February, 23 2012 09:15:00
For 25 years, Viet Nam has embarked on the Doi Moi
(Renewal) Path. Much has been achieved in various sectors, but with the
exception of the transport sector. This exception is an open wound
involving about 1,000 Vietnamese professors.
February, 22 2012 08:47:54
Viet Nam Association for Building Materials chairman
Tran Van Huynh spoke with Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about the
building materials industry.
February, 21 2012 09:27:59
NA Vice Chairman of the Financial and Budgetary
Committee Dinh Van Nha told the Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (VN Economic
Times) newspaper that Parliament should be more independent regarding
State budget spending.
February, 20 2012 09:56:04
After extended debate, the Government has
approved the Ministry of Health's proposal to increase prices of 400
health services this year by up to five times their current rate. The
cost of a hospital bed will rise from US$0.95 to $7.60. Viet Nam News
reporters Thanh Hai and Thu Trang spoke to experts and industry insiders
about the issue.
February, 18 2012 08:41:17
The director of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and
Social Affairs' General Department of Vocational Training, Nguyen Tien
Dung, spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economics Times).
February, 18 2012 08:35:14
Plant Cultivation Department general director Nguyen
Tri Ngoc tells Viet Nam News reporter To Nhu that the nation has set a
target to export up to 7.3 million tonnes of rice this year.
February, 17 2012 09:31:42
Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers about student
accommodation in their countries, the solutions to any shortages - and
their experiences in looking for accommodation when they were students.
February, 17 2012 09:26:26
Just three months after the death of Libyan leader
Muamar Gadhafi, Syria, another Middle East country, is enduring
political turmoil that has dragged on for months. According to Colonel
Le The' Mau, a senior commentator with the Vietnamese Ministry of
Defence's Military Strategy Institute, the situation in Syria is more
perilous than civil war.
February, 16 2012 09:46:00
Starting May 2012, the minimum wage for State employees will be raised from VND850,000 to VND1,050,000 (US$40-50) monthly. Taking the current living expenses in Ha Noi and HCM
City into account, that amount can buy on average 30 bowls of pho ga or
chicken noodle soup.
February, 15 2012 09:22:47
Ngo Hai Phan, head of the Government Office's
administrative procedures control department, spoke to Thoi Bao Kinh Te
Viet Nam (Economic Times) about online regulations