In depth

Interest rates will be lowered gradually and gently
14/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam plans to slash interest rates further, but the interest rate reduction process will be carried out in a gentle way. The interest rate reduction process will be carried out in a gentle way...
Building a global brand of craftsmanship
10/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - We discovers a master artisan hoping his handmade guitars will spread the word about Vietnamese creativity. Cuong calculates the right size for the guitar’s soundboard and neck at his workshop in his home at...
Dean Wilson: American actor “stuck” in Vietnam
26/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – With charming blue eyes, bobbing blonde hair, an attractive smile, Dean Wilson looks more like a Hollywood actor than a lecturer. But actually, he is a doctor of cinematography and a lecturer of the Ford Foundation’s movie project in...
VJEPA paves the way for Vietnam’s products to penetrate Japan’s market
25/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Japanese market is now open wide to Vietnam-made products with the signing of VJEPA, under which many of Vietnam ’s export items to Japan will enjoy the 0% tax rate. Vietnamese Minister of Industry...
Vietnam to have circular on Internet-based information violations
24/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) is compiling a circular to deal with violations related to the provision, use of the Internet, including information on blogs, said a senior official. Mr. Luu Vu Hai...
How will the US$1bln stimulus package be used?
23/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The government has just approved a US$1 billion measure to stimulate investment and consumption to cope with the slow growth of the economy, and difficulties of low-income people. How will that huge sum of money be used effectively?...
Vietnam just entering “chip” market
23/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has designed a chip, using specialised foreign software products, but it doesn’t have a chip manufacturing industry yet, confirmed Dr. Tran Xuan Phuoc from the HCM City Hi-tech Park. Dr. Tran Xuan Phuoc...