Interviews

Software development, key for IT industry
14/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The IT industry is defined as the key economic sector of Vietnam. VietNamNet talked with Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong on the sideline of the national workshop on the IT industry....
How are companies eligible for tax reductions defined
10/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy director of the General Department of Taxation Pham Van Huyen spoke to Tin Tuc ’The News’ newspaper about the decision to lower taxes and delay tax payments for enterprises from now through 2009. For small- and...
Vietnam considers opening Seattle consulate
09/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Two years have passed since the day the US granted Vietnam permanent normal trade relations (December 9). This has paved the way for the further development of cooperation between the two countries. VietNamNet talked with the Vietnamese...
Agricultural sector needs to be ready for leaner times ahead
09/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – As the economic crisis lowers demand for Vietnamese exports, Viet Nam News spoke with Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Luong Le Phuong about domestic production in 2009. We can raise the quality of rice...
Young foreign scholars love Vietnam by simple things
08/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Many young foreign scholars commit themselves to the study of Vietnam for something very simple. They gathered in the 3 rd International Workshop on Vietnamese Studies in Hanoi last weekend. Eren Zink, a lecturer at the...
$1 billion for demand encouragement: no discrimination
07/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – “In the $1 billion package for demand encouragement, I can affirm to not have discrimination between economic sectors” said Minister of Planning and Investment, Vo Hong Phuc. The $1 billion for encouraging demand would...
PCI obstructing ODA for Vietnam is momentary
05/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Asserting that Vietnam is urgently tackling the PCI case, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh said he hoped that this case would not deter Japan from granting ODA to Vietnam, and that if this did happen, it would only be...