causes of this issue? Who can be blamed? Việt Nam News reporters talked to policy-makers, experts, teachers and parents to find the answer.
Doãn Mậu Diệp, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, spoke to the newspaper Hải Quan (Customs) about his ministry’s plan to help unemployed workers to find new jobs and to claim their unemployment insurance.
By July 2017, the Government will have changed the way it allocates official development assistance (ODA) loans. Instead of receiving an ODA allotment, local-level administrations will have to borrow the loans from the government and be in charge of repaying the money to the lending countries. Trương Hùng Long, director of the Ministry of Finance’s Debt Management and External Finance Department spoke with Kinh te&Do thi (Economic and Urban affairs) newspaper about the changes.
The images from a video clip of two young girls falling on the road and screaming in pain for help after being attacked with acid by two male strangers on March 30 in HCM City.
Cao Sĩ Kiêm, a deputy from Thái Bình Province, spoke to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about his dreams concerning the new cabinet members
Bùi Quang Vinh, Minister of Planning and Investment, spoke to the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper on his thoughts about money disbursement by the central and local budget.
Việt Nam’s Mekong Delta is facing severe drought and critical inland salination at the same time. El Nino and the shortage of water to the delta due to dams built by countries in the upper Mekong mainstream are the main causes; however, Vietnamese water reserve policies are also part of the story.
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, director general of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, told Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) newspaper that the target of 2.5-3 percent growth rate over the next five years is feasible.
Mai Sơn, deputy director general of the Hà Nội Tax Department, spoke to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Afairs) about activities that his department has done to help enterprises and individuals to clear theỉr 2015 tax payment
The severe drought and saltwater intrusion in Việt Nam’s South Central, Central Highlands and Mekong Delta regions showed the importance of protecting water resources. Ambassador of Israel to Việt Nam, H.E Ms. Meirav Eilon Shahar shared her countries experiences this field.
