Politics

Vietnam holds 2nd workshop on East Sea
10/11/2010 05:00
Nearly 70 international scholars arrived in HCM City on November 10 to attend an international workshop on the East Sea from November 11-12. Â Â International scholars at the first workshop in Hanoi last year....
Overall inspection finishes at troubled shipbuilding group
10/11/2010 05:00
The Chief Government Inspector Tran Van Truyen said on November 10 that the comprehensive inspection of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) has been completed. Inspectors will report the results to the Prime Minister to conclude the case....
NA adopts State budget estimates for 2011
10/11/2010 05:00
The National Assembly (NA) has adopted State budget estimates for 2011 by an 80.53 percent vote, with VND605 trillion in total revenues, VND10 billion of which comes from 2010 incomings, VND725.6 trillion in total spending, and VND120.6 trillion in...
Lawmakers applaud administrative reform
09/11/2010 05:00
Project 30, introduced in 2007 to simplify administrative procedures, has been a breakthrough, deputy Tran Du Lich of HCM City told the National Assembly yesterday, Nov 9. It had been a major step toward the target of publicising administrative...
GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 10/11
09/11/2010 05:00
Congratulations to Cambodia Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and State President Nguyen Minh Triet yesterday, Nov 9, sent a basket of flowers and a message of congratulations to Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on the country’s 57th National Day....
Vietnam’s human development index 2010 unchanged
09/11/2010 05:00
Vietnam ranks 113 th for the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2010, the same as last year, according to the UNDP’s Human Development Report released on November 9. Â The country remains in 113th place out of 169 countries in the report, which...
Vietnam contributes $10 million to ASEAN infrastructure fund
08/11/2010 05:00
Vietnamese Finance Deputy Minister Tran Xuan Ha told the 17 th APEC Finance Ministerial Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, that Vietnam would contribute $10 million to the ASEAN infrastructural fund. The Finance Ministers who partiicpate in the APEC Finance...