Việt Nam News

Vice chairwoman of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Dương Thị Hồng, talks to Chính Phủ (Government) online about COVID-19 vaccinations.

Phạm Lê Phú, general director of of Việt Nam's National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT), talks to Đấu Thầu (Bidding) newspaper about safe operation of power transmission system in the coming rainy and stormy season.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phùng Đức Tiến spoke to Báo điện tử chính phủ (the online newspaper of the Government) about plans to amend a number of policies to put an end to the illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing activities

Deputy Minister of Health, Nguyễn Trường Sơn, talks about revised health ministry guidelines on the mandatory quarantine period and details of a pilot home-quarantine scheme for people who come into direct contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Đinh Huy Dương, head of the Department of Communication and Education under the General Office for Population and Family Planning, talks to Quân đội Nhân dân (People’s Army) online newspaper about the impacts of the COVID-19 on population quality

Director of the Higher Education Department under the Ministry of Education and Training Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ speaks to Báo điện tử chính phủ (Online newspaper of the Government) about the newly-promulgated regulation on PhD enrolment and training

Foreign Minister, Bùi Thanh Sơn, talks to Thế giới & Việt Nam (World and Việt Nam) about Việt Nam’s relationship with the Philippines on the 45th anniversary of officially establishing diplomatic ties (July 12, 1976 – 2021).

General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng approved the issuance of Resolution No. 02-NQ/TW of the Politburo on renovating the organisation and operation of the Việt Nam Trade Union in the new situation.

Prof. Dr Trần Thọ Đạt, a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Council discusses Việt Nam's socio-economic performance in the first six months of 2021. 

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan talks to the Government Portal about the consumption of lychee and other agricultural products during the pandemic

General director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyễn Thị Hương spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the difficulties ahead in the second half of this year as the country pursues its twin goals to effectively prevent and control COVID-19 and maintain socio-economic development.

Speaking to Vân Nguyễn from Việt Nam News, Dr. Đỗ Mạnh Hùng, Deputy Head of General Planning Department and surgeon of Spine Surgery Department at Việt Đức University Hospital, discusses how the hospital is using technology in health checks, treatment and cooperation in diagnosis amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ambassador of Belarus to the Việt Nam Vladimir Goshin writes to Việt Nam News to mark the National Day of Belarus (July 3)

Việt Nam News asked Pfizer Việt Nam about the deal to supply 31 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Vietnamese health ministry. The company reaffirmed its commitment to sell at non-for-profit prices and fulfil deliveries to the country. 

Vietnam News Agency talks to Chinese Ambassador Xiong Bo on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (July 1, 1921-July 1, 2021) regarding its role in China’s development and cooperative ties with Communist Party of Việt Nam.

Việt Nam recently established the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund to solicit contributions from various sources in the fight against the pandemic. Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Country Director of Oxfam in Vietnam spoke to Thời báo Tài chính Việt Nam (Việt Nam Financial Times) more about the good practice.

Major General Trần Văn Nam, Deputy Commander of Việt Nam's coastguard talks with Vietnam News Agency about fighting drug crimes at sea.

With health systems at a breaking point, hospitals at capacity and desperate family members searching for oxygen for loved ones, the devastating second wave of COVID-19 that has swept across South Asia has felt ­surreal.