Vietnamese firms need to adapt to cope with trade defence measures

Chu Thắng Trung, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority, talked to Hải quản (Customs) Newspaper about how Vietnamese firms can avoid trade defence law suits during the process of international economic integration

 

Democracy and transparency must be upheld

Professor Nguyễn Minh Tuấn, director of the Party Building Institute at the Hồ Chí Minh National Political Academy, speaks to Đại Đoàn Kết (Great National Unity) newspaper on the need to practice transparency in the selection of candidates for senior party positions.

Solutions for sustainable maritime economic development

Professor Dr Nguyễn Chu Hồi, lecture at the Hà Nội National University talks to the  weekly magazine Việt Nam & World Economy on what measures and solutions the country should pursue to achieve the goal of sustainable maritime economic development by 2030.

Evil triumphs when decent people stay silent

Đinh Bằng My, 57 years old, principal of Thanh Sơn District’s secondary boarding school for ethnic minority students in northern Phú Thọ Province, was allegedly reported to have molested dozens of male students in his office. The horrific truth would have been a secret forever without the involvement of the media.

HCM City clamps down on pharmacies

Đỗ Văn Dũng, head of the Pharmaceutical Division at the HCM City Department of Health, talks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the need to tighten control of pharmacies in the city.

Hà Nội plans mega urban city

Architect PhD Hoàng Hữu Phê, from the Việt Nam Urban Planning Development, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economics & Urban Affairs) on the Láng Hòa Lạc mega urban city project.

Universities about to enjoy higher degree of autonomy

Nguyễn Thị Kim Phụng, director general of the Department of Tertiary Education, Ministry of Education and Training, talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper about the new law to help universities be more dynamic and creative.

Việt Nam has a national chemical data base

Nguyễn Văn Thanh, director general of the Việt Nam Chemical Agency, under the Ministry of Industrial and Trade, talks to Công Thương (Industry and Commerce) newspaper about developing the national chemical database and how it will operate

Việt Nam’s long road to energy security

Lê Văn Lực, deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Electricity and Renewable Energy in Việt Nam tells Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper that it will take at least a decade for the nation to achieve full energy security

Curbing construction violations in an expanding city

Lê Văn Dục, director of the Hà Nội Department of Construction, talks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper on the measures to tackle construction violations in the city

High tech agriculture co-ops are given top priority

Ma Quang Trung, former director of the Rural Economics Co-operative and Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) newspaper on the development of high tech agriculture co-operatives in Việt Nam

Multi-level marketing is under strict managment

Nguyễn Thanh Hải, deputy director of the Hà Nội Department of Industry and Trade, speaks to the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on his department’s resolve to monitor closely the multi-level marketing activities in the city

No place for violence against flight attendants

Tô Tử Hùng, deputy director of the Department of Aviation Security under the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam, talks to Vietnam News Agency on the vigilance and good work of security forces at Vietnamese airports

Labour safety needs more proper investment

Hà Tất Thắng, director general of the Department of Labour Safety, under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs talks to the Nhân Dân (The People) monthly edition on suggested solutions to prevent accidents in working places.

Illegal sand exploitation to be strictly punished

Lại Hồng Thanh, deputy director of the Việt Nam General Department of Geology and Mineral, speaks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about measures to manage the exploitation of sand and pebbles from river beds.

We have been slapped. How do we turn the other cheek?

One year go, to this day, I was shivering in fury, agony and disbelief as I wrote an editorial about three kindergarten caregivers slapping the faces of 3-5 years old toddlers, even throwing them up in the air in anger.

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