Việt Nam to integrate marine resource management

The Law on Sea and Island Natural Resources and Environment, which came into effect in July, is expected to create a breakthrough in the management of marine resources and environmental protection. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyễn Linh Ngọc speaks to Việt Nam News about the law.

 

Parking plots must be under tighter control

Dr Vũ Anh Tuấn, Director of the Transport Research Centre, under the Việt Đức University, spoke to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) about measures to encourage people to use public transport

Ministry to tackle toll road fraud

Nguyễn Hồng Trường, Deputy Minister of Transport, spoke to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about his ministry’s resolve to set law and order in toll collection fees

Vocational education is being revised

Nguyễn Hồng Minh, Director General of the Department of Vocational Training, spoke to the newspaper Tin tức (News) about some key changes in the Law on Vocational Education and Training.

Private tutoring discouraged

Minister of Education and Training Phùng Xuân Nhạ spoke with the Nhân Dân (People) weekly about private tutoring and education reform plans.

More investment in safe agricultural production needed

Models for safe food production have been established and expanded. But safe agro-products have not yet met domestic consumption and export demands. Vietnam News Agency talked with Trần Công Thắng, deputy director of the Institute for Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Strategy, about these issues.

Officials must be responsible with state assets

Under the Finance Ministry’s newly-issued decision, from October 1, six deputy ministers and heads of the ministry departments will have taxi fares subsidised, depending on the distance from the official’s house to the Ministry of Finance.

Agriculture sector goes online

Vương Đức Hinh, Chief of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Secretariate, spoke to the newspaper Hải Quan (Customs) on how the ministry is implementing the national administrative reform.

VN must not be dump site

Phan Xuân Dũng, chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Science, Technology and Environment (NACSTE),  talks  to  Thời báo kinh tế Việt Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about the country’s science and technology level

 

Ticking water time bombs in hydropower plants?

A tunnel break in the Sông Bung 2 hydroelectric power plant in the central province of Quảng Nam released nearly 30 million cubic metres of water that rushed to thousands of villagers living downstream, klling two, and caused at least VNĐ5 billion of losses. The latest incident raised alarms about whether the hydropower plants in Việt Nam meet safety requirements, especially when the Sông Bung 2 had already passed the highest examination bars 

 

Talking about retirement ages

Lê Đình Quảng, deputy director of the Department of Labour Relations, under the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour, speaks to Lao động (Labour) newspaper about the retirement age.

Climate change challenges power supplies

Hồ Mạnh Tuấn, deputy director general of Electricity Việt Nam’s (EVN) Northern Power Corporation, spoke to the newspaper Nông Thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about plans to ensure constant power supply during the monsoon season

Agriculture plan needs a boost

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường speaks to local media about measures to boost agricultural restructuring to further develop the sector.

Gov't to form watchdog agency for State funds

Nguyễn Chí Dũng, Minister of Planning and Investment spoke to Sài Gòn Giải phóng (Liberation Sài Gòn) newspaper about the need to create a representative State capital agency.

Cut susbidies for farmers: expert

Dr. Nguyễn Đỗ Anh Tuấn, director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, under the Ministry of Agriculture, speaks to the Nhân dân (People) newspaper on the imperative need to promote the linkage between enterprises and farmers

Strengthening Việt Nam-Singapore relations

Việt Nam and Singapore share longstanding and multi-faceted ties, with substantive cooperation in many areas such as security and defence, trade and investment, finance, aviation and tourism, as well as education and training. The strong bilateral ties help the peoples of the two countries gain a better understanding of each other, and send a positive signal to Singapore-based multinationals and companies currently investing or looking to invest in Việt Nam to tap on its strong growth potential.

One Formosa steel mill is enough for Việt Nam

Dr. Trương Mạnh Tiến, Chairman of the Việt Nam Environmental Economics Society, speaks to the Sức khỏe & Đời sống (Health and Life) newspaper about the Cà Ná steel mill in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuận

Hurdles for environmental impact assessments

Nguyễn Khắc Kinh, Dr and Chairman of the Việt Nam Association of Environmental Impact Assessment, spoke to the newspaper Nhân Dân (People) about some of the constraints in the Vietnamese Laws relating to environmental assessment.

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