Việt Nam News

Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy at the International Labour Organisation, spoke to Viet Nam News reporter Thu Vân about the Vietnamese Government's efforts to change its labour laws in line with requirements on labour rights in free trade agreements it has recently ratified, like the CPTPP and the EVFTA, as well as the challenges ahead in the world of work. 

Việt Nam has made big strides in applying atomic energy in treating diseases, especially cancer. Dr Vương Hữu Tấn, Chairman of Việt Nam Atomic Energy Association, talks with VietTimes on how the country is using nuclear techniques in medicine.

Phùng Đức Tiến, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside today) on his ministry’s efforts to fight the swine fever epidemic.

Lieutenant General Lê Đông Phong, Director of the Hồ Chí Minh City Department of Policy speaks to the newspaper Thanh Niên (Young People) on his agency’s commitment to tackle ‘black credit’ in the city.

Phạm Minh Huân, former Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs spoke with Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about the draft revised Labour Code and its regulations on overtime hours and pay, which should be set according to the national economy.  

Nguyễn Bích Lâm, director general of the General Department of Statistics, talks to Việt Nam News Agency about measures to improve labour productivity 

Nguyễn Hữu Thiện, an independent researcher on the ecosystem in the Mekong Delta talks to the newspaper Countryside Today on the serious problem of land erosion in the region.

Nguyễn Ngô Quang, deputy head of the Department of Science, Technology and Training under the Ministry of Health, talked to Youth (Tuổi Trẻ) Newspaper’s weekend edition about the need for financial sources for health staff training.

Nguyễn Huy Tiệp, deputy director of the HCM City Customs Department, speaks to the newspaper Hải Quan (Customs) on his agency’s efforts to shorten customs clearance time.

PhD Phạm Xuân Thanh, former deputy director of the Department of Testing and Quality Assessment, under the Ministry of Education and Training, talks to Việt Nam Education on the need to let the education quality agency work independently.

On August 15 the Government Decree No.59/2019/N-CP will come into force. The newspaper Sài gòn Giải phóng interviewed Mr Lê Quang Thưởng, former Permanent Deputy Director of the Organizing Board of the Vietnamese Party Central Committee on how to deter bribery disguised in the form of gifts.

Lê Việt Nga, deputy director of the Domestic Market Department, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, speaks to Việt Nam News Agency on the current campaign to encourage Vietnamese people to use Vietnamese goods.

It’s very common for the streets to flood after heavy rain in Hà Nội. Kinh Tế & Đô Thị (Economy and City) newspaper talks with Dr. Trần Chủng, former head of the State’s Construction Work Evaluation, to find the causes and solutions to the issue.

Frustration, pain, heartache and above all else, anger. Just a few of many emotions people are feel right about now after hearing the tragic news a six-year-old boy died after he was left on a school bus in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Professor Hoàng Đức Thân, former Director of the Institute of Trade and International Economy under the University of Economics, talks to Vietnam News Agency about attracting investors to develop infrastructure for commercial activities in mountainous areas

Đậu Anh Tuấn, head of the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Legal Division, speaks to the Hải Quan (Customs) paper on the Government’s decision to reduce the corporate tax for enterprises – good news for small- and medium-sized enterprises nationwide.

General Nguyễn Thanh Hồng, a standing member of the National Security and Defense of the National Assembly Commission talks to Tiền Phong newspaper on the need to tighten the control of temporary resident cards for foreigners in Việt Nam.

The recent case of a Korean man beating up his Vietnamese wife in South Korea has reignited discussions about the unfortunate reality of domestic violence and abuse in Việt Nam.