Việt Nam attained a trade surplus in three consecutive years from 2016 to 2018. However, the trade deficit has returned in the first two months of this year. Associate Professor Phạm Tất Thắng, senior researcher of the Trade Research Institute under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about the deficit
Phạm Thế Anh, from the Faculty of Economics, in the National Economics University, speaks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the role of the unobserved economy in the national economy.
Vũ Văn Viện, Director of Hà Nội’s transport department, told Dân trí newspaper that the drastic barring of motorbikes is not meant to cause difficulties for the people.
Lê Anh Sơn, who is currently working as Assistant Professor in Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Japan, talks to Thời báo kinh tế Sài Gòn (Sài Gòn Economic Times) about how Việt Nam can catch up with the global trend in applying Artificial Intelligence
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and head of the ministry’s Information and Press Department Lê Thị Thu Hằng speaks to Thế Giới & Việt Nam (The World & Vietnam Report) newspaper on Việt Nam’s efforts to provide the best conditions for thousands of reporters descending on Việt Nam for the highly anticipated summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.
Twenty years ago Hà Nội was awarded the UNESCO City for Peace prize. As we celebrate International Women’s Day, now is a good time to look at what a peaceful city means today, in particular for women and girls, and at the many initiatives under way to ensure safety, inclusion and access for all.
Professor Nguyễn Hữu Đức from Hà Nội National University talks to Dân Trí (People’s Education) newspaper about the country’s plan to develop smart universities for the fourth industrial revolution.
Professor Dr. Bùi Mạnh Hùng, a former co-ordinator of general education reform in Việt Nam, speaks to Dân Trí online newspaper on how to ensure students have high-quality textbooks
Bùi Tá Hòang Vũ, director of the HCM City’s Department of Tourism, talks to Người Lao Động (The Labourer) newspaper about HCM City’s efforts to improve its tourism environment to meet the target of 8.5 million foreign visitors and 32 million domestic visitors this year.
Nguyễn Tôn Quyền, Vice Chairman cum Secretary General of the Việt Nam Timber and Forest Product Association, speaks to the newspaper Hải quan cuối tuần (Customs weekend) on some key measures to ensure having steady raw materials for the Vieetnamese wooden sector
Ngọ Duy Hiểu, Vice President of the Việt Nam Confederation of Trade Union, talks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) on the essential elements that must be addressed in the upcoming 2019 salary reform
Phạm Trọng Thực, deputy director general for the Department of Industrial Safety and Environment in the Ministry of Industry and Trade speaks to the newspaper Công Thương (Industry and Trade) on the need to have specific measures to maximise the use of the combustion product coal fly ash.
The second round of talks between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended early, with both sides unable to make concrete progress on denuclearisation. A definitive peace deal was just out of reach for the former adversaries. However, it’s worth taking a moment to consider the meaning of this diplomatic event for Việt Nam as host.
The upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK chairman Kim Jong Un is slated to take place in Việt Nam on Wednesday and Thursday, and will be their second meeting following their first historic summit in Singapore last June. Ahead of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit, experts from around the world share their views on the event.
Nguyễn Đình Cung, director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, talks to Hải Quan (Customs Online) about Việt Nam’s efforts to improve its business environment in 2019
Like a rotten apple which spoils the barrel, travel scams have held back the country’s efforts to boost service quality-oriented tourism.
Years of rapid economic development have left Việt Nam with negative externalities – noise and poor air quality arising from pollution and road congestion.
Đinh Tiến Dũng, Minister of Finance, talks to Thời báo Kinh tế (Việt Nam Economic Times) about Việt Nam’s plan to pay back its foreign debts in 2019