New policy a boost for tourism industry

The Government’s Resolution No. 82/NQ-CP on tourism promotion and the National Assembly's (NA) visa policy issued recently are a boost for the tourism industry to recover and develop. Vũ Thế Bình, president of the Vietnam Tourism Association talks about the accelerated plans for the coming time.

Vũ Khoan, man who sought to push the country forward: US scholar

Việt Nam News asks Thomas J. Vallely, director of the Việt Nam Programme at the US’s Harvard University and chairman of Fulbright University Việt Nam's board of trustees, about his impressions and memories of Vũ Khoan, the late secretary of the Party Central Committee and former Deputy Prime Minister, who passed away on June 21.

Safety foremost priority for journalists: official

Assoc. Dr. Đỗ Chí Nghĩa, permanent member of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education spoke on how journalists can maintain the quality of their work while still ensuring their own safety.

Innovation and Harm Reduction for Việt Nam

While the new tax rates for tobacco and nicotine products have not yet been announced, from the communication received so far it seems that the new and amended SCT law is going to touch heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes too, including the devices and not only the consumables.

Streamlining State apparatus must enhance workforce quality

After six years of streamlining Sate apparatus from 2016 to 2021, the Politburo evaluated that the work has gained achievements. Minister of Home Affairs Phạm Thị Thanh Trà spoke with the Vietnam News Agency about synchronised solutions for streamlining State apparatus while enhancing the quality of the workforce.

Đắk Lắk gun attacks need to be strongly condemned and soon handled strictly

Spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Tô Ân Xô has unveiled initial information about the confessions of suspects involved in the gun attacks targeting the headquarters of the People’s Committees of Ea Tiêu and Ea Ktur communes of Cư Kuin district in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

The mainstream media needs to transform

Numerous businesses suffer heavy financial losses due to the spread of fake news on social media in the fast-paced digital age we live in. Lê Quốc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission of Popularisation and Education, editor-in-chief of Nhân dân (the People) newspaper, chairman of Việt Nam Journalists Association, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the issue.

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