Việt Nam News

At the seminar "Addressing the congestion of agricultural products at border gates: what are the fundamental solutions?" held by the Government Portal, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan shared his thoughts about the advantages and disadvantages facing Việt Nam's agricultural sector.

Rad Kivette, CEO of VinaCapital Foundation, a US-based charitable organisation, has been working in Việt Nam for more than 20 years and has a burning passion for ensuring women’s rights. Việt Nam News speaks with him about gender equality in the country.

Densely populated HCM City, Việt Nam’s largest, has just 2.31 medical workers per 10,000 people at the ward and commune levels, far below the national average of 7.4.

Nguyễn Quế Lâm, Deputy Director of the Việt Nam Administration of Seas and Islands, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to Tài Nguyên Môi Trường (Natural Resources and Environment) online newspaper about the participation of Việt Nam in the global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, on the occasion of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly that took place on Monday.

In a recent interview with Việt Nam News, Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Phạm Quý Nhân, Vice-Rector of Hà Nội University of Natural Resources and Environment spoke to Vân Nguyễn about the participation of local communities in environmental protection activities and the potential of applying a community science approach in the environment sector in Việt Nam.

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.