Việt Nam News

Associate Professor Hoàng Minh Sơn, rector of the Hà Nội University of Science and Technology, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economics Time) on the skills needed in the 4.0 Industrial Revolution

Mai Tiến Dũng, Minister and Chairman of the Office of the Government, talks to Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper about the Key Performance Indicator, an effective tool to measure the quality of electronic government.

Financial experts talks to Youth Newspaper on several ways to avoid the misuse of the tax payers’ money in public projects

The new kind of exam lifted such a burden from the students and their families. That all localities have decent infrastructure to host a national-level exam was one necessary condition for the two-in-one test. But the other, in which localities must ensure the security, secrecy and general quality of the exam, was somehow missing.

Phùng Xuân Nhạ, Minister of Education and Training, speaks to VietnamPlus on his ministry’s resolve to hold high the principles of fairness, objectivity and transparency for future high school graduation exams.

Deputy Head of the Việt Nam Sports Administration’s Department for Mass Sports Nguyễn Thị Chiên talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about an on-going drowning prevention programme that aims to save children’s lives by teaching them to swim.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is still an important indicator needed to assess the current level of a country’s growth. However, Governments are advised not to try to increase GDP at all costs while neglecting sustainable development. Economist Phạm Chi Lan talks to Tia Sáng (Ray of Light) Magazine about the issue.

Professor Nguyễn Việt Trung, Editor in Chief of the Acta Mathematica Vietnamica, speaks to the magazine Tia Sáng (A Ray of Light) from the Ministry of Science and Technology on the country’s efforts to improve the quality of Vietnamese science journals.

TV footage of Hà Giang's students and their parents braving the cold and the angry water during the time made a fine example of dedication and the strength of human spirit in the face of adversity. The country looked north with sympathy and admiration. Fast forward half a month and the province now finds itself at the centre of a national scandal: they were found to have modified the results of more than a hundred students favourably. How did they get there? 

Vũ Việt Văn, vice chairman of Vĩnh Phúc's People's Committee, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) on some key points that Việt Nam should change to attract more foreign investors

Lê Thanh Vân, a standing member of the Finance and Budget Committee of the National Assembly Committee talks to the newspaper Tiền Phong  (Vanguard) on the abuse of power by some senior Government officials

The 2016 international arbitration court ruling on the South China Sea was hailed as a major breakthrough as China's extensive maritime territorial claims (the nine-dash line) were categorically deemed invalid. Yet the impact of the ruling on the ground has so far been limited and non-compliance might spell troubles for international dispute settlement mechanisms, experts have said.

Professor Doctor Từ Sỹ Sùa, a lecturer at the University of Transport and Communication, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị on how to solve the problem of wrong positioning of BOT booths on many national high ways.

Nguyễn Xuân Cường, Minister of Agriculture, speaks to Nông thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper on the importance of good preparations to minimise the negative impacts of natural disasters

Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Planning Department Dương Duy Hưng talks to Vietnam News Agency about progress on handling 12 loss-making projects.

The Viet Nam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme - Phase 2 (IPP2) has come to an end after four years. Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngọc Anh talks with Vietnam News Agency about the programme’s achievements and meaning to Việt Nam’s renewal.

Hà Anh Tuấn, Director of the Centre for Policy Analysis under the Institute for Biển Đông Maritime Studies, writes to Việt Nam News on the legal implications of the arbitral tribunal’s ruling and its impacts two years on.

General Lê Văn Cương, speaks to Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper on lessons learned from the deadly raid on a drug den in Lóng Luông Commune of the northern province of Sơn La.