Trash hurts cash:  Environmental issues threaten economy

Stepping out of their doors into the scorching heat last week, Hanoians choked on the foul smell of piles of trash left on the streets. The usual destination for Hà Nội’s rubbish, Nam Sơn Waste Treatment Complex, had been blocked by local residents, preventing garbage trucks from entering the site.

Việt Nam needs a strong national reserve fund

PhD Nguyễn Văn Bình, director of the Department of Policies and Legal Affairs under the General Department of State Reserves, talks to Thời báo Tài Chính Việt Nam (Việt Nam Financial Times) about the need to secure more resources for the national reserve

Underground water must be used rationally

Triệu Đức Huy, deputy director general of the National Centre for Water Resources Planning and Investigation, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) on the need to preserve water resources

Invest now to limit destruction from wildfires

On the morning of June 28, Phan Đình Thành from Nghi Sơn District in central Hà Tĩnh Province bought groceries and a lighter to smoke some cigarettes. Later that afternoon, he gathered dried leaves in a trash pit in his garden and lit them on fire. The wind rapidly spread the fire to the nearby forest in Hồng Lĩnh Mountain.

Hà Nội ranks top in attracting foreign investment

Trương Việt Dũng, deputy director of the Hà Nội’s Department of Planning and Investment, speaks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on what the city has done to become a leader in attracting foreign investment

Việt Nam upholds dangerous fight against drug crime

Colonel Bùi Văn Lụa, deputy director of the General Department of Drug Control under the Việt Nam Border Guards, talks to the Government Portal about the Vietnamese border guards and the people’s will to say no to illicit drugs.

Requirements versus benefits in eco-industrial parks

Trần Duy Đông, director general of the Department for Local and Regional Economy under the Ministry of Planning and Investment,  speaks to Công Thương (Industry and Trade) newspaper about the development of eco-industrial parks in Việt Nam

Việt Nam fights fake news

Nguyễn Thanh Lâm, director general of the Authority of Broadcasting, TV and Electronic Information, under the Ministry of Information and Communications, talks to the newspaper Thanh Niên (Young People) on the fight against fake news in Việt Nam

Publisher fights textbook shortage

Lê Hoàng Hải, deputy general director of Việt Nam Education Publishing House, talks with Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper about the printing and distribution plan for textbooks ahead of the 2019-2020 academic year

Supervision of inspectors must be increased to avoid bribery

Vũ Quốc Hùng, former deputy head of the Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee, talks to Khoa Học & Đời Sống (Science and Life) newspaper about the construction inspectors recently accused of taking bribes in Vĩnh Tường District, Vĩnh Phúc Province and measures that could help prevent similar cases in the future

Cattle farming: a solution to African swine fever

Nguyễn Xuân Dương, acting director of the Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on alternatives to pig farming in response to the spread of African swine fever

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