Politics

Thinkers gather to talk East Sea issues
26/11/2009 05:00
Dr. Voronin Sergeevich of the Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies of the Russian Academy of Science attends a conference on the East Sea in Hanoi. Experts at a highly-anticipated international workshop on East Sea in...
Health Ministry given food safety role by NA
26/11/2009 05:00
National Assembly delegates agreed yesterday that the Ministry of Health (MoH) would take primary responsibility for managing activities related to cooking safety. Priority should be given to improving the development of a long-term programme for clean...
NA deputies disagree on recruitment of disabled people
26/11/2009 05:00
National Assembly representatives on Tuesday could not reach consensus on whether to approve a bill that encourages businesses to employ disabled people. An amended version of the 1998...
Vietnam house okays nuclear plants after âlivelyâ debate
26/11/2009 05:00
The model of the nuclear power plant to be built in Ninh Thuan Province The National Assembly on Thursday approved with a majority of nearly 80 percent plans to build nuclear power plants in the south central Ninh Thuan...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 26/11
25/11/2009 05:00
Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FM; Chief ASEAN, Chinese prosecutors vow to increase cooperation; Argentina-Vietnam friendship parliamentarians group visits Hanoi Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FM Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 25...
Lawmakers discuss new trade law
25/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – National Assembly deputies have expressed their approval of the necessity to have a law on trade arbitrators. The issuance of the law would be a step to institutionalise the Party and Government’s policies in the country’s socio-economic...
Corruption in the health sector
25/11/2009 05:00
Around 80 delegates have participated in the 6th dialogue between the Vietnamese government and international donors about combating corruption in Hanoi on November 26. A crowded consulting room. Held by the Swedish Embassy and the Vietnamese Government...