Politics

Party Chief attends HCM City Party Congress
05/10/2010 05:00
HCM City leaders burn incense to commemorate heroes at the city Martyrs’ Cemetery on October 4 (Photo: SGGP) Party Secretary General Nong Duc Manh participated in and delivered an important speech at the opening session of the...
Troubled shipbuilder has another new chief
05/10/2010 05:00
Truong Van Tuyen (left). There has been yet another change at the top at the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, with Truong Van Tuyen taking over as general director from acting chief Nguyen Quoc Anh. Tuyen, 60, is a...
NA standing committee discusses minerals law
01/10/2010 05:00
Transferring rights to explore and exploit minerals topped the agenda at the 35th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee chaired by NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien yesterday. Discussions on this topic stemmed from the...
WB President: Vietnam uses WB capital effectively
28/09/2010 05:00
World Bank President Robert Zoellick has said Vietnam was one of the countries using WB capital most effectively and the bank will continue to assist the nation in the coming time. The WB leader made the statement while working...
Vietnam, Czech Republic vow to expand cooperation
28/09/2010 05:00
Vietnam and the Czech Republic have agreed to prioritise cooperation in financial-banking, science-technology, trade, agriculture, biology, transport, infrastructure construction and labour. Vietnam and the Czech Republic have agreed to prioritise cooperation in...
Vietnam joins UN Alliance of Civilizations
28/09/2010 05:00
Vietnam has been admitted into the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC), according to senior UNAOC representative Jorge Sampaio, who is former Portuguese President. Vietnam has been admitted into the United Nations...
Two Japanese become VN’s honorary consuls
28/09/2010 05:00
Two Japanese citizens Yukihisa Hirano and Taro Nakajima have become the first honorary consuls of Vietnam in Japan. Under the Vietnamese Foreign Minister’s decision, the Chairman of the Central Japan International Airport Co....