Politics

Government requires efforts against inflation
06/04/2010 05:00
On April 6 the Government issued a resolution on measures to control inflation and achieve a gross domestic growth rate of 6.5 percent in 2010. The government pays special attention to maintain a stable financial and moneytary market. The State...
Prime Minister to attend nuclear security summit in US
05/04/2010 05:00
Vietnam’s Prime Minister will join the upcoming summit on nuclear security in Washington, DC this April. The sketch of the first nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan province. Speaking with BBC, Michalak explained that PM Nguyen Tan Dung will hold...
Mekong River co-operation necessary for prosperity: PM
05/04/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – All countries along the Mekong River should co-operate in using its water in a sustainable and responsible way for common prosperity in the region. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (first, right) yesterday attends the Mekong River Commission...
Govt leaders discuss inflation
05/04/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Government leaders met online yesterday, April 5, with local authorities to discuss measures to restrain high inflation and stabilise macro economics. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has invested over VND600 billion (US$31.6...
Neighbours to co-operate on Mekong
04/04/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam wanted to boost a multifaceted relationship with Thailand, including co-operation on the development of the Mekong River Basin. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (right) receives Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The two...
Joint statement on Vietnam-Myanmar cooperation released
03/04/2010 05:00
During PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s three-day visit to the Union of Myanmar from April 2-4, Vietnam and Myanmar released a joint statement on bilateral cooperation. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung paid a three-day visit to the Union of Myanmar from April 2-4 at...
National Geographic Society fixed mapping error
02/04/2010 05:00
The National Geographic Society has removed a label on one of its online maps that insinuated that the Paracel Islands were part of China. On its website (natgeomaps.com), the archipelago is now simply referred to by its conventional name – Paracel...