In depth

Four scenarios for national economy
08/04/2009 05:00
As soon as the first quarter of the year finished, economists expressed their optimism that the national economy would recover this year. Dr Le Dang Doanh, senior economist, talked about this. Dr Le Dang Doanh I think that the national...
A defiant musicologist
04/04/2009 05:00
Vu Ba Pho’s mind often travels back to when he was just an eight year old boy. It was then that his parents sowed the seeds of his love affair with traditional music by giving him a dan nguyet (mandolin). Vu Ba Pho’s mind often travels back...
EVN still has to conduct price negotiations for every project: MOIT
01/04/2009 05:00
Ta Van Huong, Director of the Energy Department under MOIT, while talking about the power projects’ pricing, emphasizes that EVN still has to conduct price negotiations for every project. It is very difficult to reach agreements in negotiating...
Five contemporary Vietnamese books to be translated into Japanese
31/03/2009 05:00
Female writer Do Hoang Dieu’s 15-day trip to Japan, sponsored by the Japan Foundation (JF), has just finished (each year an Asian writer is invited to talk in Japan). She talked with Sports and Culture Newspaper about this trip. Writer Do Hoang...
PCI only case of improper use of ODA
31/03/2009 05:00
Speaking to the media after the signing ceremony of a diplomatic note on Japan’s grant of $900 million of official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam, Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc said that the two sides would continue cooperating in...
Growth reduction, Gov’t has to restructure revenue-spending
30/03/2009 05:00
The government’s plan to cut the GDP growth rate target for 2009 to 5% is being called a positive move. The government will have to restructure its revenue and spending. These are the opinions of economists and National Assembly deputies about this issue....
Sculptor hands craft to new generation
28/03/2009 05:00
Veteran artists teach the young how to uphold the village’s traditional craft, which their ancestors sweated to preserve. Nguyen Van Cung’s family have been sculpting for generations. Now he is preparing to pass the baton onto the next...