December 31, 2011
 The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra plays at a concert in Hanoi last February Graham Sutcliffe, who has been living in Vietnam for 20 years, is now conductor of the Vietnam National Opera Ballet. Previously, he was the conductor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi and also worked in Ho Chi Minh City. [...]
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August 5, 2011
A man walks past a factory at the Thang Long Industrial Park outside of Hanoi. Vietnam should only build industrial parks when and where they’re needed, Le Quoc Dung, vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, tells Thanh Nien Weekly in an interview. Thanh Nien Weekly: Why are so many industrial parks not full? [...]
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January 23, 2010
With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An Thai Village ramp up efforts to protect their sacred art. Xoan singing is performed at holy venus in the communal house which begins with offering incense for gods.LookAtVietnam – With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An [...]
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January 10, 2010
Many singers start their careers at nightclubs. For some, singing has become a job to earn a living while some others sees night clubs as “classes” to train themselves and wait for opportunities. Singers of the Van Nghe night club, HCM City.Nguyen T, a composer and singer, performed three days in a row. He was [...]
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December 18, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Passengers complain that they cannot book air tickets to fly on Tet holiday, though Tet two months is two months away. It is very difficult to get a ticket from December 24 of Lunar Year (February 8, 2010) and afterwardsGiang, who lives in HCM City, decided to take his five-month-old son to his [...]
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November 23, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Student evaluations of lecturers has kicked off at many universities. Many schools doubt the relevancy of these assessments. Student assessments are only relatively accurate, because it is very difficult to give an overall assessment of lecturers’ qualifications in a questionnaire, according to Associate Prof Dr Thai Ba Can, President of the HCM City [...]
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November 20, 2009
National Assembly representatives on Wednesday urged the government to take measures to eliminate bribes given for jobs and promotions, but Minister of Home Affairs Tran Van Tuan said itâs a âvery difficult task.â Deputy Le Van Cuong from Thanh Hoa Province said at a National Assembly meeting he has for two years called for government [...]
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October 12, 2009
A EU regulation will shut Vietnamese seafood exporters out of the market if they can’t figure out how to certify who caught fish and where. Big challenges All seafood export consignments to the EU from October 31, 2010 must be clearly labled as to the origin of the products, including the sea area where the [...]
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September 5, 2009
Vehicles cross a newly repaired bridge in the Central Highlands after the bridge collapsed in June. Poor infrastructure, a weak human resource base and complicated procedures have kept investors at bay. The Central Highlands region is rich in natural resources and has recorded impressive growth figures this decade, but glaring shortcomings threaten to undercut sustainable [...]
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August 18, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Deputy director of the State Bank’s HCM City branch, Nguyen Hoang Minh, talked to Vietnam Investment Review about why 16 firms had been punished It is very difficult to eliminate the illegal exchange of foreign currencies.One of the violators was Nguyen Vu firm in HCM City’s District 1. It was discovered to have [...]
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