Catalysing change for gender equality

Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted an ambitious global agenda to achieve gender equality twenty-five years ago.

High tech will help raise tap water quality

Nguyễn Thị Kiều Anh, deputy director of the Hà Nội Centre for Disease Control, talks to Hà Nội mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on the need to apply high tech in the tap water supply system

Law on Libraries helps promote reading culture

Vũ Dương Thúy Ngà, director of the Library Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, speaks to Báo điện tử Tổ quốc (Fatherland Online) on her department’s mission to promote reading culture

University operations must follow the law

Doctor Lê Viết Khuyến from the Ministry of Education and Training talks to Giáo Dục Việt Nam newspaper about the development path for tertiary education in Việt Nam

Social support centres need to be real homes, not places children fear

The man allegedly groomed the children by giving them cigarettes and soft drinks before abusing them. This is not just unacceptable and unforgivable, but the real shocking factor is that this man was supposed to be in a position of trust. He was there to protect the youngsters, not abuse them.

Automation is the right choice

Professor Lê Hoài Quốc, president of the Hồ Chí Minh Automation Association, talks to Công Thương (Industry and Commerce) newspaper about the fast development of automation in Việt Nam

Police officers must be the first to obey law

The violent behaviour of one or two individuals, like Hiền and Việt, does not represent the whole police force. But obviously, again, these cases affect the image of the police in the public eye, for which so amount of sacrifice, or even blood, can ever repair.

Việt Nam wants top environmental workers

Võ Tuấn Nhân, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to Tài Nguyên- Môi Trường (Natural Resources and Environment) online on Việt Nam’s resolve to improve human resources in the environmental sector

Local health stations set to be renovated

Phan Lê Thu Hằng, deputy general director of the Planning and Finance Department under the Ministry of Health, talks to Vietnamplus online newspaper about improving primary healthcare

Economic factors behind most VN illegal migrants: expert

Following the tragic lorry deaths in Essex, some 28 families from central provinces of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh have reported to local authorities that they are no longer in contact with relatives who were supposed to be en route to the UK. Mark Brown, the officer in charge of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Việt Nam, talks exclusively to Việt Nam News reporter Khoa Thư about illegal smuggling in the country and what the government can do to prevent similar cases.

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