Road maintenance fund needs repair

Lê Hồng Điệp, head of the Việt Nam Road Directorate’s Road Maintenance Department, spoke with Vietnam News Agency about the use of the Road Maintenance Fund to extend the lifespan of highways.

Teachers must expand their knowledge

Professor Dr Lê Kim Long, former principle of the Hà Nội University of Education, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) on the impacts of the 4.0 Revolution – the major economic shift currently underway, driven by new digital technologies – on  Vietnamese teachers.

Nation’s cooperatives must be strengthened

Nguyễn Văn Đoàn, director general of the Department of Co-operatives, under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, talks to Vietnam New Agency about the role of the collective economy in national economic development.

We want high quality gov’t reports, not rosy ones

Phan Xuân Xiểm, former member of the Party Central Inspection Committee, speaks to the newspaper Khoa học & Đời sống (Science and Life) about the need to have high quality report reflecting what the true fact - not rosy report.

Boost productivity for Industry 4.0

Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, head of Việt Nam’s National Productivity Institute tells the Kinh tế & Đô Thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper that business managers should play the leading role in increasing labour productivity.

ODA money is not for granted

Bùi Đức Thụ, deputy director of the National Assembly Deputies Affairs Committee speaks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s role in tracking on the use of the overseas development aid.

Demand for change in PPP projects

Lê Văn Tăng, former director general the Tender Management Departement under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, speaks to the Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about the need to change the management of PPP projects.

Decree to accelerate Hòa Lạc Hi-tech project

Phạm Đại Dương, deputy minister of Science and Technology, speaks to the Nhân Dân (People) newspaper about a newly enacted decree to accelerate the long-delayed  Hòa Lạc high-tech project.

STEM should be core to education system: expert

The subjects of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have traditionally been taught as separate subjects, isolated from real-world applications. Việt Nam is now trying to change that. Đỗ Hoàng Sơn, a member of the Organising Board for STEM 2017 talks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economics and Urban Affairs) about leaders’ important role in expanding and improving STEM education in all schools nation-wide

Construction enterprises need Government support

Nguyễn Quốc Hiệp, Chairman of the Việt Nam Construction Enterprises speaks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) on challenges facing construction enterprises

Six more bridges to span Hà Nội’s Red and Đuống rivers

Phan Trường Thành is one of the drafters of the "Master plan on Investment in Hà Nội’s Transportation Infrastructure in 2017-2021, with a vision to 2030". He speaks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about the importance of building new bridges across the Red River.

Expanding role of MSMEs in global sustainable development

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is home to 40 per cent of the world’s population, 50 per cent of global trade, and 60 per cent of global GDP. Over the last quarter century, APEC has shaped and transformed the global economy and supported half a billion people in their rise out of poverty.

Restructure the State Budget to make it more efficient

Trương Bá Tuấn, deputy director general of the Institute for Strategic and Financial Policies - under the Ministry of Finance (MoF), speaks to Vietnam News Agency on the MoF’s proposal to restructure the national budget.

Central VN seeks investment

Phan Xuân Dũng, Chairman of the National Assembly Commission for Science, Technology and Environment, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) newspaper about the central region’s readiness for foreign investors.

Hà Nội crafts ambitious plan to ease traffic stranglehold

Khuất Việt Hùng, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of Traffic Safety, has been cycling to work for the past seven years. As someone who deals with the country’s traffic problems, he feels the need to set an example through his modest efforts to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in Hà Nội.

Hà Nội’s ’golden’ land needs better oversight

For the second time in two years, a proposal put forward by the Hà Nội Police Department to move Hà Nội Railway Station (HNRS) and all inter-provincial railway tracks to the suburbs has been rejected by many experts and citizens.

The first 1,000 days: a golden opportunity

The most important thing for human beings is our brain. Yet when we have young babies we are not caring for the development of their brains the way we care for their bodies. Brain development should be our biggest concern for all of us because it lays the foundation for a child future. It’s right to be a priority for government leaders as well as businesses.

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