Việt Nam embraces opportunities to be renewable viable

In 2010, Prime Ministry approved the national programme on developing non-fired construction materials by 2020. UNDP in Việt Nam and Global Environment Fund have supported the effort of reducing pollution by sponsoring the project of “Accelerating production and use of non-fired bricks". Việt Nam News’s Khoa Thư talks with UNDP Việt Nam Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen on impacts of the project and how Việt Nam can promote green expenditure in the future.

Stable housing drives productivity

Ngọ Duy Hiểu, Vice President of the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour, talks to the Đầu Tư (Investment) newspaper on workers' need for accommodation to reach their full potential

Airport expansion imperative

Đinh Việt Thắng, director general of the ACV, talks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the need to expand airport services

Nostalgia is more than just a good feeling

The Đà Lạt I know is the city of thousands of pine trees, the city of fog, an ideal hideaway from the hustle and bustle city life – who would like to come to Đà Lạt if it’s a copy of Hồ Chí Minh City?

 

Law on Enterprises must be revised

PhD Doctor Phan Đức Hiếu, deputy director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, talks to Sài gòn Giải Phóng (Liberation Sài Gòn) newspaper on what should be revised in the Law on Enterprises

Tech to bring better insurance services for people

Nguyễn Hoàng Phương, Deputy Director of the Technology Centre of Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) talks to Việt Nam News on the strides the centre has made in technology adoption to achieve efficiency and better delivery of public services.

FAO recommends Việt Nam consider high alert on African Swine Fever

African Swine Fever has spread among 20 provinces and cities in Việt Nam with nearly 25,000 pigs culled in an attempt to stop the outbreak from reaching the southern farms that produce the industry’s largest amount of pork. Việt Nam News spoke to Dr. Albert T.Lieberg, Representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Việt Nam about prevention and response plans.

e-Government – Việt Nam’s future

Mai Tiến Dũng, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office, speaks to Vietnam News Agency on the Government’s plan to introduce electronic management systems nationwide.

Officials must interact with the public

Former chairman of the National Assembly Committee for External Affairs and former head of the National Assembly office Vũ Mão speaks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper about the promulgation of the Party Central Committee’s Regulation No 11-QDi/TW on the party officials' responsibility for holding talks with ordinary people

Transparency and accountability help to deter corruption

Professor Trẩn Đình Thiên, former director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, talks to Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper about the role transparency could play in the country’s unobserved economy.

Informal saving market must follow national monetary laws

Lawyer Nguyễn Danh Huế, Chairman of the Hừng Đông Legal Firm, talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper on the need for those participating in the informal saving market to understand legal requirements

Covering up child sex abuse is as low as it gets

When child abuse is uncovered, many ask how an adult could do such unspeakable things to an innocent.

But I want to ask: How can so many ‘good’ people not do anything about it, and so many others cover up for abusers?

Data system for driving licences still ineffective

Nguyễn Văn Quyền, Chairman of Việt Nam Automobile Transport Association talks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about why the driving licence database system has not been effective despite being in use since 2012

Việt Nam’s trade deficit is back, but there’s no need to panic

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

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