Transparency a key to tackle corruption

Phạm Trọng Đạt, director of the Office of the Government Inspectorate tells the newspaper Tiền Phong (Vanguard) about key measures for verifying asset declarations by senior government officials.

What makes a tragedy even more tragic

The night of Tuesday maybe the longest and creepiest night for those people who kept waiting in pain throughout the night to hear any information about their beloved ones who were believed to be among the victims of a karaoke bar blaze in Hà Nội’s Cầu Giấy District.

Driving to accounting: skills for the unemployed

Paying unemployment benefits, helping people learn new skills and connecting them with employers are key services provided by his agency, Nguyễn Toàn Phong, director of the Hà Nội Employment Service Centre, tells Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs).

Hospitals should be run by CEOs

Recently, the Ministry of Health suggested hiring chief executive officers (CEOs) to manage public hospitals instead of appointed doctors as at present. Tuổi Trẻ Cuối Tuần (Youth Weekly) talks with Giản Tư Trung, director of PACE Institute of Management.

School violence symptom of a deeper malaise

We’re living in a society where school violence is heard of everyday and becoming more and more serious. While my heart hurts and I almost feel outrageous seeing some kids hitting other helpless ones in some clips that went viral in Việt Nam recently, my mind goes numbing knowing that some of the bullied either died or committed suicide later.

Gov’t lacks funds to pay 2.8m workers

Bùi Sỹ Lợi, deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee, talks with the Kinh Tế &Đô Thị (Economy and Urban) newspaper about salary increases for public servants.

Helping enterprises resist corruption

The first draft of Việt Nam’s latest anti-corruption law was published in late June by the Government Inspectorate and has been attracting comment and debate from all sectors of society. If all goes according to schedule, the draft will be submitted to the National Assembly in November of this year.

Media must have higher standards

Trương Minh Tuấn, Minister of Information and Communication speaks to the BNEWS of VNA about media workers and their responsibility towards the society

’Locomotive’ ag firms needed

Nguyễn Đức Thành, Director of the Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research, under the Việt Nam University of Economics and Business, speaks to the newspaper Hải Quan (Customs) on the need to form and develop enterprises serving as locomotives in agriculture development

Civil servants are valuable State treasures

Trần Anh Tuấn, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs speaks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about the imperative needs to reform the salary system for public employees

VN’s development locomotive

Trần Anh Tuấn, acting director of the Hồ Chí Minh Institute for Development Studies speaks to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) on the importance of putting the people in the centre of designing new policy.

Sorry, collateral damage defense not hold water

I did some research and found that the cow belonged to a farmer in Tuyên Hóa District, Quảng Bình Province. He said the flood waters rose to a three-metre high “too quickly” and swept the cow away as he was moving stuff in his house.

Coal master plan needs updates

Nguyễn Thành Sơn, director of the New Technology Solutions speaks to the Hải Quan - Customs Onlines about weaknesses in the Master Plan on the Development of Việt Nam's Coal Industry by 2020 and Vision 2030

Poverty fund: no one left behind

Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front speaks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about the operation of the fund for the poor in the past 16 years

VN must up efforts to tackle smuggling

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình speaks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about the nation’s determination to win the war against border smuggling and fraudulent trading.

Gov’t must do more to help farmers

Dr Đặng Kim Sơn, an expert in agriculture speaks to the  Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the national programme on Building New Rural Areas.

Outlook for GDP growth gloomy

Assoc. Prof. and Phd. Nguyễn Hoàng Ánh, vice director of the Institute for International Economics and Trade under the Hà Nội Foreign Trade University, speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper on the recent move by the Government to curb the GDP growth target.

 

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