Self autonomy is the right way to go for Vietnamese universities

Professor Hoàng Minh Sơn, president of the Hà Nội University of Science and Technology, talks to Khoa học Phát triển (Science and Development) newspaper about granting self-financing autonomy to universities.

Project to leave 20,000 civil servants redundant

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Trần Anh Tuấn, speaks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the project on administrative unit rearrangement in 45 cities and provinces from 2019-21 that expects to reduce 20 districts and nearly 600 communes nationwide

Trimming public sector a must

Thang Văn Phúc, former Minister of Home Affairs, talks to the Hải Quan Online (Customs Online) about the Government’s plan to down size the country’s public employees

Get scientists to stay in VN

Ngô Việt Trung of the Institute of Mathematics under the Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology tells Khoa học & Đời sống (Science and Life) that funds allotted for sci-tech development need to be used wisely

Ha Noi’s 2,000-dong market

A VNĐ 2,000 market (known as E2K) - a local version of "dollar stores" was set up in the capital to help poor people

Draft law may end annual asset declarations

The revised draft Law on Anti-Corruption proposes removing annual declarations for public employees and replacing it with an initial declaration and supplementary declaration, Nguyễn Văn Thanh, Deputy Chief Inspector of the Government Inspectorate said.

Public workforce to be cut 10% by 2021 Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and state agencies at national and local levels have been ordered to cut at least 10 per cent of their workforce by 2021.

10% public workforce to be cut by 2021 Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and state agencies at national and local levels have been ordered to cut at least 10 per cent of their workforce by 2021.

Instruction takes tough stance on corrupt, irresponsible officials Tran Anh Tuan, Vice Minister of Home Affairs, tells Tin Tuc (News) Newspaper that underperforming civil servants and public employees may be in the firing line for job cuts.

Building a legacy through restoration Restoring ancient houses offered this former carpenter and his son a way to make a living, while also helping families continue to gather in their valuable ancestral homes. Tuan Tran and Ha Nguyen report.