Update May, 30 2012 15:39:02
May, 30 2012 09:21:13
Former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Hung Vo spoke to Viet Nam & World Economy News about land allocations to State-owned enterprises.
May, 29 2012 10:47:18
State considers fresh wage reforms
National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs vice chairman Nguyen Van Tien spoke to Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper about a Ministry of Home Affairs proposal on wage reform.
May, 28 2012 09:07:00
Tenants need some protection under law
Disputes between tenants and landlords at high-rise apartments are becoming more common. Viet Nam News reporter Khanh Linh spoke with a range of people involved in the issue.
May, 26 2012 08:56:04
Engineering firms fail to take off
Nguyen Van Thu, chairman of the Viet Nam Association of Mechanical Industry, told Thoi bao Kinh Doanh (Business Times) about challenges faced by domestic enterprises
May, 25 2012 09:25:37
Children must be taught basics of swimming
Last week, Viet Nam News asked its readers about their ideas on how Viet Nam can reduce child drownings, an issue of growing concern that was recently highlighted by a UN report. Here are some responses.
May, 24 2012 10:27:05
Education for all, if you're lucky
Two incidents occurred last week that have raised questions about the way the education sector is managed in this country.
May, 24 2012 10:23:36
Relocation of offices must be orderly
Vice chairman of the Viet Nam Federation of Civil Engineering Associations Pham Sy Liem talked to the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the relocation of State organisations' head offices.
May, 23 2012 10:48:33
Overseas Vietnamese return to roots via homeland education
Nguyen An Tiem, deputy head of the Press and Publications Department under Party Central Committee's Popularisation and Education Commission, spoke with the newspaper Dai Doan Ket (Great Unity) about bringing overseas Vietnamese home for school.
May, 22 2012 10:17:53
Asset information must be more transparent to minimise fraud
Vu Duc Long, director of the National Office for Registration of Secured Transactions at the Ministry of Justice, spoke to the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about measures to prevent fraud.
May, 21 2012 09:50:00
Food safety imperative to social stability
According to initial statistics from the Viet Nam Food Administration, between April and May this year there were 972 food-poisoning cases reported. Of those affected, 700 were hospitalised and four died.
May, 19 2012 09:39:59
Job insurance under control
Le Quang Trung, deputy director of the Employment Department, under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks with Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times)