In depth

“I never thought I would be a deputy”
21/03/2010 05:00
“I don’t want to be just an average deputy,” permanent member of the Justice Committee Nguyen Van Luat told VietNamNet during another interview in its series, ‘Know Your Representative.’ VietNamNet: Your home is in Ha Dong...
Deputy Cuong unfazed by blasts from Ha Giang
21/03/2010 05:00
Deputy Le Van Cuong says it’s part of a legislator’s job to speak truth to power – provided he has the facts straight. Another in VietNamNet’s ‘Know Your Deputy’ series. Background: Thanh Hoa province deputy Le Van Cuong made...
Deputy urges tighter oversight of use of state assets
21/03/2010 05:00
“The relations between the National Assembly and the government are the relatively independent but not oppositional. We’re all on the same team,” says deputy Le Minh Hong. Deputy Le Minh Hong was born on January 25 1949 in Ninh...
From collecting rubbish to world champion
21/03/2010 05:00
Hard years of making a living by collecting waste didn’t hinder Nguyen Dinh Toan’s strong will, instead it helped him become world taekwondo champion. Nguyen Dinh Toan (middle) and his team. Toan’s father, Nguyen Dinh Hoan, was...
“I’m learning all the time” – Deputy Do Manh Hung
21/03/2010 05:00
The deputy leader of the Thai Nguyen province delegation at the National Assembly, Do Manh Hung, calls working as a legislator “a special job, in which one gains a lot and loses nothing.” VietNamNet: You were a member of the Thai...
The detective who became a deputy
21/03/2010 05:00
“I was a detective, and met a lot of people in that role. Meeting the people as a National Assembly deputy is very different,” said Tuyet Minh, a police officer from Kien Giang. This is another in VietNamNet ’s ‘Know Your...
Top lawyer, also a legislator, plays key role in drafting bills
07/02/2010 05:00
“Attending National Assembly sessions is a bit stressful because we sit for days, but actually, I’m more stressed on my ‘normal’ days,” says Deputy Pham Quoc Anh in an interview with VietNamNet. Pham Quoc Anh was born in...