Raising ties with Singapore and Malaysia to new levels
Raising ties with Singapore and Malaysia to new levels

During talks between President Truong Tan Sang and leaders from Singapore and Malaysia, all sides agreed that it is the appropriate time bilateral relations between the countries were brought to a deeper, more reliable and comprehensive level in all fields.

Raising ties with Singapore and Malaysia to new levels
Occupational culture – key to improving the quality of human resources
Occupational culture – key to improving the quality of human resources

Only when labourers have “occupational culture” can their labour efficiency meet the requirements for national economic development and integration into the world.

Occupational culture – key to improving the quality of human resources
Vietnam-Singapore relations reach new level
Vietnam-Singapore relations reach new level

Historical landmarks, friendship, and mutual trust between Vietnam and Singapore provide a firm foundation for lifting bilateral relations to a new height.

Vietnam-Singapore relations reach new level
A fair play needed in combating corruption
A fair play needed in combating corruption

There is no denying that corruption is a complicated problem in Vietnam as it continues to rear its ugly head here and there, in any shape or form.

A fair play needed in combating corruption
Illegal labour: far-reaching implications
Illegal labour: far-reaching implications

The image of Vietnamese guest workers today will open or close the door on others in the future.

Illegal labour: far-reaching implications
Lessons learnt from losing Buon Ma Thuot coffee trademark
Lessons learnt from losing Buon Ma Thuot coffee trademark

How much time, money and effort will Dak Lak have to spend to regain the Buon Ma Thuot coffee trademark from Chinese and French businesses?

Lessons learnt from losing Buon Ma Thuot coffee trademark
Vietnam-Laos cooperation strengthened
Vietnam-Laos cooperation strengthened

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Laos at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong on September 9-10.

Vietnam-Laos cooperation strengthened
The Voice of Vietnam echoes through the ages
The Voice of Vietnam echoes through the ages

Vietnam’s national radio, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), officially broadcast from Hanoi at 11.30 on Sept. 7. It was only a week after President Ho Chi Minh read the declaration of independence, marking the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

The Voice of Vietnam echoes through the ages
Creative thoughts needed for sustainable development
Creative thoughts needed for sustainable development

The cultivation of creative thoughts is needed to ensure the sustainable development of the creative economy and to avoid the “middle-income trap”.

Creative thoughts needed for sustainable development
National Day in retrospect
National Day in retrospect

This week, we celebrate the 66th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2) with a mix of thoughts about Ho Chi Minh- the beloved leader of the Vietnamese nation, and with strong determination to deal with the outstanding issues and to speed up the process of national development.

National Day in retrospect