Việt Nam News

With quarantine sites across Hà Nội full, many flights destined for Nội Bài Airport are being diverted to Vân Đồn Airport in Quảng Ninh Province. Vietnam News Agency talks to the airport’s director Phạm Ngọc Sáu about the safety protocols being implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Experts predict that once the COVID-19 epidemic is under control, recruitment needs will rapidly increase. Ngô Thị Ngọc Lan, Regional Director of Navigos Search, talks to Vietnamplus about the situation and how workers and employers need to prepare for the future.

Doctor Nguyễn Trọng An – coordinator for the Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control (NCDs Việt Nam) talks to the newspaper Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam (Việt Nam Agriculture Newspaper) on the country’s resolve to protect wild animals from hunters.

Nguyễn Văn Tỉnh, director general of the Department of Water Resources, speaks to Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam (Việt Nam Agriculture) newspaper about Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s decision to grant VNĐ500 billion to control salt water intrusion in eight Mekong Delta provinces

Deputy chief inspector of Hà Nội’s Department of Transport Lê Xuân Tiến talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about the efficiency of applying information technology in handling transport violations.

Dr Kidong Park, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Việt Nam spoke with Việt Nam News about the efforts made by Vietnamese Government in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and recommendations for the country in the future.

Professor Trần Hồng Thái, general director of Việt Nam’s General Department of Meteorology, talks to Tin Tức (News) online newspaper about the improvements of Việt Nam's meteorology industry

Seventeen years ago, I knew a man whose quick thinking triggered a global health response that saved countless lives during an outbreak of a mysterious and highly contagious disease. He was tireless in his pursuit to track it, find its origins and contain its spread. He did everything right, but sadly died doing so. He was Dr. Carlo Urbani. His life and memory resonant in this time of a global pandemic. 

Nguyễn Đình Cung, former director of the Central Institute for Economic Management and member of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s economic advisory group, speaks with Năng lượng Mới (New Energy) newspaper about measures to improve the business environment

Trương Thanh Hoài, head of the Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade talks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about businesses adapting to COVID-19’s impacts

Director General of General Statistic Office of Việt Nam (GSO) Nguyễn Bích Lâm talks with Vietnam News Agency about the importance of improving labour productivity for the country’s development.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn spoke with Vietnam News Agency about Viet Nam’s efforts to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with early detection and prompt quarantine to prevent the disease from spreading two key elements

Dương Thăng Long, deputy principal of the Hà Nội Open University, talks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economy and Urban) newspaper about e-learning at schools

Bùi Hòa An, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Transport, talks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper on the challenges his department is facing in handling fake licenses used by driving instructors

With the country overwhelmed by fear of the coronavirus, another even more severe threat is slowly approaching in the south: the death of the Mekong Delta.

Nguyễn Tư Long, deputy director of the Department of Civil Servants-Public Employees, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, speaks to the newspaper Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) on sanctioning Government officer or public employees who break the law

Vũ Anh Minh, chairman of the State-owned Vietnam Railways Corporation told Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper that the railway sector would be able to implement autonomy and mobilise capital investment on its system if subsidies and red tape were eliminated.

PhD Đinh Văn Minh, director of the Legal Department from the Government Inspectorate, talks to the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on the Government’s plan to develop a decree on asset and income declaration of Government officials