Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Chí Dũng, Minister of Planning and Investment, talks to the Government portal on what the country has done to help the Mekong Delta region develop sustainability.

Phan Lê Thu Hằng, deputy general director of the Planning and Finance Department under the Ministry of Health, talks to Vietnamplus online newspaper about improving primary healthcare

Schools need repairs, hospitals need more beds and roads need expanding, so really the focus should not necessarily be on new cameras.

Following the tragic lorry deaths in Essex, some 28 families from central provinces of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh have reported to local authorities that they are no longer in contact with relatives who were supposed to be en route to the UK. Mark Brown, the officer in charge of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Việt Nam, talks exclusively to Việt Nam News reporter Khoa Thư about illegal smuggling in the country and what the government can do to prevent similar cases.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture Hà Công Tuấn talks to Năng Lượng Mới (New Energy) newspaper about the strengths and weaknesses of Vietnamese agricultural products

Director of Hà Nội’s Department of Transport Vũ Văn Viện talks to Vietnam News Agency about the city’s plans to collect tolls from vehicles

Việt Nam News speaks to experts about public service management and the need to enforce a law on public service management after the recent water crisis in Hà Nội.

The Law on Preventing Alcohol’s Harmful Effect will take effect at the beginning of next year. There will be radical changes which will ultimately save lives, but can those changes be made?

Professor Trần Hồng Thái, deputy general director of Vietnam’s General Department of Meteorology, talks to Tài Nguyên & Môi Trường (Natural Resources and Environment) online newspaper about Việt Nam’s resolve to develop a safe society in the context of climate change

Dr Nguyễn Trọng Khoa, deputy head of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of Health talks to Người Đưa Tin (The Herald) newspaper about blood donations and allegations people are waiting outside hospitals offering to sell their own blood.

Lê Quang Thưởng, former Vice Director of the Commission for Organisation of the Party Central Committee, speaks to Tiền Phong newspaper on the need to prevent opportunists from holding Party or Government positions.

Võ Thanh Sang, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Statistics, explains to Tuổi Trẻ Online the concept of dwelling houses in the wake of a recent population and housing survey.

ILO Director of the Department of Partnerships and Field Support, Rie Vejs-Kjeldgaard, talks to Việt Nam News about Việt Nam’s efforts in ratifying ILO conventions.  

Professor Trần Anh Tuấn, a member of the Việt Nam National Assembly's Economic Commission, talks to Vietnam Investment Review about how to attract more foreign investment into the country

Việt Nam has witnessed the rise of companies which place social impacts over financial gains. However, THE awareness of the Government and community about social enterprise remains limited. Phan Đức Hiếu, deputy head of the Central Institute for Economic Management talks to Nhân dân (People) newspaper about the new business model.

Nguyễn Ngọc Hoà, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade, speaks about HCM City’s development plan for the logistics industry to 2025 with a vision to 2030, which has received positive feedback. Hoa addresses a number of issues that still concern experts. 

Lưu Bình Nhưỡng, deputy director of the National Assembly Commission for People’s Aspirations, speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about the need for the Vietnamese airline market to follow international standards.  .

Hoàng Thành Thái, deputy director of Hà Nội’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the department’s resolve to get rid of poverty in the capital city.