Politics

New chairman for trouble shipbuilding group
12/10/2010 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung assigned Nguyen Ngoc Su, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, as chairman of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group as of October 9. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung assigned Nguyen Ngoc Su, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Oil...
A day of US Secretary of Defence in Hanoi
12/10/2010 05:00
The US Secretary of Defence Robert M. Gates had a very busy day in Hanoi on October 12. He met with Vietnamese officials and attended bilateral meetings with his counterparts, who were in Hanoi for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+)....
Vietnam, US strengthen defence cooperation
11/10/2010 05:00
Vietnam and the US have agreed to strengthen dialogue and cooperation in addressing the consequences of war, engage in joint training of military officers and other fields. Vietnam and the US have agreed to strengthen dialogue and...
Cooperation in ADMM+ must be led by ASEAN
11/10/2010 05:00
Malaysian Defence Minister Dato’ Seri Dr Ahmad Zahrid Hamidi said that the role of China and the US is important but defence cooperation in Southeast Asia must be led by ASEAN. Malaysian Defence Minister Dato’ Seri Dr Ahmad Zahrid Hamidi...
Sea security is not only ASEAN’s concern
11/10/2010 05:00
ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan talked with VietNamNet about the first ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+), which opened on October 12 in Hanoi. The first ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) opened today, October 12, in Hanoi with the...
Le Thanh Hai re-elected as HCM City’s Party Chief
09/10/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The three-day HCM City Party Committee Congress closed on October 7. Le Thanh Hai was re-elected as the Party Secretary in the 2010-2015 term. The three Vice Party Secretaries include: Le Hoang Quan (HCM City...
Tears shed as heroes arrive
09/10/2010 05:00
One thousand Vietnamese Heroic mothers, Heroes of the Armed Forces and Labour Heroes arrived in the capital October 9 after a long trip by bus from the south. Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh meets heroic mothers and heroes in Ha Noi on the...