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'Space' for OVs' contribution is no longer restricted by physical geography

Go Digital ASEAN upskilling people in remote, underserved parts of Việt Nam

While large manufacturers and big businesses adopt digital tools to facilitate marketing and distribution of their products amid the COVID-19 outbreak, a majority of small business owners and underemployed youth in rural areas use their smartphones for communication and entertainment rather than for business due to a lack of digital skills.

Home quarantine offers hope for hospitals in need of beds

HCM City is the first locality in Việt Nam to pilot a new scheme allowing asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to quarantine at home. In a recent interview with the Việt Nam Government Portal, Doctor Trương Hữu Khanh, Head of HCM City’s Paediatrics Hospital No.1’s Infectious and Nervous Diseases Department shares about the scheme amid increasing cases in HCM City.

Gaming the system only damages attempts to tackle COVID-19 outbreak

Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam as the fourth wave of infections have not showed any sign of let-up, people have been getting up in arms about a privileged few with connections that seem to be shamelessly bragging about their exemptions from the rules that the mass has to follow.

Urgent Multilateral Cooperation to Build Back Better

By meeting in July, APEC Leaders break tradition to highlight the importance of coming together amid the crisis

Explained: COVID-19 vaccine side effects and vaccinations

Vice chairwoman of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Dương Thị Hồng, talks to Chính Phủ (Government) online about COVID-19 vaccinations.

Power infrastructure ready for rainy season: EVNNPT

Phạm Lê Phú, general director of of Việt Nam's National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT), talks to Đấu Thầu (Bidding) newspaper about safe operation of power transmission system in the coming rainy and stormy season.

Sanctions for illegal fishing to be amended to deter violations

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phùng Đức Tiến spoke to Báo điện tử chính phủ (the online newspaper of the Government) about plans to amend a number of policies to put an end to the illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing activities

Explained: New home-quarantine pilot programme for COVID-19 patients

Deputy Minister of Health, Nguyễn Trường Sơn, talks about revised health ministry guidelines on the mandatory quarantine period and details of a pilot home-quarantine scheme for people who come into direct contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Ensuring population quality in spite of COVID-19

Đinh Huy Dương, head of the Department of Communication and Education under the General Office for Population and Family Planning, talks to Quân đội Nhân dân (People’s Army) online newspaper about the impacts of the COVID-19 on population quality

New regulation on PhD enrolment and training strengthens academic integrity

Director of the Higher Education Department under the Ministry of Education and Training Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ speaks to Báo điện tử chính phủ (Online newspaper of the Government) about the newly-promulgated regulation on PhD enrolment and training

Việt Nam and Philippines mark 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties

Foreign Minister, Bùi Thanh Sơn, talks to Thế giới & Việt Nam (World and Việt Nam) about Việt Nam’s relationship with the Philippines on the 45th anniversary of officially establishing diplomatic ties (July 12, 1976 – 2021).

New trade union resolution to better protect workers: Official

General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng approved the issuance of Resolution No. 02-NQ/TW of the Politburo on renovating the organisation and operation of the Việt Nam Trade Union in the new situation.

Vaccines key to fast economic recovery

Prof. Dr Trần Thọ Đạt, a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Council discusses Việt Nam's socio-economic performance in the first six months of 2021.

Pandemic shows the path to transparent agriculture: minister

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan talks to the Government Portal about the consumption of lychee and other agricultural products during the pandemic

Difficulties ahead for Việt Nam to achieve this year's economic growth: GSO head

General director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyễn Thị Hương spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the difficulties ahead in the second half of this year as the country pursues its twin goals to effectively prevent and control COVID-19 and maintain socio-economic development.

Hospital embraces technology as COVID-19 goes on

Speaking to Vân Nguyễn from Việt Nam News, Dr. Đỗ Mạnh Hùng, Deputy Head of General Planning Department and surgeon of Spine Surgery Department at Việt Đức University Hospital, discusses how the hospital is using technology in health checks, treatment and cooperation in diagnosis amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Belarus and Việt Nam: time-tested friendship

Ambassador of Belarus to the Việt Nam Vladimir Goshin writes to Việt Nam News to mark the National Day of Belarus (July 3)

Pfizer committed to supplying COVID-19 vaccines to Việt Nam "as quickly as possible"

Việt Nam News asked Pfizer Việt Nam about the deal to supply 31 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Vietnamese health ministry. The company reaffirmed its commitment to sell at non-for-profit prices and fulfil deliveries to the country.

Việt Nam, China's Communist parties will advance the cause of socialism

Vietnam News Agency talks to Chinese Ambassador Xiong Bo on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (July 1, 1921-July 1, 2021) regarding its role in China’s development and cooperative ties with Communist Party of Việt Nam.

Vaccine fund a good strategy to secure large financing needed

Việt Nam recently established the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund to solicit contributions from various sources in the fight against the pandemic. Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Country Director of Oxfam in Vietnam spoke to Thời báo Tài chính Việt Nam (Việt Nam Financial Times) more about the good practice.