Wishful thinking on Code of Conduct for South China Sea

Rhetoric has come full circle in the dispute over the South China Sea but can the Philippines, the current chair of Asean and a claimant state, deliver a peaceful solution for the area? So far, there is little to see apart from wishful thinking from Manila as it pledges to conclude the Code of Conduct (CoC) for the South China Sea by the end of this year.

Gov’t focuses on competition

Nguyễn Minh Thảo, director of the Business Environment and Competitive Capacity Department under the Central Institute for Economic Management, speaks to the newspaper Đầu tư (Vietnam Investment Review) about initial changes following the issuance of the Government Resolution 19-2017

Việt Nam must improve Geo Indicators: official

Lưu Đức Thanh, head of Geographical Indicators (GI) and International Trademarks under the National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam, speaks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about the development of GIs for Vietnamese products.

Get scientists to stay in VN

Ngô Việt Trung of the Institute of Mathematics under the Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology tells Khoa học & Đời sống (Science and Life) that funds allotted for sci-tech development need to be used wisely

Got to start looking up to kindergarten teachers

Expressions of anguish and outrage came in thick and fast as two young teachers of the Sen Vàng Kindergarten in Hà Nội, both in their early 20s, were recorded using slippers to slap and beat children, and scolding them rudely and cruelly.

VN sets goals for sustainable forestry development

Việt Nam set a target to increase its forest coverage to 41.45 per cent to raise the timber export value to over US$7.5 billion by the year 2020, Hà Công Tuấn, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development told the Government Portal on Monday.

 

Admin reforms will make nation more competitive

Vương Đình Huệ, Deputy PM and Head of the national steering committees on National Single Window and ASEAN Single Window, tells Hải Quan (Customs) that admin reforms will target reaching ASEAN-4 levels over the next five years.

Social housing priorities set

Priority for social housing credit will be given to low-income State employees, defence personnel and the urban poor, Nguyễn Văn Lý, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, tells Lao Động (Labour).

Female workers should be protected by law

Nguyễn Thi Hải Yến, an expert on female workers, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about new points in the proposed revision of the 2012 Labour Code.

Good planning needed to create a green Hà Nội

PhD Nguyễn Nguyên Cương, director of the Centre for Education, Communication and Environment, under the Việt Nam Union of Association of Science and Technology speaks to the newspaper Khoa học & Đời sống (Science and Life) about Hà Nội’s urgent need to have a proper tree planting scheme along its main thoroughfares.

Solving Hà Nội’s traffic trouble

Associate Professor Nguyễn Văn Hùng, former rector of the Hà Nội University of Civil Engineering, talks to Khoa học và Đời Sống (Science and Life) Newspaper about effective measures to tackle traffic jams in Hà Nội.

Manners for street eateries

Tô Văn Động, director of the Hà Nội Department of Culture and Sports, speaks to Kinh tế and Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper ̣̣about his plan to compile regulations on language in restaurants and street food counters

Belraus and Việt Nam: 25 years of partnership

24th of January, 2017 marks 25 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Socialist Republic of Vieät Nam. The following is a statement from Vladimir Goshin, Ambassador of Belarus to Việt Nam

Medical staff must enhance service spirit: Minister

The attitude of medical staff, lacking the spirit of service, is the main reasons behind public dissatisfaction with healthcare services, Health Minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến tells the Nông thôn ngày nay (Countryside Today) newspaper.

Repeat visits key to tourism development

Word-of-mouth promotion by happy tourists is one of the best ways to develop tourism in the country, Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, director general of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), tells the Quân đội Nhân dân (People’s Army) Newspaper.

Inequality and poverty go hand in hand

You could sit them all around a dinner table, or inside a single elevator. Meet eight men. The eight men who – you may need to read this twice – have as much wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world.

 

Social housing lacks land, cash

Nguyễn Trọng Ninh, director of the Housing and Real Estate Market Management Department, speaks to the Kinh tế Việt Nam and Thế giới (Việt Nam and the World Economy) weekly on developing affordable housing projects.

Whistleblowers must be protected and awarded

Nguyễn Văn Kim, Acting Director of the Justice Department under the Government Inspectorate, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about proposed changes in the current Law on Complaints and Denunciation.

Korea celebrates 25 years of solidarity with Việt Nam

To mark the 25th Anniversary of Việt Nam-Korea Relations this year, Việt Nam News presents an article written by Lee Hyu, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea. He talks about the achievements of the two countries over the past 25 years and of his vision for the coming 25.

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