Politics

Vietnam, Japan vow to boost economic partnership
19/01/2010 05:00
Vietnam and Japan have affirmed their determination to effectively implement their economic partnership agreement for mutual benefits. At the third Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee (VJCC) meeting, which concluded in Tokyo on January 18, the two sides...
National Assembly rejects setting up of Food Safety Committee
19/01/2010 05:00
Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu’s proposal to set up the National Committee for Food Safety was rejected by the National Assembly Standing Committee on January 19. Trieu said that with 9.4 million farmer households directly producing...
NA Standing Committee opens its 27th session
18/01/2010 05:00
The 27th session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on January 18 with Nguyen Phu Trong in the chair. The 27th session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on January 18 with Nguyen Phu...
Minister confirms a social network for VN
18/01/2010 05:00
Speaking at the Ministry of Information and Communications’ annual conference last weekend, PM Nguyen Tan Dung stressed: “Vietnam must build powerful media groups.” PM Nguyen Tan Dung at the conference. VietNamNet Bridge – Speaking at the Ministry of...
Ha Noi targets $6.68 billion in exports, up 5% on last year
16/01/2010 05:00
Municipal planners in the capital set ambitious export targets for Hanoi to major markets: the US, Japan, China, the EU, Africa and West Asia in an attempt to boost export turnover in 2010. Ha Noi saw a decrease in imports and exports in 2009 compared with...
PM asks Finance Ministry to check income of SCIC officials
16/01/2010 05:00
The Government Office has announced the PM’s opinion on auditing results of the SCIC, in which the PM requested the Finance Ministry and SCIC learn from their mistakes. Former Jetstar Pacific’s General Director arrested Jetstar Pacific’s former...
Vietnam and China – a 60 friendship in 200 photos
16/01/2010 05:00
More than 200 photos, including many on display for the first time, are included in an exhibition at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Hanoi, showing the cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and China. Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung and the Chinese Ambassador to...