A quick search of social media groups catered to kindergarten owners, directors and administrators will show a constant stream of going-out-of-business sales, cries for support and anecdotal examples of the pressure the industry has been under in recent years.
Prof Dr Trần Hoàng Ngân, director of the HCM City Institute of Development and Research, said HCM City should foster supporting industries, speed up public spending, remove institutional bottlenecks, and take advantage of the recently approved economic stimulus package.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomes the Vietnamese Government’s plan to reopen schools at all levels after closures for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn talks to Pháp luật Tp. HCM (HCM City Law) online newspaper about the key tasks for the sector in 2022 and measures to ensure safety for students in schools.
The northern region was forecast to be hit by a cold spell from February 13 and another from February 19.
Director of HCM City Department of Planning and Investment Lê Thị Huỳnh Mai recently had a discussion with Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper on solutions to promote disbursement of public investment capital in the near future.
In 2022, the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 will come into effect. In order for the new policies to be effective, lawmakers and management agencies have carefully prepared related issues, especially building a proper system of legal documents. Nguyễn Hưng Thịnh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Environment under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment talks to Tài nguyên & Môi trường (Natural Resources and Environment) online newspaper about this issue.
Nurturing business confidence and entrepreneurial spirit is one of the most important factors for Việt Nam to develop. Phạm Tấn Công, chairman of the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), discusses the issues with Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper.
Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long told Sức khoẻ & Đời sống (Health & Life) online newspaper that in 2022, the health sector will continue to implement measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic, while also focusing on reforming and renovating the sector’s financial mechanism, and improving grassroots healthcare and preventive medicine.
Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn is paying an official visit to the RoK and attend the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)-run Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) ministerial meeting from February 9-11 at the invitation of his RoK counterpart Chung Eui-yong and OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann.
On Waitangi Day, the National Day of New Zealand, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta writes for Việt Nam News
Faced with the requirements of socio-economic development and strongly renovating the growth model, the science and technology industry needs solutions to improve the quality of resources and the efficiency of these resources. Minister of Science and Technology Huỳnh Thành Đạt talks to the Science and Development online newspaper about the matter.
WHO Representative in Việt Nam Dr Kidong Park said despite having a higher vaccination rate than goal set by WHO, Việt Nam needs to reach the “unreached high risk group” in vaccination and is expected to embrace a new surge in COVID-19 cases fuelled by increased mobility during Tết and Omicron in the community.
Việt Nam and the UK have substantial cooperation opportunities in the fulfilment of green growth targets, British Ambassador Gareth Ward has said.
Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể spoke to Tin tức (News) newspaper about major difficulties the transport sector faces this year, particularly when implementing the eastern section of the North-South expressway project.
Deputy chairman of the Việt Nam Association of the Elderly Central Committee Nguyễn Hòa Bình speaks to Việt Nam News Agency about the elderly and their labour needs.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs Phạm Quang Hiệu talks to Vietnam News Agency about the “Xuân Quê Hương” (Homeland Spring) Programme 2022, the biggest annual event for OVs during Tết (Lunar New Year) scheduled to be held on January 21-22.
Former Director of the General Statistics Office Nguyễn Bích Lâm spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the importance of labour, particular workers’ skills, physical and mental health in creating growth and high quality to develop the economy.