Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Xuân Anh, Secretary of the Đà Nẵng Party Committee, speaks to the newspaper Tuổi trẻ (Youth) about the criteria for selecting the city’s leaders

Taking a deep breath and calming down before responding to someone or something is good advice, and it has become ubiquitous advice of late. But several deep breaths later, one feels like screaming “Not Again”, after the latest deadly train accident that has left three dead, several injured and maybe many more scarred for life.

Dr Trần Toàn Thắng, deputy director of the Research Department on Business Environment and Competition, under the Central Institute for Economic Management speaks to BNEWs/Viêt Nam News Agency about green growth in Việt Nam/

The Government has issued a decree, which, starting this month imposes punishments for littering, throwing cigarette butts and ash in non-smoking areas, urinating in public places.

Nguyễn Chí Dũng, Minister of Planning and Investment, speaks to the Thời báo Kinh tế Sài Gòn (Sài Gòn Economic Times) about the importance of enacting the Law on Planning.

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải, Vice Chairman of the Việt Nam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI). speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) online about the Government’s resolve to have all equitised State-owned enterprises listed on the stock exchange

In what can be described as an overzealous move, authorities in the capital city have seriously drafted a Code of Conduct to “guide and correct” people’s behaviour in public places.

Phạm Hồng Thái, Head of the General Department for Market Development and Business, speaks to the newspaper Việt Nam Economic Times on the need to have a close link between scientists and enterprises.

Ngô Minh Hải, deputy director of the Inspectorate and Supervise Department, under the General Department of Việt Nam Customs, tells the Việt Nam Investment Review newspaper about Việt Nam’s resolve to simplify its import-export procedures.

Education and Training Minister Phùng Xuân Nhạ tells the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper that a programme to attract foreign lecturers and students to Việt Nam has yielded modest results

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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).