Gov’t should help private firms

Dr. Nguyễn Đức Thành, director general of the Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research, speaks to the Kinh tế Đô thị (Urban Economy) about why the State should help develop the private sector.

Go slowly on VAT

Dr Bùi Đức Thụ, deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Deputy Affairs, speaks to Tiền phong (Vanguard) newspaper on the  negative impacts of the rise in value-added tax on the economy

Transport plans need public input

Bùi Xuân Cường, director general of Hồ Chí Minh City Department of Transport, speaks to the Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper on the need to consult with the people in the course of developing the city transport policy

Health sector reform proceeding well

Dr Phạm Văn Tác, Director of the Personnel Department, under the Ministry of Health, speaks to Sức khỏe & Đời sống (Health and Life) about positive changes that have happened in the course of restructuring the health sector.

A complex problem we can’t resign ourselves to

On Monday, Deputy Chairman of the District 1 People’s Committee Đoàn Ngọc Hải in HCM City handed in his papers, admitting failure in his efforts to clear pavements of unauthorized vendors and other forms of illegal encroachment.

Agriculture gets nuclear boost

Lê Đức Thảo, Director of the Department on Advantages and Disadvantages of Mutation at the Agriculture Genetics Institute, talks to the newspaper Lao động (Labour) about the application of nuclear technology in the country’s primary industry – agriculture.

No rocket science needed to prevent such blasts

In just several hours on Wednesday, two explosions constantly occurred at the same place in a village in the northern Bắc Ninh Province’s Yên Phong District, killing two people, both of whom are children, and injuring eight others, all are nearby locals.

Việt Nam learns from abnormal weather

Trần Quang Hoài, head of the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, talks to the newspaper Hải quan (Customs) on what he said was abnormal weather in Việt Nam last year.

Patient satisfaction critical factor in hospital ranking

Phạm Văn Tác, Director General of the health ministry's Department of Organisation and Personnel, talks to Hải Quan (Customs) on why patient dissatisfaction persists despite various efforts to improve healthcare services in the country.

Education key for Industry 4.0

Professor Nguyễn Xuân Thu, co-founder of the RMIT International University Việt Nam and the Australia-Việt Nam Education Promotion Association (AVEPA), tells giaoduc.net.vn that traditional universities can collaborate with online teaching establishments to meet the needs of Industry 4.0.

Crony capitalism subverts socialist aspirations

In a Đà Nẵng plot that has thickened steadily over the last several years, police are seeking a 42-year-old real estate tycoon, Phan Văn Anh Vũ, for criminal charges of “revealing State secrets.”

Detailed assessments of private firms needed

Đậu Anh Tuấn, head of the VCCI's Legal Department and Director of the Project on Enhancing Provincial Competitiveness talks to Thời báo kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about the importance of making substantive assessment of private companies’ capability before issuing suitable policies for the sector’s development in the future

Việt Nam provides training to help farmers professionalize

Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến, deputy director of the Department of Co-operatives and Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about the work of training professional farmers in Việt Nam.

Empowering women in business to reach farther

Founder of Soul Rich Women (SRW) network and former Miss Singapore, Genecia Alluora Luo, tells Việt Nam News reporter Phương Uyên that her mega mission to empower Southeast Asian women to succeed in business has a simple aim: change their lives for the better.

Food safety a focus ahead of Lunar New Year

Nguyễn Như Tiệp, director of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' Quality Management Department, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on measures to ensure food safety over the Lunar New Year festival

For smart city, clear congestion

Professor Dr Dương Anh Sơn from the HCM City University of Economics and Law speaks to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) about some key aspects of work to turn the City into a smart city.

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