Politics

Vietnam ready to boost Vatican relations
11/12/2009 05:00
Pope Benedict XVI welcomes Vietnam’s President Nguyen Minh Triet (left) during their meeting Vietnam’s President Nguyen Minh Triet vowed to boost relations with the Vatican during his meeting with Pope Benedict XVI Friday,...
HCM City has a new vice chairman
10/12/2009 05:00
Deputies of the HCM City People’s Committee have elected Le Minh Tri, Chairman of District 1, as the Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee. Vice chairman Le Minh Tri (first from the left) receives flowers from the HCM City People’s Committee ....
Deputies harangue Hanoi official on traffic barriers at intersections
10/12/2009 05:00
Deputies of the Hanoi People’s Council fiercely questioned city Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Khoi about the city’s ‘solution’ to traffic jams at a Council meeting on December 10. Hanoi’s Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Khoi Traffic issues dominated a...
Da Phuoc Dump update: City says state auditors got it wrong
10/12/2009 05:00
Ho Chi Minh City and the State Audit Department are at loggerheads over a nine million dollar ‘advance payment’ to the company developing a big dump site. Water discharged from the Da Phuoc dump site. Audit Agency says HCMC wrong to advance $9...
Vietnamese businesswoman appointed as South Africa’s Consul of Honor
10/12/2009 05:00
Do Thi Kim Lien, general director of the AAA Insurance Company has been appointed as Consul of Honor of South Africa in Vietnam. Ms. Do Thi Kim Lien. This is the first time South Africa has appointed a Consul of Honor in Vietnam. Lien will mostly work...
Japan-Vietnam ties develop stronger
10/12/2009 05:00
The relationship between Japan and Vietnam has in recent years become closer in many fields, including politics, economy and education, speakers said at a meeting held in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday. The meeting, held by the HCMC Union of Friendship...
WB to lend Vietnam $65mln for food safety
10/12/2009 05:00
The World Bank (WB) will offer a credit of nearly $65.3 million to help Vietnam country improve cooking safety through the Livestock Competitiveness and Food Safety Project. Under an...