In depth

Trade Ministry tightening controls on low quality imports from China
08/07/2009 05:00
Though Vietnam does not discriminate against goods based on their origin, it will strictly prohibit the import of products which do not meet technical requirements or are toxic to consumers. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Bui Xuan Khu...
Party discussed plans to raise national income by 300% by 2020
07/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A strategic plan reviewed by the Communist Party Central Committee envisions that Vietnam’s per capita income could pass $3000 by 2020. Nguyen Ba An, vice director of the Institute for Development Strategy, talks more about the plan....
Contemporary Vietnamese music abundant but in disorder
05/07/2009 05:00
Jason Gibbs, an American independent researcher of Vietnamese music, talked about modern music of Vietnam. American researcher Jason Gibbs. Jason Gibbs , an American independent researcher, has worked with Vietnamese music for decades and...
Titanic story of the toothpick master
03/07/2009 05:00
Tam works on his miniature Titanic in toothpicks. In 1912, on the night of April 14, the Titanic hit an iceberg near Newfoundland, Canada, leaving over 1,500 people dead and missing, shocking the world. Ninety-seven years later, the story...
US expert urges hydropower development that respects environment
02/07/2009 05:00
On the sidelines of a workshop on management of the Vu Gia – Tho Bon river basin organized by the Quang Nam provincial government on June 19, Ruth Matthews of the WWF talked about latent risks of hydro-power works. On the bank of Vu Gia River: If...
Speculators squeezing world coffee market, say Vietnam’s exporters
01/07/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – It’s said that Vietnamese exporters have fallen into the trap because of their lack of professionalism and unity. Vicofa Chairman Luong Van Tu Vietnam is the No2 coffee exporter after Brazil , and produces about...
Handicapped girl dreams of angelic feet
26/06/2009 05:00
Leaning against the metal walker, Tran Tra My moves slowly towards her old computer. She lays her hands on the keyboard and begins to write. Each word appears slowly on the screen. And one by one her emotions are revealedâ¦ Tra My signs her book...