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,
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.
Given the declining status of fisheries, especially in coastal waters, and the use of destructive fishing methods, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is taking steps to ensure sustainable exploitation. Deputy Minister Vũ Văn Tám talks about this plan with Vietnam News Agency.
As part of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), Việt Nam will cut 669 tariff lines to zero per cent starting in January 2018. Assistant Professor Đinh Trọng Thịnh of the Hà Nội-based Finance Academy talks to Nông thôn ngày nay (Countryside Today) about the significance of these changes.
With the dust barely settled after the International Monetary Fund and World Bank raised hopes at their annual meetings in Washington, DC that a long-awaited growth revival is materialising, the global economy received more welcome news from the other side of the world affirming a turnaround.
Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy director general of the Water Resources Management Department, speaks to the newspaper Nhân Dân on the importance of close co-operation between agencies in water management.
Nguyễn Đức Trọng, deputy director of the Animal Health Department, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on the country’s efforts to restore livestock production as soon as floodwaters recede.
In an effort to curb traffic congestion, a local firm has recently proposed charging a VNĐ30,000 – 50,000 (US$1.3 - 2.2) fee for cars entering HCM City’s downtown. The plan has raised controversy among experts and locals, according to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper. Officials and members of the public offered their opinions about the plan to the newspaper.
The Mckinsey Global Institute estimates if women had the same involvement in the world labour markets as men, as much as US$28 trillion, or 26 per cent, could be added to the global annual GDP by 2025. This is equivalent to the size of the combined US and Chinese economies today. ActionAid UK estimates that gender inequality in the economy costs women in developing countries $9 trillion a year.
Architect Lê Văn Lân, Vice President of the Hà Nội Architects’ Association, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about the importance of already approved construction projects.
Several Vietnamese friends had shared their experience of being sexually harassed or abused on Twitter and Facebook, using the hashtag Me Too (#Metoo).
Professor Nguyễn Hữu Khiển, former Deputy Director of the National Academy of Public Administration, talks to Thời báo Tài chính Việt Nam (Việt Nam Financial Times) about the constantly unbalanced State budget.
