Politics

Ministry sets high industrial targets despite economic woes
09/02/2012 08:32
Although international financial institutions have made pessimistic predictions about the global economy in 2012, Viet Nam has still set fairly high targets for industrial production and trade. During a recent press meeting in HCM City, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT)...
New decree on payments mooted
09/02/2012 08:30
A draft decree on non-cash payments mapped out by the central bank will be sent to the central government for approval early this year. The decree replaces the prevailing Decree 64/2001 on payment service providers. This is the first time that parties involved in intermediary...
Rousseff seen winning as Brazil elects new leader
08/02/2012 09:54
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chosen candidate, Dilma Rousseff, looked certain to succeed him as president of Brazil after a runoff vote Sunday. � � Brazil's presidential candidate for the ruling Workers' Party Dilma Rousseff waves to supporters during a...
Obama to host Brazil's Rousseff on April 9
08/02/2012 09:43
US President Barack Obama will welcome his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff to the White House on April 9 for talks on the "growing partnership" between the two nations, his office said Tuesday. The meetings, which come a little more than a year since Obama visited Brazil,...
Southeast Asia goes slow on nuclear
04/02/2012 01:29
For illustration purposes only But Vietnam was undeterred by last year's Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan, the world's worst atomic accident since Chernobyl, and is racing ahead with plans to start construction of its first reactor in 2014, which should go online...
HCMC to open theater on traditional music
18/01/2012 09:32
"Ca tru," a genre of Vietnamese traditional music will be showcased at the theater, Photo: TTVH Named “Non La” (Conical Hat), an indispensable accessory to accompany the Vietnamese ao dai, the theater will host performances in various genres of traditional music...
Russia to supply Vietnam six submarines in 2014
04/07/2011 05:00
Russia will supply six submarines to Vietnam in 2014, Oleg Azizov, representative of Russia’s state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport, has said during a maritime defense show that wrapped up in Saint-Petersburg on July 2....