Việt Nam News

Reaching Việt Nam’s goal of receiving 18 million foreign tourists this year looks to be in jeopardy. Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper talks with Hà Văn Siêu, vice director of Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism, about the situation.

Trương Anh Dũng, deputy director general of the General Directorate of Vocational Education and Training talks to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) on the need for young Vietnamese people to focus more on acquiring high professional skills before joining the labour market.

Associate Professor Dr Phùng Chí Sỹ, Director of the Environmental Technology Centre (ENTEC), speaks to the newspaper Nhân Dân (People) on the need to have good criteria for sanitation in all Vietnamese landfills.

Professor Doctor Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Administration of Medical Service speaks to the website suckhoedoisong.vn on his administration’s resolve to give the best services to patients

Nguyễn Doãn Tú, director general of the General Department of Population and Family Planning, under the Ministry of Health, talks to Vietnam News Agency on what Viet Nam should do to narrow the gap in birth rate between different regions.

Stepping out of their doors into the scorching heat last week, Hanoians choked on the foul smell of piles of trash left on the streets. The usual destination for Hà Nội’s rubbish, Nam Sơn Waste Treatment Complex, had been blocked by local residents, preventing garbage trucks from entering the site.

PhD Nguyễn Văn Bình, director of the Department of Policies and Legal Affairs under the General Department of State Reserves, talks to Thời báo Tài Chính Việt Nam (Việt Nam Financial Times) about the need to secure more resources for the national reserve

Triệu Đức Huy, deputy director general of the National Centre for Water Resources Planning and Investigation, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) on the need to preserve water resources

Deputy Foreign Minister Lê Hoài Trung speaks to The World and Việt Nam Report about Việt Nam’s national report under the third-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva on July 4 as part of the ongoing 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Nguyễn Văn Chí, deputy chief of the Hà Nội Coordination Office on New Rural Development, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about measures to implement the programme on new-style rural areas.

Director of the Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Department of Drug-related Crimes, Phạm Văn Các, talks to Nhân Dân (People) newspaper about measures needed to fight drug crimes.

Coast Guard Commander Lieuternant General Nguyễn Văn Sơn Việt Nam, talks to Vietnam News Agency about a new law which took effect this month.

On the morning of June 28, Phan Đình Thành from Nghi Sơn District in central Hà Tĩnh Province bought groceries and a lighter to smoke some cigarettes. Later that afternoon, he gathered dried leaves in a trash pit in his garden and lit them on fire. The wind rapidly spread the fire to the nearby forest in Hồng Lĩnh Mountain.

Experts and members of the publishing industry talks to Tuổi trẻ newspaper about the rampant increase of counterfeit books on the market and how to address the issue effectively.

Trương Việt Dũng, deputy director of the Hà Nội’s Department of Planning and Investment, speaks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on what the city has done to become a leader in attracting foreign investment

Colonel Bùi Văn Lụa, deputy director of the General Department of Drug Control under the Việt Nam Border Guards, talks to the Government Portal about the Vietnamese border guards and the people’s will to say no to illicit drugs.

Nguyễn Đức Hòa, director of Hà Nội Social Insurance, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the project to provide social insurance for all workers

Trần Duy Đông, director general of the Department for Local and Regional Economy under the Ministry of Planning and Investment,  speaks to Công Thương (Industry and Trade) newspaper about the development of eco-industrial parks in Việt Nam