Việt Nam News

In June and July the Indian-made ComBe Five vaccine will replace the Korean-made Quinvaxem against five common, potentially fatal diseases affecting infants — diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and haemophilus influenza type B.

Hồ Kim Lan, director general of the Việt Nam Sea Ports Association, talks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about conditions for logistics development in Việt Nam

Farmers are suffering a paradox of “good crop but prices drop” with one of main reasons being weak application of post-harvest technology. Associated Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Thị Bích Thủy, head of the post-harvest technology section of the Việt Nam Agriculture Academy, talks with Kinh Tế Việt Nam và Thế Giới (Việt Nam and World Economy) Magazine about the issue.

Lê Thanh Vân, a member of the National Assembly Finance and Budget Committee, speaks to VOV online about the pro and cons of merging provincial departments that have similar functions.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed imposing a new tax on people who own property worth VNĐ700 million ($31,000) or more.

Khuất Thu Hồng, director of the Insitute for Social Development Studies, speaks to the Thế giới&Việt Nam (The World and Việt Nam Report) newspaper after a student suicide because of studying pressure.

Nguyễn Thanh Phong, director general of the Department of Food Safety under the Ministry of Health, talks to Vietnam News Agency about positive changes in food safety management in Việt Nam

One of transport sector’s current goals is to develop waterway transport to reduce pressure on road transport. Hoàng Hồng Giang, Director of Inland Waterway Department, talks with Vietnam News Agency about strategies for developing the sector.

Nguyễn Trí Hiếu, a financial expert talks to Tiền Phong (Vanguard) Newspaper on the importance for the country to create a level playing field to people from all social strata

Nothing else will work. More than a year after a hefty increase in fines for littering violations, there has been no appreciable improvement in the situation, not a dent in the magnitude of change that is needed. We can no longer afford to accept inane, comforting messages that say small actions make a big difference. We need big actions that make a huge difference!

Đàm Quang Thắng, adviser for the National Start-up programme, tells the newspaper Thời báo Kinh Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) that the toughest challenge facing Vietnamese Agritech start ups is the legal requirements they contend with.

Dr Lương Văn Khôi, deputy director for the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast, under the Ministry of Planning and Investment talks to Thương Gia online.vn on the important role of high technology in raising labour productivity.

Đàm Tiến Thắng, deputy director of Hà Nội Department of Industry and Commerce talks to the newspaper Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) about the city’s plan to modernise its industry

Đinh Trọng Thắng, director of the Department of Investment, under the Research Institute of the Central Economic Management – Ministry of Planning and Investment talks to the newspaper Hải Quan (Customs) on what the country should do to attract enterprises to invest in agriculture.

Bùi Nguyên Hùng, director general of the Copyright Office, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, speaks to the newspaper Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) about how Decree 22 will interpret changes made to the 2009 Law on Intellectual Property Rights

Nguyễn Hữu Chính, Chief Judge of the Hà Nội Supreme People’s Court, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the Government’s resolve to give due punishment to any person using their power for their personal interest.

Doctor Trần Hồng Thái, deputy director general of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to the online newspaper of the Vietnamese Communist Party about his agency’s efforts to produce reliable weather forecasts on par with those of foreign peers.

A doctor takes up a hefty dictionary and some thick medical textbooks. He does not open their pages to look up some obscure disease and its treatment, though.