Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Bích Lâm, director general of Việt Nam General Statistics Office (GSO), spoke to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Viet Nam Economics Times) newspaper about the significance of the 2017 Census.

Earlier this month, the Environment Minister said “we can’t dump waste into the sea.”

Phạm Minh Tuấn, the CEO of FPT Telecom, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about the group’s determination to solve the serious problem of traffic congestion in Hà Nội through its IT application.

Từ Thị Tuyết Nhung, from the Việt Nam Organic Association, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on the need to have the Government’s support in organic agriculture practice.

Professor Nguyễn Văn Thụ, who has involved in Hà Nội’s traffic planning, speaks to Khoa học & Đời sống (Science and Life) newspaper about the city’s draft resolution on phasing out motorcycles from inner districts from 2017 onwards.

The deaths of eight innocent patients in an extremely tragic medical incident in Hòa Bình Province on May 29 blew a severe hit to the eroding public trust in the national health system. Justice must be served, and fast.

Professor Dr Trịnh Hồng Sơn, deputy director general of the Việt Đức Hospital cum director of the National Co-ordination Center for the transplantation of human tissues, speaks to the monthly newspaper Nhân dân (People) about challenges his center is facing in looking for organ donors to meet the increasing need of patients.

Dr Trần Văn Tùng, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, speaks to the newspaper Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) about a promising market for technology transfer in Việt Nam under the 2017 Law on Technology Transfer

Bùi Văn Ga, Deputy Minister of Education, speaks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) about positive changes in the launching of “three in one” examination for 12^th graders in Việt Nam

In the past two decades, labour productivity in Việt Nam grew at 4.3 per cent on average, the highest increase among ASEAN countries, according to the ILO. However, in comparison with ASEAN states, Việt Nam’s aggregate labour productivity is still near the bottom.

Former Deputy Minister of Transport, Professor Lã Ngọc Khuê, talks to the Lao Động (Labour) and Việt Nam News newspapers about the glaring imbalance of Việt Nam’s traffic system: the rail market share falling precipitously, the airline sector is overloaded and an abused road transportation system results in huge losses of national resources and higher product prices, as well as worsening pollution and traffic congestion.

Lieutenant General Đỗ Kim Tuyến, Deputy Director of the General Police Department, told the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic & Urban affairs) newspaper that the community plays a central role in reducing the number of drug addicts.

Lawyer Nguyễn Tiến Lập talks to Thời báo Kinh tế Sài gòn (Sài Gòn Economic Times) about best way to utilise and manage limited State assets.

Jay Vontobel, who is responsible for Business Development at Vietnam Holding, an asset manager in Việt Nam, shares his opinions about the launch of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) energy strategy this week.

Vũ Văn Tám, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) that enterprises should only export their processing products.

Chairman of the Việt Nam Railways Corporation Vũ Anh Minh tells Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper about private investment potential in improving railway services.

Đặng Huy Đông, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, talks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about why approval of the Planning Law will be delayed until the next National Assembly full house meeting in October.

Nguyễn Nhật Cảm, director of the Hà Nội Preventive Medicine Centre, speaks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about the main causes of the dengue fever outbreak in the city and how to prevent it.