Việt Nam News

In an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency reporter based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Chargé d'Affaires at the US Mission to ASEAN Melissa A. Brown has affirmed that Washington commends Vietnam for its efforts as ASEAN Chair during this challenging time caused by COVID-19

Doctor Nguyễn Hoàng Sơn, director of the Centre for Information and Libraries at the Hà Nội National University of Education, and Vice President of the Việt Nam Libraries Association, talks to Quân Đội Nhân Dân (People’s Army) newspaper about the development of a digital centre for an intelligent university in Việt Nam

Artists Tào Linh, Doãn Hoàng Lâm and Nguyễn Vân Chung are showing their paintings which were made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Igor Driesmans spoke to Vietnam News Agency reporter based in Jakarta, Indonesia, appreciating Viêt Nam’s efforts in hosting the 53rd ASEAN Minister Meeting and related meetings amid unprecedented challenges.

Đỗ Công Anh, deputy head of the Authority of Information Technology Application under the Ministry of Information and Communications, talks to the Việt Nam Government Portal (VGP) about the transparency benefits of the recently launched National Data Portal.

Chuan Leekpai, President of the National Assembly of Thailand, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the need for parliaments to stay connected to the people and why ASEAN members must stay united amid the pandemic, on the occasion of the 41st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly

Nguyễn Quang Hùng, Deputy General Director of the Directorate of Fisheries talks to Chinhphu.vn about Việt Nam’s resolve to stop all illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities in foreign, territorial waters.

Director of Hà Nội Department of Education and Training Chử Xuân Dũng talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the city’s preparations for the new academic year in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Đào Quang Vinh, former Director General of the Institute of Labour, Science and Social Affairs in the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to the newspaper Countryside Today on whether the Government should launch the 2nd package to help people affected in the Covid-19 pandemic

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Quang Sơn gave an interview to Vietnam News Agency on the results of the recently concluded third meeting of the six Mekong-Langcang countries in Hà Nội on how to minimise the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

Many people are confused about the different types of COVID-19 tests available in Việt Nam. Assoc. Prof. and PhD Lê Thị Quỳnh Mai, deputy director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology spoke with Sức khoẻ&Đời sống (Health&Life) newspaper about the differences between the rapid tests and the RT-PCR tests used in the fight against the pandemic

Nguyễn Ngọc Toản, Deputy Director-General of the Social Security Department in the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, speaks to the newspaper Thời báo tài chính Việt Nam (Việt Nam Financial Times) on his ministry’s plan to develop a national social security system in all provinces and cities nationwide

Nguyễn Sinh Hiền, Deputy Director of Hà Nội Heart Hospital, talks about the telehealth system, which was built to meet the remote examination and treatment system standards of the Ministry of Health. 

Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Uruguay Raúl Silveira shares a message to mark Uruguay’s National Day (August 25) in the special context of the COVID-19 struggle.

Major General Tô Văn Huệ, head of the Department for Administrative Management of Social Order under the Ministry of Public Security told online newspaper dantri.com.vn about the ministry’s plans to introduce chip-based identity cards

PhD Trần Du Lịch, a member of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Economic Advisory Council, speaks to Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about HCM City’s wish to become a national financial centre

HCM City targets achieving a 95 per cent disbursement rate for public investment this year amid the COVID-19 crisis, Lê Thị Huỳnh Mai, director of the city Department of Planning and Investment, has said. Mai talks about what the city plans to do to achieve its target.