Interviews

Funding for Agent Orange/dioxin projects still inadequate
07/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The vice chairman of the NA’s Foreign Affairs Committee talked with VietNamNet ahead of the Vietnam-US joint conference on AO/dioxin from September 8-10. Mr. Ngo Quang Xuan. While the US on occasion still disregards its...
Using Vietnam’s intellectuals wisely and well
06/09/2009 05:00
Sci-tech intellectuals play an important role in Vietnam’s industrialization and modernization. To bring their talents into full play, we need to have an accurate appraisal of the actual situation. This is the first in a series of...
Vietnam may have nuclear power by 2020
25/08/2009 05:00
Plans are moving forward for Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant. Dr. Le Van Hong, Vice Chief of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, talked about this project. A nuclear power plant in France (photo: Reuters). Plans are moving forward for...
How to boost Vietnam’s IT?
23/08/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The MoIC is developing a scheme to turn Vietnam into a powerful country in terms of IT. Do Trung Ta, the PM’s IT envoy talked about this scheme. VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC)...
‘Entrust heavy responsibilities to innovators,’ former NA Chairman urges
19/08/2009 05:00
VietNamNet reporters talked with former Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An about ways of identifying and using ‘people of talent.’ VietNamNet: We Vietnamese have achieved a great deal in the past two...
Vietnamese movie to go to Venice and Toronto
13/08/2009 05:00
The latest film by director Bui Thac Chuyen, “Choi Voi” was invited to the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals in September. VnExpress discussed the events with Chuyen. Hai Yen and Duy Khoa in a scene from “Lonely”. Q: How do you...
Government should set an example in the ‘buy Vietnam’ campaign
10/08/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The call to use Vietnam’s goods should spur people to find ways to develop inner strength. Senior economist Pham Chi Lan Pham Chi Lan is former Deputy Chairwoman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a...