Challenges for VN with Industry 4.0

Đàm Mạnh Dương, Director of the Department of High Technology, under the Ministry of Science and Technology and Professor Doctor Trần Đình Thiên, Director of Việt Nam Institute for Economics, talk to Kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế Giới (Việt Nam and the World’s Economy) about Việt Nam and the fourth industrial revolution.

VN eyes more venture capital

Dr Nguyễn Quân, former Minister of Science and Technology, speaks to the newspaper Hà Nội mới (New Hà Nội) about the role played by venture capital funds in start-up development.

Rights of VN workers abroad must be protected

Doãn Mậu Diệp, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, speaks to the newspaper Nhân Dân (The People) newspaper about his ministry’s resolve to do every thing for Vietnamese guest workers abroad

Farmers’ loans cannot contravene lending principles

Assistant Professor Đinh Trọng Thịnh of the Hà Nội-based Finance Academy tells Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) that removing the need for adequate collateral for agricultural loans is not practical as it runs counter to a basic principle of lending.

How should we preserve our urban heritage?

Nguyễn Thị Hậu, vice general secretary of the Việt Nam History Association, spoke with Việt Nam Government Portal (chinhphu.vn) about how the urbanisation process has affected urban architecture heritage sites.

We need special policies for gifted students

Dr. Nguyễn Xuân Thành, deputy director of the General Secondary Education Department in the Ministry of Education and Training, spoke to the newspaper Tuổi trẻ (Youth) on ways to detect and nurture young talents.

Attitude is the soul of administrative reform

There are many positive instances of administrative reforms where procedures and time taken to get certificates and documents have been reduced considerably, but the best of administrative reforms will fall short if civil servants do not behave with the clear understanding they are there to serve the public.

Enterprises are main factors in sustainable growth rate

Professor Trần Thọ Đạt, Rector of the National Economics University, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs)  what are the main factors for Việt Nam to achieve its sustainable economic growth rate

Small hydro plants, big problem

Professor Vũ Trọng Hồng, Chairman of the Việt Nam Irrigation Association, speaks to the newspaper Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) about the dangerous impact of the proposal to build four super small hydro power plants in the central province of Quang Nam.

Smuggling in HCMC on rise

Nguyễn Quốc Hùng, deputy director of the Hồ Chí Minh City Customs Departement, speaks to the Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about his department’s resolve to deter smuggling

VN looks to repay debt to those who died

July 27 is observed as the Day of War Invalids and Martyrs. On this occasion, Đào Ngọc Dung, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, speaks to the Vietnam News Agency about the country’s policies for people who have rendered service to the nation.

HN new urban areas hit by floods

Phạm Sỹ Liêm, former Deputy Minister of Construction, speaks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about the need for ground level in building residential areas in Hà Nội’s outlying districts

Hà Nội reaps admin reform rewards

Trần Huy Sáng, Director of the Hà Nội Internal Affairs Department tells Hà Nội mới (New Hà Nội) that the capital city has obtained tangible benefits from its consistent focus on deepening its administrative reforms.

Outstanding debts hobble infrastructure projects

Dương Văn Cận, Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Việt Nam Association of Construction Contractors (VACC) tells Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about measures to settle outstanding debts in infrastructure construction which is estimated to reach between VNĐ30-40 trillion (US$1.33-1.77 billion).

Going beyond the pros and cons of vaccines

Two hundred years after the discovery of vaccine by the English physician Edward Jenner, immunisation can be credited with saving approximately 9 million lives a year worldwide.

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