Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Bích Lâm, economic expert, former general director of the General Statistics Office (GSO), speaks to the Vietnam News Agency about opportunities and advantages of the 100 million people population

The flow of wrongful and harmful information poses latent risks of causing social instability while stirring public concern, impacting the lives of local residents and hampering investigations.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Indonesia (June 27, 2013 - June 27, 2023), Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Tạ Văn Thông talks to Vietnam News Agency (VNA) about the bilateral relationship.

Việt Nam News asks Thomas J. Vallely, director of the Việt Nam Programme at the US’s Harvard University and chairman of Fulbright University Việt Nam's board of trustees, about his impressions and memories of Vũ Khoan, the late secretary of the Party Central Committee and former Deputy Prime Minister, who passed away on June 21.

Assoc. Dr. Đỗ Chí Nghĩa, permanent member of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education spoke on how journalists can maintain the quality of their work while still ensuring their own safety.

While the new tax rates for tobacco and nicotine products have not yet been announced, from the communication received so far it seems that the new and amended SCT law is going to touch heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes too, including the devices and not only the consumables.

After six years of streamlining Sate apparatus from 2016 to 2021, the Politburo evaluated that the work has gained achievements. Minister of Home Affairs Phạm Thị Thanh Trà spoke with the Vietnam News Agency about synchronised solutions for streamlining State apparatus while enhancing the quality of the workforce.

Spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Tô Ân Xô has unveiled initial information about the confessions of suspects involved in the gun attacks targeting the headquarters of the People’s Committees of Ea Tiêu and Ea Ktur communes of Cư Kuin district in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

Numerous businesses suffer heavy financial losses due to the spread of fake news on social media in the fast-paced digital age we live in. Lê Quốc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission of Popularisation and Education, editor-in-chief of Nhân dân (the People) newspaper, chairman of Việt Nam Journalists Association, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the issue.

Associate Professor Dr. Trần Đình Thiên, former Director of the Việt Nam Institute of Economics, highlighted the need to closely follow the market-based principles in deciding electricity prices, noting that encouraging low-priced electricity means promoting backward industrial development.

On the 125th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Independence of the Republic of the Philippines, Ambassador Meynardo LB. Montealegre writes for Việt Nam News about the strength and depth of the two countries’ strategic partnership and opportunities for further engagement.

Professor Giang Thanh Long, senior lecturer at the National Economics University, talked with Nhân dân (The People) online newspaper about appropriate social security policies to help Việt Nam adapt to rapid population ageing with the draft amended Law on Social Insurance is about to submitted to the National Assembly in the near future

A conference themed “East Sea and the Sovereignty of Việt Nam” was held in Paris on June 10, attracting the participation of many Vietnamese and foreign scholars.

In his recent article, Dr Vũ Chiến Thắng, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, has underlined Việt Nam’s viewpoint and policy on belief and religion and their implementation in reality. The following is part of his writing.

With Việt Nam determined to take drastic measures to not just recover the economy but also work hard toward development priorities, Việt Nam News Agency (VNA) asks Jonathan Pincus, UNDP Senior International Economist, for recommendations to speed up the nation’s efforts and achieve its set targets.

Math prizes is a significant initiative aimed at fostering the advancement of mathematics and encouraging young mathematicians to pursue their passion in the field of science. Professor Lê Minh Hà,  Executive Director of the Việt Nam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics , talkes to VOV2 reporter to shed more light on this matter.

On the occasion of World Food Safety Day (June 7), Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Dương spoke to Dr Fred Unger, a senior scientist and regional representative of International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) East and Southeast Asia, a CGIAR centre, about ensuring food safety along the pork value chain from the farm to the dining table

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Türkiye and Việt Nam, ambassador Haldun Tekneci writes to Việt Nam News