Intellectual property rights revised

Đinh Hữu Phí, director general of the Intellectual Property Office of Việt Nam, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about Việt Nam’s efforts to develop its intellectual property law to an international level.

Advantage of on-line administrative procedures

Hoàng Trung, director general of the Plant Protection Department, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on the benefits of moving to an online system to help speed up procedures.

Customs agency takes strong measures to fight fraud

Nguyễn Nhất Kha, acting director of Risk Management Division under the General Department of Việt Nam Customs speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) online newspaper about measures to manage risks, prevent tax evasion and commercial fraud

Urban areas can’t be isolated places

Architect Phạm Thanh Tùng, Chief of the Việt Nam Real Estate Association, talks to the publication Bất động sản Việt Nam (Real Estate) on Việt Nam’s trend of green architecture

Fairness must be guaranteed in use of natural resources

Báo Chính Phủ (Government Newspaper) talks to Đặng Hùng Võ, former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, about solutions to unleash the private sector’s potential, following an article written by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc to promote harnessing resources to create a driving force for Việt Nam’s growth.

Việt Nam needs to remove fishing yellow card

Phạm Anh Tuấn, vice chairman of the Việt Nam Fishing Association, talks to Vietnam News Agency on the need to follow all recommendations from the European Commission (EC) to get the yellow card on fishing removed

Việt Nam aims to boost ASEAN consensus as chairman

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, also head of Việt Nam’s ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM), speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the country’s ASEAN chairmanship role in 2020

Enterprises face tough international competition

Phan Đức Hiếu, deputy director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, talks to Việt Nam News on the need to have strong co-operation between the Government and enterprises to succeed in the international market.

Catalysing change for gender equality

Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted an ambitious global agenda to achieve gender equality twenty-five years ago.

High tech will help raise tap water quality

Nguyễn Thị Kiều Anh, deputy director of the Hà Nội Centre for Disease Control, talks to Hà Nội mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on the need to apply high tech in the tap water supply system

Law on Libraries helps promote reading culture

Vũ Dương Thúy Ngà, director of the Library Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, speaks to Báo điện tử Tổ quốc (Fatherland Online) on her department’s mission to promote reading culture

University operations must follow the law

Doctor Lê Viết Khuyến from the Ministry of Education and Training talks to Giáo Dục Việt Nam newspaper about the development path for tertiary education in Việt Nam

Social support centres need to be real homes, not places children fear

The man allegedly groomed the children by giving them cigarettes and soft drinks before abusing them. This is not just unacceptable and unforgivable, but the real shocking factor is that this man was supposed to be in a position of trust. He was there to protect the youngsters, not abuse them.

Automation is the right choice

Professor Lê Hoài Quốc, president of the Hồ Chí Minh Automation Association, talks to Công Thương (Industry and Commerce) newspaper about the fast development of automation in Việt Nam

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