Việt Nam News

Awareness of continued gender inequality in Việt Nam has grown in the last several years, though the goal of eliminating gender discrimination has not brought equality to all Vietnamese women. Dr Dương Kim Anh, deputy director of the Việt Nam Women’s Academy talks with the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the issue.

The Ministry of Finance has said it is considering raising value added tax (VAT) to 11 percent from 2019 and then to 12 percent by 2020 from the current 10 percent.

Last year, Customs made significant changes in administrative procedures, creating favourable conditions for import-export businesses as per the Government’s resolution. Deputy Head of Việt Nam Customs Vũ Ngọc Anh talks with Hải Quan (Customs) Newspaper about measures to enhance that work this year.

Today, 1.25 billion Indians will have the honour to host ten esteemed guests – leaders of ASEAN nations – at India’s Republic Day celebrations in our capital, New Delhi. Yesterday, I had the privilege to host the ASEAN leaders for the Commemorative Summit to mark 25 years of ASEAN-India Partnership.

Water management in the Mekong region is, in practice, dominated by energy objectives.

Minister of Trade, Trần Tuấn Anh, speaks to Hải Quan (Custom) newspaper on the challenges facing the country in restructuring exports.

Dr. Nguyễn Đức Thành, director general of the Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research, speaks to the Kinh tế Đô thị (Urban Economy) about why the State should help develop the private sector.

Dr Bùi Đức Thụ, deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Deputy Affairs, speaks to Tiền phong (Vanguard) newspaper on the  negative impacts of the rise in value-added tax on the economy

Bùi Xuân Cường, director general of Hồ Chí Minh City Department of Transport, speaks to the Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper on the need to consult with the people in the course of developing the city transport policy

Dr Phạm Văn Tác, Director of the Personnel Department, under the Ministry of Health, speaks to Sức khỏe & Đời sống (Health and Life) about positive changes that have happened in the course of restructuring the health sector.

Director of the Department of Teachers and Educational Administrators, Dr. Hoàng Đức Minh, speaks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper on changes in the nation's teacher training policies.

On Monday, Deputy Chairman of the District 1 People’s Committee Đoàn Ngọc Hải in HCM City handed in his papers, admitting failure in his efforts to clear pavements of unauthorized vendors and other forms of illegal encroachment.

Associate Professor Nguyễn Thị Hương talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the importance of proper behaviour in public places

Lê Đức Thảo, Director of the Department on Advantages and Disadvantages of Mutation at the Agriculture Genetics Institute, talks to the newspaper Lao động (Labour) about the application of nuclear technology in the country’s primary industry – agriculture.

Chu Ngọc Anh, Minister of Science and Technology, talks to Việt Nam News Agency about advantages of the 4.0 industrial revolution for the country     

In just several hours on Wednesday, two explosions constantly occurred at the same place in a village in the northern Bắc Ninh Province’s Yên Phong District, killing two people, both of whom are children, and injuring eight others, all are nearby locals.

Bùi Văn Ga, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, speaks to Thanh niên (Young People) about the need to reform curriculum and encourage businesses to support scientific research in higher education institutions

Trần Quang Hoài, head of the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, talks to the newspaper Hải quan (Customs) on what he said was abnormal weather in Việt Nam last year.