A joke about a customer going to a tattoo shop to get tattoos all over her body to clarify the various body parts has gone viral after a series of medical errors involving wrong-site surgeries have recently occurred in Việt Nam.
Lương Ngọc Khuê, Director General of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health, spoke to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) about the efforts by Vietnamese hospitals to improve their service and attract patients.
July 27 is National War Martyrs and Invalids Day, providing an opportunity to thank the millions of people who sacrificed their youth and even their lives for the nation. Việt Nam News reporters Thu Trang and Khánh Dương talked to four heros who overcome their disabilities to run businesses and make positive contributions to society in the post-war period.
Major General Lê Xuân Viên, head of the Immigration Management Department under the Ministry of Public Security’s General Department, talks to Việt Nam News about the entry and residence of foreigners in Việt Nam recently, and how to tighten order in the tourism sector.
People are asking why it has become increasingly common for leaders who are at the end of their tenures to appoint staff to leadership positions in State agencies and corporations in a non-transparent fashion.
The ongoing 27th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2016) in Hà Nội draws 264 students and 238 teachers from 71 countries and territories, which is reportedly the highest number of participants in the Olympiad so far. This is the first time Việt Nam has hosted a biology competition. On the occasion, some students and teachers share with Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Khánh Chi all about love for the science, IBO and the country that all of them are visiting for the first time.
The Government recently set a goal for 90 per cent of the population to be covered by health insurance by 2020. Thời Báo Kinh Tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) talks with Nguyễn Thị Minh, general director of Việt Nam Social Insurance.
Economist Nguyễn Trí Hiếu talks to the Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about possible plans to generate money for the Government’s affordable housing scheme in its second phase
A clip documenting the refusal of security guards to allow an ambulance transporting a dying baby to leave the Hà Nội Paediatrics Hospital early this month has generated public anger. Health workers and patients shared with Việt Nam News their opinions about health service issues, particularly relating to emergency medical aid.
At least 84 people were killed on Thursday night when a large truck ploughed through a Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France, in what President Francois Hollande called a "terror act" and many other world leaders have condemned. Several French, Vietnamese-French people who are living and working both here in Việt Nam and in France share with Việt Nam News their feelings and opinions of the attack.
The verdict on the case filed by the Philippines against China’s territorial claims in the East Sea (commonly known as South China Sea), in the long term, will substantially contribute to peace and stability in the region, an expert said.
The Hague’s Arbitral Tribunal on Tuesday finally rendered its long-awaited landmark ruling on the case of the Philippines versus China over claims to the East Sea (South China Sea).
Lê Như Tiến, Deputy to the 13th National Assembly, spoke to vov.vn about the serious problem of losses and wastage in Việt Nam
Phạm Tất Thắng, a senior researcher at the Trade Research Institute under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, speaks to the Hải Quan (Customs) Newspaper about challenges facing the country’s primary industry in the first six months of 2016.
The Government late last month announced the results of a preliminary investigation into the massive fish deaths in four central provinces of Việt Nam, with Formosa being the culprit. In the time to come, much remains to be done to clean up the sea environment and support those whose lives depend on it. Viet Nam News talks to officials, scientists and a representative of fishermen about this issue.
Nguyễn Tân Thịnh, deputy director of the Department of Public Asset Management under the Ministry of Finance, speaks to Vietnamnet online about the future sanctioning mechanism regarding public wastage.
Dear readers, last week Việt Nam News asked you to share your thoughts with us about the compensation – US$500 million – that the Formosa Hà Tĩnh Steel Corporation promised to pay Vietnamese people after conceding responsibility for killing tonnes of fish in four central coastal provinces since early April. In your opinion, for a developing country like Việt Nam, what action should be taken to protect the environment? The topic received diverse comments. We published some of them:
Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, deputy director of the Government Inspectorate’s Legal Department, spoke to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) about proposed changes to the 2005 Anti-Corruption Law to make it more effective.
Hà Nội is rotating its health care practitioners from upper-level to lower-level medical institutions to improve quality and reduce overloading. Lưu Thị Liên, deputy director of the city’s Department of Health, speaks to Kinh tế & Đô Thị (Economics and Urban Affairs) newspaper about how this programme works.
Deputy Director of the Department of Business Environment and Competitiveness of the Central Institute for Economic Management, Nguyễn Minh Thảo, spoke to the Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about Việt Nam’s tax and insurance reforms.
