The right policies can protect the workers of Asia and the Pacific

Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, health care and social protection but there is an array polices and tools that governments can use to remedy these deficiencies and ensure that the rights and aspirations of these workers and their families are upheld and that they remain the engine of economic growth for the region.

More efforts needed to strengthen child protection: expert

In a recent interview with Công An Nhân Dân (Pubilc Security) newspaper, Nguyễn Vân Anh, Director of Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender - Family - Women and Adolescents talks about the solutions to prevent child abuse as there has been a spate of child abuse recently.

Wildlife conservation maintains biodiversity

Wildlife conservation aims to promote comprehensive development of society, maintain biodiversity and preserve precious resources for humanity. Lê Minh Tuyên, director of the Forest Protection Sub-department, spoke to Hà Nội Mới (Hà Nội New) newspaper about this issue.

Farmers are at the centre of science and technology innovation

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Thị Minh, manager of the "Application of outstanding technologies to support farmers develop agri-aquaculture” programme, founder of the Spin-off bioagricultural JAMITECH-VNUA pilot program and founder of the subject of Microbiology at Việt Nam Academy of Agriculture’s Natural Resources department talks to Vietnam News Agency about the academy’s scientific and technological research findings. 

Việt Nam gears up to scale its game industry: official

In a recent interview with Vietnamnet online newspaper, the Deputy Head of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (under the Ministry of Information and Communications) Lê Quang Tự Do spoke about the great potential of the gaming industry in Việt Nam and how the authority will tap the strengths of local game developers and studios to scale up the industry.

Vietnamese language a precious asset: deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Phạm Quang Hiệu spoke to the press about a newly-approved proposal, which sets September 8 as the annual day honouring the Vietnamese language among the overseas Vietnamese community for the 2023 - 2030 period.

Firefighters know the risks of their vocation

Colonel Nguyễn Minh Khương, deputy head of the Police Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue, speaks with Vietnam News Agency about the devotion of firefighters to fulfilling their task after the deaths of three firefighters at a fire in Cầu Giấy District on August 1.

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