Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 6/1
05/01/2010 05:00
Boosting exports will control trade deficit; Global Buddhist Conference wrapped up in HCM City; RoK naval ship makes friendly visit to HCM City; Get-together strengthens Vietnam-Cambodia friendship Boosting exports will control trade deficit Prime...
First Vietnamese-American congressperson visits Vietnam
05/01/2010 05:00
A group of American congressional representatives, including Vietnamese American congressperson Joseph Cao (Cao Quang Anh), are now on a visit to Vietnam. Officials of the National Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, the US Ambassador to Vietnam and...
PM Dung vows successful year on eve of ASEAN chairmanship
02/01/2010 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said on New Year’s Eve he was confident Viet Nam would perform admirably when it takes over the chairmanship of ASEAN on January 1. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said on New Year’s Eve he was confident Viet Nam would perform...
Diplomatic sector does well for national growth
02/01/2010 05:00
The diplomatic sector in 2009 joined hands with the nation maintaining peace and stability, maximising national aggregated strength, said Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem. The diplomatic sector in 2009 joined hands with the nation maintaining peace and stability,...
Activities to boost Vietnam-Russia relations scheduled
02/01/2010 05:00
Vietnam and Russia will hold a number of activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties in late January, 2010. At a meeting on January 2, the President of the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association (VRFA), Dao Trong...
Chinaâs new island law means nothing to Vietnam
01/01/2010 05:00
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga Vietnam has dismissed a new law passed by China to protect islands saying it will have no impact on the disputed Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly)...
Vietnam successfully completes UN role: foreign ministry
01/01/2010 05:00
Vietnam’s completion of its term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council has marked a major achievement for the country’s foreign policy. Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem (L) chairs a UN Security Council’s session on “Women,...