Việt Nam News

Associated Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Thị Bích Thủy, head of the post-harvest technology section of the Việt Nam Agriculture Academy, talks with Bnews - an online newspaper of Việt Nam News Agency about promoting the application of post-harvest technology to remove difficulties for production and business in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rana Flowers, Representative of UNICEF Việt Nam, which co-ordinates the purchase and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines for Việt Nam through the COVAX initiative, talks to Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Vân about the significance of the country's COVID-19 vaccine fund in ensuring vaccine access for all

Jeremy Douglas, Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the Pacific talked to Việt Nam News reporter Bích Hường about crime prevention and control during the COVID-19 pandemic. ​​​​​​​

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed great challenges for many industries and fields, but at the same time opened up new development opportunities. Everyone is trying to adapt to the new situation. Thu Trang asks citizens how they have coped during the pandemic.

The WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus remarked in a recent press briefing that the disparity has caused a “two-track pandemic” in which developed nations in the west are increasingly protected while poorer ones are left exposed to outbreaks and death.

Major General Nguyễn Viết Lượng, Political Commissar of the Vietnam Military Medical University, talks to Vietnam News Agency on controversial proposal of waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents.

Professor Đỗ Đức Thái from the Ha Noi National University of Education (HNUE) talks to Khoa học phát triển (Science and Development) online newspaper about the maths ecosystem that he and his colleagues have been trying to build and its meaning to the education system of Viet Nam

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long spoke to the media about his evaluation of the current wave of COVID-19 infections in the country and efforts to secure 150 million vaccines by the end of the year.

Public health has dominated the world’s headlines for more than a year. The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s lives and livelihoods and on economies worldwide has reminded us of the destructive power of a microscopic virus. 

Valentina Barcucci, a labour economist at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Việt Nam, talks to Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Vân about solutions to support and protect workers from the COVID-19 pandemic

Italian ambassador Antonio Alessandro writes to Việt Nam News on the country’s National Day

Naomi Kitahara, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Việt Nam speaks to Việt Nam News reporter Thu Trang about the country’s work for COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control.

After nearly four years of implementing solutions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the European Commission (EC) has acknowledged Việt Nam’s commitment, political determination and efforts to deal with the matter.

Dr Kidong Park, WHO Representative in Việt Nam, has granted an exclusive interview to the Vietnam News Agency on the Vietnamese government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and WHO’s support for Việt Nam in the effort to become mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine producer.

Secretary-General of the National Assembly (NA) and Chairman of the NA’s office Bùi Văn Cường told the Vietnam News Agency about preparations for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021 - 2026 tenure as the election day is nearing amid the COVID-19 outbreak

Dr. Đặng Quang Tấn, head of the Preventive Medicines Department talks with Kiều Trinh & Minh Phương about how Việt Nam has managed the pandemic.

The National Election Council (NEC) late last month announced the official list of 868 candidates who will run for 500 seats in the 15th National Assembly. However, since then, some candidates were dismissed as candidates. Nguyễn Thị Thanh, Head of the National Assembly Standing Committee’s Board for Deputy Affairs and member of the National Election Council spoke to the Vietnam News Agency about the dismissal

Vietnam News Agency spoke with Vũ Tú Thành, ‎Deputy Regional Managing Director and Việt Nam Chief Representative of the ‎US-ASEAN Business Council, on COVID-19 “vaccine passport”, which is expected revive the world’s economy, especially tourism and air travel, but concerns remain because of new variants of coronavirus.