Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Văn Biên, VINACOMIN deputy director, tells Tuổi Trẻ (Youth), that there are positive aspects to the Tân Rai bauxite mining project.

A 13-year-old girl in Cà Mau Province and her family reported to local police that she was abused by a neighbour eight times and petitioned that the perpetrator be taken to court. The answer they got from the police last November was a decision not to investigate further because “there was not enough evidence”.

Associate Professor Phạm Trung Lương, former deputy director of the Institute for Tourism Development, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, speaks to Bnews.vn on how to turn the tourism industry into a spearhead economic sector.

Doãn Mậu Diệp, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, tells the Hải quan (Customs) Newspaper that the country plans to increase the quality of workers sent abroad

The head of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Preventive Medicine, Trần Đắc Phu, speaks to the online VietnamPlus newspaper about the latest wave of whooping cough, which has killed five children.

Vũ Thành Tự Anh, Research Director at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Programme in Việt Nam, tells Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam ( Việt Nam Economic Times) that Việt Nam should no longer give priority to certain industrial products.

Trần Thị Thanh Hà, deputy director of the Centre for Industrial Relations Development under the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour, tells Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) that her department will help grassroots Trade Unions sue employers that don’t pay workers’ social insurance, health insurance and unemployment benefits on time.

Điểu Kré, a member of the Party Central Committee and deputy director of the Standing Committee of Tây Nguyên Steering Board, speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the region’s resolve to do everything to attract more funding for the region in the course of its development

Nguyễn Ngọc Đông, Vice Minister of Transport, speaks to the newspaper Tiền Phong (Vanguard) about his Ministry’s plan on developing a fast, yet safe railway service

Lê Vĩnh Tân, Minister of Home Affairs, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) newspaper about restructuring the country’s civil service.

As Hà Nội’s land resource is depleted by new constructions, underground space planning assumes vital importance, Dr Đào Ngọc Nghiêm, architect and vice chairman of the Association of Hà Nội Urban Development Planning tells Kinh tế và Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs).

Trương Duy Nghĩa, Chairman of the Việt Nam Thermal Science and Technology Association, tells Kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới (Việt Nam & World Economy) that coal will continue to be main source of electricity for Viet Nam in the coming years

Nguyễn Danh Huy, general director of the Private Public Partnership Investment Project Management Department, under the Ministry of Transport, speaks to the Lao Động (Labour ) newspaper about the need to revive legal documents relating to BOT projects.

A much acclaimed drive to clear pavements of encroachments will not succeed in the long-term without a public culture of obeying traffic laws

Phạm Lương Sơn, deputy director general of the Việt Nam Social Insurance Agency speaks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế (Việt Nam Economic Times) about his agency’s project to have a health dossier for all Vietnamese citizens

Doctors and other medical staff have to work very hard, but receive very low salaries and benefits. 

Hồ Đức Phớc, Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Việt Nam, spoke to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh Tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about his agency’s resolve to become an effective tool in controlling and managing the public finance and assets.

Nguyễn Xuân Anh, Secretary of the Đà Nẵng Party Committee, speaks to the newspaper Tuổi trẻ (Youth) about the criteria for selecting the city’s leaders