Dang Hung Vo, former deputy minister of Natural Resources and Environment, apologized to residents in Van Giang District, Hung Yen province, for his shortcomings related to a land withdrawal there in April. >> 20 held for attacking officers over Vietnam land eviction The apology was given in a dialogue lasting about 3 hours between him and roughly 30 residents of the district held at the ministry's office yesterday afternoon. "I am responsible for my failure in supervision that led to shortcomings at that time, when I was in office. I am at fault for causing your losses," he told Van Giang residents about his actions eight years ago, when he was a deputy minister of the ministry. On June 29, 2004, Vo, by order of the minister, signed Statement No. 99 for the Prime Minister about withdrawing land from local residents to build the Hung Yen-Hanoi expressway, which runs though Van Giang and the Van Giang Urban Trading and Tourism Area. Three days before that, another statement … [Read more...]

With the PMU 18 state road construction agency embroiled in a major corruption scandal, the deputy minister of transport admitted to only a small part of the allegations against him. Nguyen Viet Tien, deputy minister of the Ministry of Transport, who was Tuesday summoned for police interrogation in Hanoi, admitted he made small mistakes in connection to serious corruption at the PMU18 - a state project directly managed by the transport ministry. Nguyen Viet Tien, deputy minister of the Ministry of Transport … [Read more...]

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Hung Vo talked to Thanh Nien about two new government decrees on land-use fees and land compensation. Mr. Dang Hung Vo … [Read more...]

Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Hung Vo recently spoke to Thanh Nien about the controversial Decree 181, which was issued Nov. 1 and directs the implementation of the Land Law. Specifically, the deputy minister clarifies the policy of transferring housing project land, which has caused concerns for the public and real estate companies. Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Hung Vo … [Read more...]

The Vietnamese textile and garment industry has faced a troubled year following recessionary signals from the US which imported nearly US$5 billion worth products from it last year. Shoppers peruse clothes at a shop in Ho Chi Minh City. The annual garment competition keeps textile makers on their toe … [Read more...]

In an interview with Thanh Nien, Dang Hung Vo, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, explains the ministry's controversial proposal to heat up Vietnam's sluggish property market. On Sept 14, the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (MNRE) proposed to the government three measures to boost to the country's real estate market, with one being temporarily restricting property supply. Mr. Dang Hung Vo, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Chinese deputy foreign minister Zhang Zhijun, who headed a Chinese governmental delegation on border negotiations, in Ha Noi yesterday, April 19. Dung spoke highly of the results of the talks on border and territory issues, describing them as an important step towards friendship and co-operation between the two nations. … [Read more...]

The Vietnamese navy is upgrading its capacity with more advanced equipment and devices with peaceful intentions in protecting the country's sovereignty, Commander Nguyen Van Hien, also deputy minister of the Ministry of Defense, told Thanh Nien. How do you assess the Vietnam People's Navy's current determination and capacity to protect the nation's sea and island sovereignty? How has the Navy's recent weapon purchases helped improve the country's defense capacity? … [Read more...]

If the state has to pay salaries to many people, including those who work ineffectively, it will be difficult to raise salaries for civil servants, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Tran Anh Tuan, in an interview with VietNamNet.Vietnam’s salary reform in the eye of UNDP expert Deputy Minister Tran Anh Tuan. One of the important contents in the salary reform plan, which will be submitted to the upcoming Central Party Committee’s meeting by the Ministry of Home Affairs, is paying a salary depending on position. According to Deputy Minister Tran Anh Tuan, changing the civil servant management mechanism will be the basis to effectively promote salary reform. Tuan said that the job description for each position will be the foundation for accurately assessing the qualification of civil servants, through which to discover, attract, use and treat talents. It is the fact that state agencies have redundancies but lack qualified staff. Do you think that this situation will be … [Read more...]

The Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology confirms that Vietnam will continue developing nuclear power, but it will ask partners to raise the safety criteria, said Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Le Dinh Tien.To not make nuclear power “terrible”Russia helps Vietnam develop atomic energyNuclear power and unanswered questions Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Dinh Tien. Tien talked with correspondents about Vietnam’s nuclear power projects on the sideline of the conference, on “challenges in developing nuclear power in developing countries” held in Hanoi recently. What is Vietnam doing to prepare for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan Province in 2014? Vietnam is negotiating with Russia and Japan to prepare for selecting a partner to carry out a feasibility study. Initial designs will begin, and costs will be calculated after the study is finished. Because this is the first nuclear power plant … [Read more...]