Interviews

Viet Nam eyes foreign investors to revive local real estate market
15/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Dang Hung Vo, former deputy minister of Natural Resources and Environment, spoke with Kinh Te & Do Thi (Economy & Urban Affairs) newspaper about how to take advantage of foreign real estate investors. In the past, many foreign...
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...
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...
Granting Vietnamese nationality to foreign footballers – no problem
28/01/2009 05:00
Secretary General of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan and Chief of the Football Division of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training Mai Duc Chung talked about the naturalisation of foreign football players in Vietnam....
Grasp opportunities, beat recession, minister tells businesses
26/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - Vietnam has the potential to grow despite the global recession if it can grasp its opportunities, said Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc. Making shirts for export at Viet Tien Garment factory. Minister Vo Hong Phuc...
UN Security Council and Vietnam’s hallmarks
25/01/2009 05:00
Vietnam took initiative in contributing to dealing with matters that were discussed by the United Nations Security Council with independent stance, appropriate to the common trend so it was widely supported, said Ambassador Le Luong Minh. Ambassador...