Interviews

SBV’s Governor: “I have been bearing big pressure”
22/01/2009 05:00
The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Nguyen Van Giau, talked about the issues relating to the interest rate policy in 2009, about liquidity and the exchange rate. Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Van Giau In the first half...
Foreign pharmaceutical firms look for clearer regulations
14/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – With Viet Nam’s entry into the WTO, foreign pharmaceutical firms gained the right to import and distribute pharmaceuticals in the country. Viet Nam News speaks with representatives of foreign drug companies. Beginning...
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...
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...