Extending Việt Nam’s Academic Achievements into Tertiary Education

Vietnamese students and parents are celebrating Teachers’ Day, November 20, to hail the deeds of the teachers who are shaping the future generation of the country. It’s also an opportunity to celebrate Việt Nam’s educational achievement and to consider the future. 

 

Hà Nội gears up for less traffic congestion

Vũ Văn Viện, director general of the Hà Nội Department of Transport, talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper on the drafting of the Proposal to collect fees from motor vehicles on some Hà Nội streets

Buget collection still a sticky wicket

Võ Thành Hưng, director general of the State Budget Department under the Ministry of Finance, speaks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about challenges tax offices face working with State-owned enterprises, foreign firms and private entities.

Vietnam’s Grand Prix must be financially sustainable

It will be some time before 2020 when the checkered flags are raised in the capital city of Việt Nam. As exciting as it may seem, it will require many cool heads working together to ensure the sporting event is a success and more importantly, a sustainable one in the future.

High-rise buildings block sea view in Nha Trang

Nguyễn Văn Lộc, President of the Khánh Hòa Architects’ Association tells Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper that seafront tall buildings have become a nuisance to locals in Nha Trang

Future leaders need good training

Nguyễn Tiến Dĩnh, former Vice Minister of Home Affairs, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị on specific demands for future government officials

Universities, colleges and vocational schools will use the same entrance test

Trương Anh Dũng, deputy director general of the Directorate of Vocational Education under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper on the need for co-operation between the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in education and job training

Việt Nam is to have new law on IP and EPZ

Trần Duy Đông, director general for the Department for Economic Zones Management under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, talks to Kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giơí (Việt Nam and the World Economy) magazine on Việt Nam’s plan to enact a new law on Industrial Parks and Economic Processing Zones.

Bad debts are heavy load on tax agents

Nguyễn Đại Trí, deputy director of the Việt Nam Taxation Office talks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper about efforts to avoid losses in tax collection and to recover bad debts.

Organic agriculture a tendency for all people

Từ Thị Tuyết Nhung, director of the Việt Nam Participatory Guarantee System, a member of the Việt Nam Organic Agriculture Association, talks to the newspaper Kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới on the need to have a new concept on organic agriculture

Climate change sinks the delta, mindset worsens it

The sinking situation of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta in the south of Việt Nam—seen in the rising tides and worsening floods affecting the region—is obviously caused by climate change. But the mindset of planners that fostered the building of embankment systems around the delta decades ago has worsened today’s situation.

Workforce skills training key in preparation for Industry 4.0

Doãn Mậu Diệp, deputy minister of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to the newspaper Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about what Việt Nam should do to prepare its labour force for the age of Industrial Revolution 4.0

SOEs need clear management

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ talks to Nhà báo & Công Luận (Journalist and Public Opinion) newspaper on the creation of a new management committee for State-owned enterprises

Will corrupt officials develop a sense of shame?

Lưu Bình Nhưỡng, deputy director of the National Assembly Commission for People’s Aspiration, speaks to the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about efforts to encourage voluntary resignations by officials who behave badly and betray the public trust

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