Politics

29 citizens honoured for combating corruption
16/12/2009 05:00
The Central Steering Board for Combating Corruption on December 15 met with individuals who have made outstanding achievements in fighting corruption. Twenty-nine people from 21 provinces and cities were invited to attend this meeting. Among them were...
Vietnam defense minister meets key US senators
16/12/2009 05:00
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) welcomes Vietnam’s Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh to the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Vietnamâs defense minister, during his ongoing visit to the United States, met...
World hears of VN’s climate change fate
16/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam was actively implementing a national programme to cope with climate change, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung speaking at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in...
Vietnam, Russia sign deals on defense, nuclear energy
16/12/2009 05:00
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung as they meet in Moscow’s Kremlin Hanoi and Moscow signed a major arms deal and a nuclear energy agreement on Tuesday during...
New laws offer medical aid, pensions for elderly
16/12/2009 05:00
Laws to provide all Vietnamese aged 60 and above with special treatment will come into effect next year. They were announced by the Presidential Office yesterday. The Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu (L) at the meeting. (Photo: VNN) The laws,...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 17/12
16/12/2009 05:00
PM Dung pushes for stronger ties with Australia, Israel; Vietnamese legislators visit Brazil; Party leader Manh begins visit to Cambodia; Vietnam applauds peace progress in Central African Republic PM Dung pushes for stronger ties with Australia, Israel...
Satisfied by recent session, NA Standing Committee looks ahead
15/12/2009 05:00
Deputy Le Van Cuong questioned Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sharply at the National Assembly’s recent session – too sharply, indeed, thinks at least one of the Assembly’s leaders. Deputy Le Van Cuong from Thanh Hoa. Assessing the question and answer...