The tension ratcheted up in the Korean peninsula by state actors and the Western media in particular seemed to peak as the isolated country successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile less than a week ago. The drama continues, but there has been a decisive shift in the status-quo.
Unsustainable development is partly to blame for worsening natural disasters in Việt Nam, Hoàng Văn Thắng, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said in an interview with Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper.
Dr Mai Liêm Trực, former deputy minister of Post and Telecommunications talks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about the need to further complete the draft Law on Cyber Security
Measurements of air pollution recently scared many Hà Nội people. However, deputy head of Hà Nội’s Natural Resources and Environment Department, Lê Tuấn Định, said that results did not accurately reflect the city’s air quality. The Kinh Tế and Đô Thị (Economy and City) Newspaper talks with him the issue.
The regularity with which instances of brutality towards their wards by nannies and caretakers at kindergartens are coming to light is as frightening as it is horrific.
Đặng Huy Đông, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment , tells Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) that the Planning Law will boost growth and be welcomed by enterprises.
Education, health care and housing are all essential needs. The Vietnamese Government has focused on housing policy over the last decade, in particular building cheap apartments or reconstructing old or deteriorating houses. Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) newspaper talks to some experts on how to address increasing housing demand.
Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and 2018 chair of ASEAN, tells journalists that to understand the bloc’s history and challenges, it is important to examine the external environment and strategic forces that have shaped it over the last 50 years.
Minister of Education and Training Phùng Xuân Nhạ spoke with Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economics Times) about the tightening of regulations on doctoral training of the ministry in order to create high-qualified human resource instead of massive training of PhDs.
Professor Doctor Vũ Trọng Hồng, former deputy minister of agriculture and rural development, argues that the country’s recent experiences with natural calamities wre caused in part by a failure to link the national strategy on economic development with a plan to prevent environmental disasters.
Hà Công Tuấn, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about his ministry’s resolve to make forests a key resource for national economic development
Nguyễn Viết Tiến, Deputy Minister of Health, spoke to the newspaper Hải quan (Customs) about the health sector’s determination to offer top service to all people nationwide.
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.
