Politics

Hanoi gets spruced up for ASEAN Summit
30/03/2010 05:00
Hanoi is putting the finishing touches to several works in preparation for the 16th ASEAN Summit, which will take place in the capital city in a few days’ time. Hanoi police pledge to ensure top security for ASEAN meetings The Municipal Department of...
ASEAN summit to consider development and climate change
30/03/2010 05:00
The 16th ASEAN Summit will focus on three issues: strengthening unity, coping with global challenges and promoting cooperation between ASEAN and its partners. The 16 th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will focus on three...
Vietnam and China to discuss Mekong River
29/03/2010 05:00
On the sidelines of the upcoming Mekong River Commission Summit in Thailand, PM Nguyen Tan Dung will meet with Chinese representatives to discuss issues related to the Mekong River. The Mekong River (photo: Dat Viet). The upcoming conference will be...
China asked to immediately release Vietnamese fishermen
29/03/2010 05:00
Vietnam has asked China to immediately, unconditionally release a fishing vessel and its crew, seized a week ago while fishing offshore Vietnam’s coast, said a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, Nguyen Phuong Nga. China seizes more Vietnamese...
Vietnam offers assistance to Tanzania
29/03/2010 05:00
Vietnam is ready to help Tanzania develop agriculture based on a tripartite cooperation model with support from Japan or bilateral cooperation, says President Nguyen Minh Triet. ReceivingTanzanian PM Mizengo Peter Pinda, in Hanoi on March 30, Mr...
Party Central Committee affirms socialism in national development
28/03/2010 05:00
The Communist Party of Viet Nam’s Central Committee had completed drafts of key documents to be submitted to next year’s 11th National Congress . . . General Secretary Nong Duc Manh delivers a speech at the 12th meeting of the Communist Party of Viet Nam’s...
Hoang Sa exhibition draws foreign visitors
28/03/2010 05:00
Visitors have flocked to an exhibition of over 150 photos and documents about Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, part of a show featuring Da Nang’s achievements over the past 35 years. Dang Cong Ngu, chairman of Hoang Sa island district, personally...