Politics

Viet Nam, Laos capitalise on 35 years of friendly relations
20/06/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Laos have always attached much importance to consolidating and boosting their special friendship and comprehensive co-operation. Laos Party General...
GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 21/6
20/06/2011 05:00
Binh Phuoc and Champasak strengthen cooperation A delegation from Laos’ Champasak province led by governor and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Sonsay Siphandon has visited Binh Phuoc province. During talks on June 20, representatives...
Seven ASEAN countries release joint appeal on East Sea
19/06/2011 05:00
Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, the Philippines and Singapore all call for seeking a peaceful solution and using the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to settle disputes in the East Sea. PetroVietnam’s Viking II...
Philippines won”t be bullied by China: President Aquino
19/06/2011 05:00
Philippine President Benigno Aquino says his country will not be bullied by China in a territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands in the East Sea. President Aquino says the Philippines reserves the right to explore its waters despite China’s rival claims....
Government Inspectorate to chat online with citizens
19/06/2011 05:00
A high-ranking official of the Government Inspectorate will answer people’s questions about the agency’s operations at an online dialogue on June 23. Vice Chief Government Inspector, Nguyen Van Thanh emphasized that this is the first online talks between the...
US needs to be active in East Sea dispute
18/06/2011 05:00
Senator Jim Webb, Chairman, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations had a talks on the US’ foreign policy in Asia in Washington on June 14. Below is transcript of part of the talks. A series of recent...
British MPs call for peaceful solution to East Sea disputes
17/06/2011 05:00
Two members of the British House of Common, George Howarth, Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam and Mark Hendrick, Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for China, petitioned against the growing tension in the East Sea. Both MPs...