In the past two decades, labour productivity in Việt Nam grew at 4.3 per cent on average, the highest increase among ASEAN countries, according to the ILO. However, in comparison with ASEAN states, Việt Nam’s aggregate labour productivity is still near the bottom.
Former Deputy Minister of Transport, Professor Lã Ngọc Khuê, talks to the Lao Động (Labour) and Việt Nam News newspapers about the glaring imbalance of Việt Nam’s traffic system: the rail market share falling precipitously, the airline sector is overloaded and an abused road transportation system results in huge losses of national resources and higher product prices, as well as worsening pollution and traffic congestion.
Lieutenant General Đỗ Kim Tuyến, Deputy Director of the General Police Department, told the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic & Urban affairs) newspaper that the community plays a central role in reducing the number of drug addicts.
Lawyer Nguyễn Tiến Lập talks to Thời báo Kinh tế Sài gòn (Sài Gòn Economic Times) about best way to utilise and manage limited State assets.
Jay Vontobel, who is responsible for Business Development at Vietnam Holding, an asset manager in Việt Nam, shares his opinions about the launch of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) energy strategy this week.
Vũ Văn Tám, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) that enterprises should only export their processing products.
Chairman of the Việt Nam Railways Corporation Vũ Anh Minh tells Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper about private investment potential in improving railway services.
Đặng Huy Đông, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, talks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about why approval of the Planning Law will be delayed until the next National Assembly full house meeting in October.
Nguyễn Nhật Cảm, director of the Hà Nội Preventive Medicine Centre, speaks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about the main causes of the dengue fever outbreak in the city and how to prevent it.
In an interview with Kinh Tế & Đô Thị (Economy and City) newspaper , Hà Tất Thắng, director of the Labour Safety Department (Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs) spoke of measures to address working accident risks in the non-official labour sector.
Vũ Văn Viên, director of Hà Nội’s Department of Transport, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economy and Urban Affairs) about the city’s determination to solve the problem of traffic congestion and environmental pollution.
Nguyễn Hoàng Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Việt Nam Branch in Hồ Chí Minh City, talks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about switching from a cash payment society to a non-cash payment society.
Covering more than 70 per cent of our earth’s surface and home to 700,000 to two million species, the ocean is the lifeblood of our planet. Besides bringing a sense of serenity through the gentle -- albeit sometimes roaring -- rhythm of its waves, the deep blue employs millions of workers, feeds billions of people and generates trillions of dollars of the world’s economy.
Đỗ Văn Sinh, a permanent member of the NA Committee for Economic Affairs, speaks to online newspaper VietnamNet about the importance of finding workable measures to construct the future North-South expressway.
Nguyễn Việt Tiến, Deputy Minister of Health, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about challenges the health sector faces when importing second-hand high tech medical equipment.
Director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyễn Đỗ Anh Tuấn, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the policy on the expansion of agricultural land limit and accumulation.
Lê Ngọc Lâm, deputy director of the National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam, speaks to the newspaper Hải quan (Customs) about challenges the country has been facing in turning the law into reality
Trịnh Minh Giang, chairman of Creative Start-up Group of Việt Nam Private Sector Forum, tells Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper that the lack of human resources and market connections are major obstacles for start-ups in Việt Nam.