Việt Nam News

Bùi Tá Hòang Vũ, director of the HCM City’s Department of Tourism, talks to Người Lao Động (The Labourer) newspaper about HCM City’s efforts to improve its tourism environment to meet the target of 8.5 million foreign visitors and 32 million domestic visitors this year.

Nguyễn Tôn Quyền, Vice Chairman cum Secretary General of the Việt Nam Timber and Forest Product Association, speaks to the newspaper Hải quan cuối tuần (Customs weekend) on some key measures to ensure having steady raw materials for the Vieetnamese wooden sector

Ngọ Duy Hiểu, Vice President of the Việt Nam Confederation of Trade Union, talks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) on the essential elements that must be addressed in the upcoming 2019 salary reform

Phạm Trọng Thực, deputy director general for the Department of Industrial Safety and Environment in the Ministry of Industry and Trade speaks to the newspaper Công Thương (Industry and Trade) on the need to have specific measures to maximise the use of the combustion product coal fly ash.

The second round of talks between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended early, with both sides unable to make concrete progress on denuclearisation. A definitive peace deal was just out of reach for the former adversaries. However, it’s worth taking a moment to consider the meaning of this diplomatic event for Việt Nam as host.

The upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK chairman Kim Jong Un is slated to take place in Việt Nam on Wednesday and Thursday, and will be their second meeting following their first historic summit in Singapore last June. Ahead of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit, experts from around the world share their views on the event.

Nguyễn Đình Cung, director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, talks to Hải Quan (Customs Online) about Việt Nam’s efforts to improve its business environment in 2019

Like a rotten apple which spoils the barrel, travel scams have held back the country’s efforts to boost service quality-oriented tourism.

Years of rapid economic development have left Việt Nam with negative externalities – noise and poor air quality arising from pollution and road congestion.

Đinh Tiến Dũng, Minister of Finance, talks to Thời báo Kinh tế (Việt Nam Economic Times) about Việt Nam’s plan to pay back its foreign debts in 2019

Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tiến Dũng speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) online newspaper about plans to develop e-Government in the near future

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện talks to Vietnam News Agency about the country’s 2018 performance and plans for the new year.

Trần Thanh Mẫn, President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) newspaper on the Front’s tasks of supervision and providing social counter arguments

Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Deputy Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV), talks to Vietnamese News Agency on his office’s key missions in 2019

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng talks to Vietnam News Agency on the Government’s resolve to help private enterprises become a mainstay in the national economy.

Việt Nam is one of the most open economies in the world. Trade-led development has contributed to rapid growth, job creation and poverty reduction, helping the country achieve GDP growth of 7.1 per cent in 2018. But linkages between foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic enterprises are weak and may erode further unless Việt Nam puts the right policies in place to strengthen the competitiveness of domestic enterprises.

Phạm Thành Kiên, director of HCM City's Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT), speaks to the Người Lao động (The Labourer) newspaper about the department’s work plan for 2019.

Lê Văn Thời, Deputy Director of the General Department of State Reserves speaks to the media on the Government’s decision to send rice relief to poor households nationwide at the onset of the 2019 Tet (Lunar New Year) festival