In addition to carrying out its significant and important responsibilities as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the 2020-21 period and as the ASEAN Chair in 2020, Việt Nam has, so far, done remarkably well in responding to COVID-19 by deploying a series of early, proactive, consistent and effective strategies.
Đinh Thị Thu Hiền, vice chairwoman of the Social Welfare Policy Committee, under the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Nhân Dân (People) newspaper on the need to revise the policy on lump-sum pension payments
Lieutenant General Hồ Thanh Đình, Director of the Police Department of Management of Prison, Compulsory Re-education Centre and Reformatory (C10) under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), writes about the measures the national prison system (including adult prisons and juvenile detention centres) has taken to protect inmates’ safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Infectious disease doctors discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Việt Nam and how it differs from other parts of the world with Sức khoẻ & Đời sống (Health & Life) newspaper under the Ministry of Health
Nguyễn Sơn Hải, Director of the Ministry of Education and Training's Department of Information and Technology talks to Quân đội Nhân dân (People’s Army) newspaper on changes in learning and teaching methods to adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Việt Nam recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of the country’s reunification and victory over a global superpower, but it has also been praised internationally in the past few weeks for initially winning the battle against an invisible enemy – the novel coronavirus.
Đặng Hùng Võ, former deputy minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, talks with Diễn Đàn Doanh Nghiệp (Business Forum) newspaper about the need to revise the 2013 Land Law.
Trịnh Huy Thành, secretary of the Party Committee of the Hà Nội Business Bloc, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about how enterprises in Hà Nội are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
We all entered the new year with ambitious plans and hopes, as it marks the beginning of a new decade. This year, Việt Nam is assuming a dual role as the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a non-permanent member of the United National Security Council (UNSC). Norway is going to celebrate the fifth anniversary of our sectoral dialogue partnership with ASEAN and is seeking a seat on the UNSC 2021-22. Then suddenly appeared the coronavirus.
A new Government decree has been issued detailing increased fines for agencies that illegally send workers overseas and for workers who overstay their permits.
Vice-Chairman and General Secretary of the Việt Nam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises Tô Hoài Nam spoke to Hải quan (Customs) newspaper about the Government’s support policies for enterprises impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Vietnam News Agency talk to Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy head of the Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, on water security challenges and measures to tackle them.
The number of active COVID-19 patients in ASEAN passed 10,000 at the beginning of this week. As a collective, ASEAN represents nearly 650 million people, and with more people continuing to be infected with each passing day, the ASEAN, it’s people, economy and way of life are hit increasingly harder.
The Ministry of Science and Technology’s Military Medical Academy has successfully manufactured a robot that can support healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients.
On the 20th anniversary of ‘All-people blood donation day’ (April 7), Director of the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) and member of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation Bạch Quốc Khánh spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the voluntary blood donation movement, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
