Việt Nam News

As it is unfeasible to pursue a ‘Zero COVID’ policy, Việt Nam needs to have plans to live with COVID-19, minimise deaths from the disease and control outbreaks, according to Director of the Central Lung Hospital Nguyễn Viết Nhung.

On the occasion of the 44th anniversary of Việt Nam joining the United Nations (September 20), Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Việt Nam, granted an exclusive interviewed to the Vietnam News Agency about cooperation between the UN organisation and Vietnamese partners over the past four decades as well as future development prospect, especially in sexual and reproductive health.

Nguyễn Hồng Dân, deputy director of Hà Nội’s Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Lao Động (Labour) newspaper about supporting freelance workers affected by the pandemic.

Trần Đắc Phu, a senior advisor at the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre talks to the Government Portal and Quân đội Nhân dân (People’s Army) online newspaper about efforts to seek COVID-19 vaccine supply sources to achieve herd immunity

Dr Kidong Park, Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Việt Nam, has highlighted the Vietnamese Government’s measures and efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.

Ministries, departments and localities have been taking steps to transform State management in accordance with the Planning Law towards the direction “Government as a unity”. Planning on products, goods, and services will be replaced with standards and regulations, contributing to a fair and open environment for business and investment. To learn more about this transformation, Hà Nội Mới (Hà Nội News) Newspaper spoke to the Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng.

Dr Nguyễn Thanh Liêm, former director of the National Paediatrics Hospital, has said that while the vaccine coverage in Việt Nam is still low, the economy and health sectors are weak, and Việt Nam cannot yet live with COVID-19 like European and American models.

HCM City's strict implementation of social distancing has made the lives of many residents more and more difficult. Throughout the process, leaders of the city always insisted that all authority levels must ensure foods and necessities for the people of the city, and consider this as one of the key tasks in the fight against the pandemic.  Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) Newspaper discussed with senior officials the implementation of new solutions to ensure social security in the future.

Vietnam News Agency talks to Major General Trần Văn Nam, Deputy Commander of the High Command of the Việt Nam Coast Guard, on preventing illegal entries via sea routes to control COVID-19 risks.

As the new school year prepares to get underway, many students across the country will have to make do with virtual learning due to COVID-19 outbreaks nationwide. Vietnam News Agency spoke to education minister Nguyễn Kim Sơn ahead of this challenging year.

Deputy director of the National Population Data Centre Nguyễn Thành Vĩnh talks to the Government Portal about the application of modern technology and the national population database on managing citizens in pandemic-hit areas and COVID-19 vaccinations.

Hà Thị Nga, chairwoman of Vietnam Women Association, recently spoke to the media about ‘Promoting women’s economic empowerment in the future of work and post-pandemic recovery through digital and financial inclusion,’ which is a resolution adopted at the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked HCM City to conduct city-wide COVID-19 testing during the social distancing period to detect infections early and curb the virus transmission. Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn talks to the Government online newspaper about measures to support the city to fulfil the plan.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan spoke with Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) Newspaper about the need to change Việt Nam’s agricultural production, saying it is necessary that related parties work together in the spirit of cooperating and associating.

In a recent interview with Thế giới & Việt Nam (The World & Vietnam Report), Dr. Nguyễn Hồng Thao shared details of his work and the preparation for re-nomination to the position.

In the context of the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines are considered a strategic and sustainable solution. Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính recently signed  decision on establishing the Government's Working Group on vaccine diplomacy (the Working Group). Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn, Head of the Working Group, spoke to the press about the specific objectives of this Working Group and the contributions of the foreign affairs ministry to the Government's joint efforts in the fight against COVID-19.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Ngọc Đông talked to Vietnamplus about price fluctuation and shortage of construction materials for the North-South Expressway sub-projects.