Asia: Preparing for Choppy Seas

The outlook for Asia and the Pacific is the strongest in the world, but it is shrouded by challenges at home and abroad, according to the latest IMF report for the region.

Do tiny flats solve market demand?

Nguyễn Mạnh Hà, vice chairman of the Housing and Real Estate Market Management Agency, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about the pros and cons of building tiny flats in Việt Nam

Railways plan upgrades, new services

Vũ Anh Minh, Chairman of the Việt Nam Railways Corporation, tells the Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) that the shortage of funds makes investment decisions difficult for the sector.

Gov’t to tighten private health facility oversight

Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department, talks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about the Ministry of Health’s resolve to tighten control of private clinic operations.

The case for going slow on Bus Rapid Transit

Just before the four-day-long vacation last weekend, Hà Nội People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung issued a direction to stop the super priority of the bus rapid transit (BRT) in the city by piloting to let the ordinary buses to also run in the BRT-dedicated lanes.

’Zero-đồng tours’ a blight on VN

The head of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism, Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, tells  the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper that localities need tailored mechanism to curb poor-quality tours.

VN must rein in antibiotic use

Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health, speaks to the Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about the need to rein in the careless use of antibiotics in Việt Nam.

Overloaded trucks can damage roads, highways

Director of the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam Nguyễn Văn Huyện talks to Vietnam News Agency about measures to prevent overload trucks which have reappeared in some localities in early months of 2017

Nepotism is a bad thing, except when it isn’t

PhD Bùi Đình Phong, senior lecturer at Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration tells vov.vn that the criteria of choosing leading civil servants and cadres at different levels must be specific to help appointing the qualified people to hold important seats in Government and State agencies.

Lakes and rivers are the green lungs of Hà Nội

Nguyễn Lân, Hà Nội’s former Chief Architect, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about some of the measures needed to keep the capital clean and green.

Ideas for keeping pavements clear

Dr Nguyễn Văn Hùng, former president of Hà Nội University of Civil Engineering, speaks with Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the use of vertical spaces to maintain order on city pavements.

Restricting voice, video software a backward step

Nguyễn Văn Hậu, Vice Chairman of the Hồ Chí Minh City’s Lawyers’ Association speaks to VOV.VN about the draft Decree of the Ministry of Public Security on business conditions for selling software equipment in voice/video recordings.

Land bank: good for farmers and firms

NA Economic Committee Deputy Chairman Nguyễn Đức Kiên tells Tiền Phong (Vanguard) that a land bank can help avoid difficulties and risks relating to land accumulation.

Job quality more important than unemployment rate

Dr Đào Quang Vinh, director of the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs, under the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs, speaks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper on the importance of job quality.

Trademark is a matter of life or death for an enterprise

Lê Ngọc Lâm, deputy director of the Intellectual Property Rights Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology, speaks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper on the importance of having trademarks during international integration

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