In depth

The lady who digs up dead bodies
06/02/2010 05:00
At the age of 15, Pham Thi Binh first followed her father to cemeteries where he was paid to exhume bodies. Now she has taken on the role herself. Binh always uses bared hands at work. Binh, 37, said that her life has always been closely...
VN on track for full industrialization by 2020, says Minister
01/02/2010 05:00
VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of the ministry’s 50th anniversary. Minister Hoang Van Phong. VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of...
Constituents want more than a candid answer from the PM
01/02/2010 05:00
VietNamNet talks with Deputy Tran Thi Quoc Khanh, who posed three questions to the Prime Minister during the National Assembly’s last session. I and many other deputies and constituents wished for a law to ban doctors from taking money and...
DMC in the HCMC
29/01/2010 05:00
American rapper DMC, formerly of legendary band Run DMC, was warmly welcomed by the audiences in HCM City. VietNamNet translates an interview with American rapper DMC ( Darryl Matthews McDaniels) from VNExpress. How does it feel to...
“Endeavour to be independent voice”
28/01/2010 05:00
In the latest in our “Discover our Vietnamese Congressmen” series, VietNamNet talked with congress deputy Duong Trung Quoc, who is also a historian. Insider view of National Assembly Duong Trung Quoc was...
Dang Thai Son – The lonely pianist
27/01/2010 05:00
“A single man like me doesn’t have to suffer from any pressure in art. The piano has become my closest friend,” said the world renowned pianist in a recent interview. Dang Thai Son has returned to Vietnam to perform in a...
Insider view of National Assembly
24/01/2010 05:00
VietNamNet will provide portraits of the 12th National Assembly deputies through a new column: “Discover Vietnamese Congressmen”. Readers are invited to send questions to them at evnn@vietnamnet.vn. Thuyet was born in 1948 in Thai Nguyen,...