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Cambodian King’s state visit to Việt Nam to strengthen bilateral political trust: diplomat

Police culture must oppose brutality against people

The main job of the police is to prevent crime and investigate criminals. That’s the expectation worldwide that even a six year-old child can tell.

This explains the public uproar in Việt Nam when a police officer leading a gang of five beat a couple to the point where the man was covered with blood and his pregnant fiancée fainted. The incident happened only a few weeks ago, in July, in Cẩm Xuyên District of central Hà Tĩnh Province.

Government officials must stop wasting State funds

The use of millions of dong from the state budget by a Government official from the central Bình Định province to study what turned out to be a fraudlent PhD course abroad has stirred public outcry in recent days.

Letter to the editor: Get rid of the pollution

I am Peter Lepercque, a 49 year-old Belgian globetrotter. I have had the honour of visiting Việt Nam as a tourist twice already. I travelled from the south to the north of Việt Nam over three and a half months and I have seen so many beautiful places and met so many friendly people.

Việt Nam’s network security at high risk

The hacking of the Việt Nam Airlines website at the Hà Nội and HCM City airports has signaled Việt Nam’s possible vulnerability to malware attacks.

Việt Nam News spoke to experts from a cyber security company, a company operating in the field of open source and a network security expert about the matter.

New PM can talk the talk, can he walk the walk?

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has been lauded by many when he asked his cabinet to be pioneers in practising thriftiness and cutting spending.

VN’s forest management model not sustainable

Trần Việt Hùng, former deputy head of the Central Highlands Steering Committee on Forest Management, Protection Development, spoke to Việt Nam News Agency about obstacles in forest management.

Conditional release of prisoners: good for the budget, good for society

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Ngọc Bằng, director general of the Department of Criminal Verdict Implementation and Legal Aid, spoke to the newspaper Tuổi trẻ (Youth) about a proposal to allow reformed prisoners to re-unite with their families while serving their sentence.

Environmental impacts monitored

Associate Professor Lê Trình, deputy head of the Việt Nam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment talked with Tin Tức (News) newspaper about ways to improve the quality of its environmental assessment report.

Nepotism must be abolished in Việt Nam

Professor Nguyễn Minh Thuyết, former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and Children, speaks to the newspaper Tiền Phong (Vanguard) about tasks facing the new cabinet.

VN growth rate disappointing

Nguyễn Đức Thành, director of the Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research, spoke to the Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about the country’s ambitious targets in economic development

Gov’t must not destroy affordable housing dreams

Nguyễn Trần Nam, chairman of the Việt Nam Real Estate Association, spoke to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about the need for continued government support of housing projects for low income people.

Hà Nội ideal: green and civilised

Architect Trần Ngọc Chính, Chairman of Việt Nam Urban Planning and Development, spoke to the newspaper Kinh Tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about the need for tough policies in urban planning and management

Patients need hearty care, not lame apologies

A joke about a customer going to a tattoo shop to get tattoos all over her body to clarify the various body parts has gone viral after a series of medical errors involving wrong-site surgeries have recently occurred in Việt Nam.

Hospitals to focus on patient satisfaction

Lương Ngọc Khuê, Director General of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health, spoke to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) about the efforts by Vietnamese hospitals to improve their service and attract patients.

War veterans who turned disability into ability

July 27 is National War Martyrs and Invalids Day, providing an opportunity to thank the millions of people who sacrificed their youth and even their lives for the nation. Việt Nam News reporters Thu Trang and Khánh Dương talked to four heros who overcome their disabilities to run businesses and make positive contributions to society in the post-war period.

VN needs to tighten oversight of tourism

Major General Lê Xuân Viên, head of the Immigration Management Department under the Ministry of Public Security’s General Department, talks to Việt Nam News about the entry and residence of foreigners in Việt Nam recently, and how to tighten order in the tourism sector.

Nepotism in Government a misuse of power

People are asking why it has become increasingly common for leaders who are at the end of their tenures to appoint staff to leadership positions in State agencies and corporations in a non-transparent fashion.

Tests interesting but challenging: IBO 2016

The ongoing 27th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2016) in Hà Nội draws 264 students and 238 teachers from 71 countries and territories, which is reportedly the highest number of participants in the Olympiad so far. This is the first time Việt Nam has hosted a biology competition. On the occasion, some students and teachers share with Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Khánh Chi all about love for the science, IBO and the country that all of them are visiting for the first time.