In depth

Poor management of petrol industry stirring public opinion
11/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Vu Dinh Anh, Deputy Director of the Institute for Market & Price - Ministry of Finance - spoke with Viet Nam News about management and transparency in the petrol industry. Petrolimex’s reaction to the new decision has taught us...
Exchange rate now serving as the barrier for export: expert
09/02/2009 05:00
Dr. Vo Dai Luoc, the former Head of the Economics and Politics Research Institute, believes that the exchange rate is now the big barrier for Vietnam to boost export. The exchange rate is now the big barrier for Vietnam to boost export...
Vietnamese boy amazes Polish music circles
05/02/2009 05:00
5 years old, Vietnamese boy Nguyen Viet Trung followed his sister to her music school. During the break, he curiously toyed with a piano in his sister’s class. Seven years later, the boy is astonishing the Polish music world. Biuletvn...
Speaking to the most “relaxed” minister
02/02/2009 05:00
Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu cheerfully smiled when VietNamNet’s reporter said that he was the most “relaxed” minister in the Congress’ Q&A sessions. The minister revealed that his main target for this year is to successfully defend the scheme to...
Renaissance man from the north tells all
31/01/2009 05:00
Trinh Dinh Lam, a self-taught poet, musician and martial arts expert from the northern province of Thanh Hoa, talked about Bong Son, a martial arts style that was gifted to his family by a beggar in 1465. Lookatvietnam - Trinh Dinh Lam, a...
Passion for art is the key to success
31/01/2009 05:00
Tran Thu Ha with her student, Yen, showing what it takes to become a piano virtuoso. Lookatvietnam - A passion for art together with a serious dedication to learning is the key to success. Le Thi Yen, a student at the Viet Nam National...
Artist’s mission to save old monochord
29/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – In the face of new fashions and technology, People’s Artist Nguyen Xuan Hoach is trying to save the original Vietnamese monochord, dan ba, from extinction. Upbeat: Artists play the restored dan bau in an attempt to find the...