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Investigation at SCIC needed, says government chief inspector

December 30, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Investigation at SCIC needed, says government chief inspector

Chief government inspector Tran Van Truyen said on December 29 that inspectors of the Finance Ministry should investigate the huge salary earned by officials of the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC).   VietNamNet Bridge – The chief government inspector Tran Van Truyen (photo) said on December 29 that inspectors of the Finance Ministry should... Read more

Women without men

November 3, 2009  . Filed under News, Travel

Women without men

Noted singer Phuong Thanh became a tabloid’s dream in 2005 when she had a baby out of wedlock There are more single mothers in the Vietnamese entertainment industry than you thought, and they say they don’t need husbands to raise happy families. Poet Phan Huyen Thu, one of Vietnam’s leading female... Read more

Australians unearth crooked polymer banknote deal with VN

November 2, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Australians unearth crooked polymer banknote deal with VN

LookAtVietnam – Chief Government Inspector Tran Van Truyen claims that Australian newspaper The Age’s articles about the suspicious case of bribery in Vietnam have not yet been verified. Chief inspector Tran Van Truyen.VietNamNet Bridge – Chief Government Inspector Tran Van Truyen claims that Australian newspaper The Age’s articles about... Read more

A shrine to the eternal bard

July 17, 2009  . Filed under News, Travel

A shrine to the eternal bard

Nguyen Du’s statue in front of a museum bearing his name.LookAtVietnam - It is not very often that both a literary figure and her or his creations become household names through generations.  Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), the heartbreaking epic poem that has moved generations in many parts of the world for two centuries or more, has achieved that... Read more

Less graft reported does not mean less corruption: inspector

July 10, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Less graft reported does not mean less corruption: inspector

Tran Van Truyen, Chief Inspector at the Government Inspectorate The fact that 20 percent fewer cases of corruption have been reported this year compared to the same period in 2008 does not mean there is less corruption in Vietnam, a government inspector said Thursday. Tran Van Truyen, Chief Inspector at the Government... Read more

A shrine to the eternal bard

July 6, 2009  . Filed under News, Travel

A shrine to the eternal bard

Nguyen Du’s statue in front of a museum bearing his name It is not very often that both a literary figure and her or his creations become household names through generations. Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), the heartbreaking epic poem that has moved generations in many parts of the world for two centuries or... Read more

Experts blame power company for electrocution death

April 16, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Experts blame power company for electrocution death

A woman was electrocuted and killed by the accident, which also started a fire. Power to the downed electric cable should have been cut long before Hoang Thi Thanh Truyen died, say technicians, engineers and officials. Experts have blamed the failure of the Ho Chi Minh City Power Company’s automatic shutoff... Read more

ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 20/2

February 20, 2009  . Filed under Uncategorized

ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 20/2

Australia – The Land of Contrast; Piano concert; VTV6 seeks young talents; VTC9 to exclusively air 81st Oscar Awards Ceremony; Vietnam, Japan promote folk cultural exchange; Ancient hand-written Truyen Kieu poem found Vietnam, Japan promote folk cultural exchange Vietnamese and Japanese folk cultures were highlighted in a festival held at the Tokyo-based... Read more

Online games ruin gamers’ lives

February 17, 2009  . Filed under In depth, Reports

Online games ruin gamers’ lives

Gamers playing online at the ‘Software and electronic entertainment’ Expo (Photo: SGGP).VietNamNet Bridge - Online games have created more and more addicts and have badly affected players’ lives. The story of the writer is one such example. The dream of becoming a heroOur group, 40 people, met together at the internet shop ‘Khong... Read more

Big state-owned groups under scrutiny

February 12, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Big state-owned groups under scrutiny

Mr. Tran Van Truyen.LookAtVietnam - The Chief Government Inspector, Tran Van Truyen, on February 11 said that the Government Inspectorate would begin to focus on big equitised groups. Among them are the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin), the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the Vietnam Textile-Garments Group (Vinatex), the Vietnam... Read more