Nguyễn Tiến Dĩnh, former Vice Minister of Home Affairs, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) on the imperative need to up hold the laws.
The Ministry of Education Training has revealed a draft plan to spend up to VNĐ12 trillion (US$533 million) to train 9,000 PhD holders for Việt Nam by 2025, which has immediately stirred public outcry for its impracticality and waste of resources.
Lưu Duy Dần, Chairman of Vietnamese Traditional Villages Association, speaks to the Hải quan (Customs) newspaper about the special role played by the Government toward the survival of traditional villages in the context of rapid global integration
This week is Antibiotic Awareness Week (AAW). The main take away message is seek expert advice to use antimicrobials responsibly.
Phạm Lương Sơn, deputy director general of Việt Nam Social Security tells the chinhphu.vn that women don’t have to worry about lower benefits under new pension calculations starting January 1, 2018.
Trần Anh Tuấn, a National Assembly deputy talks to the Việt Nam News Agency about the role of the special economic zones in the national economic development
Innovative start-ups are one of the key subjects discussed at group meetings of the Việt Nam Business Summit (VBS) at the APEC Summit in central Đà Nẵng City this week. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is leading a Government project on supporting a national innovative start-up eco-system. Việt Nam News speaks to Trần Văn Tùng, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology.
Professor Nguyễn Minh Thuyết, chief editor of the new curriculum for comprehensive education reform, talks to Giáo dục Việt Nam (Vietnam Education) e-newspaper on the Ministry of Education and Training’s preparations to implement the reforms nationwide.
Nguyễn Văn Liễu, director general of the Department of Local Science and Technology, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, talks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on his department’s plan to provide advanced agricultural technology to farmers in mountainous regions
Lê Vĩnh Tân, Minister of Interior, talks to the newspaper Tiền Phong (Vanguard) about the Party’s recent resolution on streamlining the government payroll to increase efficiency.
The central city of Đà Nẵng will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit from November 5 to 11. Top officials and more than 1,000 CEOs along with 15,000 guests from 21 member economies will take part. People and expats living in Đà Nẵng share their views on the event with Việt Nam News reporters Hoài Nam and Phước Bửu
The APEC bloc will hold its most important event this year on November 6-11 in the central city of Đà Nẵng. Leaders from 21 member economies will gather for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week at a time when new growth challenges face the bloc and the world. Dr Alan Bollard, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, speaks with Viet Nam News about significant shifts in outlook and strategies..
Mexico has a special friendship with Việt Nam: Its ancient culture, kind people and economic potential show us that greatness can live through the past, the present and the future. I will be honored to be in Đà Nẵng and I am convinced that this will be an excellent opportunity to strengthen the ties between our nations.
Over nearly three decades, the cooperation between APEC member economies has brought benefits to the Asia-Pacific region, and each member economy has contributed to APEC’s common goals of building a dynamic and harmonious Asia-Pacific community. Vietnam News Agency correspondents discussed the issue with Desra Percaya, Director General for Asia-Pacific and Africa Affairs under the Indonesian Foreign Ministry.
Dr Bùi Sỹ Lợi, Vice chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Social Affairs, speaks to the newspaper Thế giới & Việt Nam (World & Việt Nam Affairs) on how Việt Nam should make the best use of its ageing population.
Next week Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders will meet in Đà Nẵng. They face a region divided like never before. After decades of world-leading economic growth that lifted boats almost universally, Asia today is rapidly becoming a fractured region with sharp economic and social divisions between the rich and the poor.
Dr Carl Thayer, emeritus professor at the University of New South Wales and an expert on Southeast Asia, talks to Vietnam News Agency ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting that will take place in Đà Nẵng City next month.
Last month, a farmer in southern Phú Yên Province surprised everyone with the successful demonstration of a machine he designed and made for sugarcane cultivation.