Politics

Diplomats to play consultantsâ role for local firms
23/01/2010 05:00
Vietnamese diplomats will play a consultative role for local businesses looking to boost trade and investment ties with foreign partners and avoid cross-border conflicts, newly appointed envoys said last week. Diplomats are in a more favorable position to...
Vietnam defends right to punish law breakers
23/01/2010 05:00
Comments from Britain, the US and EU on recent trials against those who have broken Vietnamâs laws show âa lack of goodwillâ and amounts to âinterference in countryâs internal affairs,â the foreign ministry...
Australia, UK to help Vietnam maximize WTO benefits
21/01/2010 05:00
Australia and the UK on Wednesday signed an agreement to support Vietnam with US$16.4 million towards maximizing the benefits of trade liberalization, including its commitments to the World Trade Organization....
Prime Minister to attend World Economic forum
21/01/2010 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) 2010 in Davos, Switzerland from November 25-31. The 40 th WEF is one of the biggest events in the world this year, which takes place at...
Vietnam aims to have 150 international lawyers
20/01/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ratified a scheme to develop a team of lawyers to serve the country’s international integration between 2010 and 2020. Following recent discussions with lawyers, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said that since 2001, the...
Beethoven’s symphony to open German Year in Vietnam
19/01/2010 05:00
Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 will open “Deutschland Year in Vietnam 2010”, celebrating the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany relationships. The German ambassador to Vietnam Rolf Schulze said in a press conference on January 19 that besides...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 20/1
19/01/2010 05:00
PM meets with outgoing French ambassador; NA delegation visits Philippines; Egyptian TV channel helps bring Vietnam’s image to Arab world; Vietnam-China meeting opens in Hanoi PM meets with outgoing French ambassador Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on...