Interviews

Will joining the UN Convention Against Corruption ‘start a fire’ in VN?
02/08/2009 05:00
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet ratified the UN Convention Against Corruption on June 30, 2009, showing the world Vietnam’s determination to combat corruption. Dan Tri newspaper talks here with the head of the Institute for National Assembly and...
National wresting team has high hopes for ASIAD
21/07/2009 05:00
Vietnam’s wrestlers were successful at the Asian Wrestling Championships and the Asian Young Wrestling Championships 2009. The chief of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training’s Wrestling Division talked about the national wrestling team....
Professionalism key for Xoan singing preservation
11/07/2009 05:00
Folk cultural researcher Nguyen Khac Xuong is nearly 90 years old but he still allots time to Xoan singing. He enthusiastically told VietNamNet about his concerns for the preservation of this intangible cultural heritage. Folk cultural researcher...
Academician campaigns for new ways of agricultural land management
10/07/2009 05:00
Professor Dao The Tuan, retired director of the Vietnam Institute for Agricultural Science and Technology, talks with Tien Phong Daily about problems of rice-growing land management in Vietnam. Farmers in Chuong My, Ha Tay are worrying of losing rice...
Trade Ministry tightening controls on low quality imports from China
08/07/2009 05:00
Though Vietnam does not discriminate against goods based on their origin, it will strictly prohibit the import of products which do not meet technical requirements or are toxic to consumers. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Bui Xuan Khu...
Party discussed plans to raise national income by 300% by 2020
07/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A strategic plan reviewed by the Communist Party Central Committee envisions that Vietnam’s per capita income could pass $3000 by 2020. Nguyen Ba An, vice director of the Institute for Development Strategy, talks more about the plan....
Contemporary Vietnamese music abundant but in disorder
05/07/2009 05:00
Jason Gibbs, an American independent researcher of Vietnamese music, talked about modern music of Vietnam. American researcher Jason Gibbs. Jason Gibbs , an American independent researcher, has worked with Vietnamese music for decades and...