Việt Nam News

Doãn Hà Thắng, an expert on space technology, talks to Viet Nam News about the development of earth observation technologies (remote sensing) and how these can be applied for the country’s social-economic development and well-being.

PhD Doctor Nguyễn Quân, President of the Việt Nam Automation Association, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on the role of automation in Industry 4.0

Thanh Xuân District should spend more time ensuring the well-being of the people, not who is authorised or not authorised to make a call – it’s simply not appropriate, especially when people are getting tired of the bureaucracy that is often decried for sluggishness and lacking compassion.

Hoàng Đức Minh, director of the Teachers and Educational Managers Department under the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), talks to Vietnamnet e-newspaper about staff for the new school year and their salary policy.

Senior Lieutenant Colonel Phạm Quang Hiếu, Deputy Head of Naval Staff of Region 2 Command, talks to Quân đội nhân dân (People’s Army) newspaper about the Việt Nam People’s Navy’s participation in the first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX), which is taking place from September 2-6.

Nguyễn Viết Tiến, deputy health minister, talks to Tuổi trẻ cuối tuần (Youth Weekend edition) about the concerns raised over a two-year pilot programme that would grant full autonomy to the four largest public hospitals in the country – Bạch Mai, Việt Nam-Germany, K (in Hà Nội) and Chợ Rẫy Hospital (in HCM City).

Ninh Thị Thu Hương, director general of the Agency of Grassroots Culture, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, talks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about her agency's efforts to regulate the advertisement industry.

Phạm Hùng Anh, director of the School Facilities and Equipment Department under the Ministry of Education and Training, spoke to the Lao Động (Labour) newspaper about preparations for the coming new school year.

Dr Hoàng Văn Cường, Vice Rector of the National Economics University, speaks to the newspaper Khoa học & Đời sống (Science and Life) about the differences between full-time and part-time diploma courses.

Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy at the International Labour Organisation, spoke to Viet Nam News reporter Thu Vân about the Vietnamese Government's efforts to change its labour laws in line with requirements on labour rights in free trade agreements it has recently ratified, like the CPTPP and the EVFTA, as well as the challenges ahead in the world of work. 

Việt Nam has made big strides in applying atomic energy in treating diseases, especially cancer. Dr Vương Hữu Tấn, Chairman of Việt Nam Atomic Energy Association, talks with VietTimes on how the country is using nuclear techniques in medicine.

Phùng Đức Tiến, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside today) on his ministry’s efforts to fight the swine fever epidemic.

Lieutenant General Lê Đông Phong, Director of the Hồ Chí Minh City Department of Policy speaks to the newspaper Thanh Niên (Young People) on his agency’s commitment to tackle ‘black credit’ in the city.

Phạm Minh Huân, former Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs spoke with Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about the draft revised Labour Code and its regulations on overtime hours and pay, which should be set according to the national economy.  

Nguyễn Bích Lâm, director general of the General Department of Statistics, talks to Việt Nam News Agency about measures to improve labour productivity 

Nguyễn Hữu Thiện, an independent researcher on the ecosystem in the Mekong Delta talks to the newspaper Countryside Today on the serious problem of land erosion in the region.

Nguyễn Ngô Quang, deputy head of the Department of Science, Technology and Training under the Ministry of Health, talked to Youth (Tuổi Trẻ) Newspaper’s weekend edition about the need for financial sources for health staff training.

Nguyễn Huy Tiệp, deputy director of the HCM City Customs Department, speaks to the newspaper Hải Quan (Customs) on his agency’s efforts to shorten customs clearance time.