Politics

133 administrative procedures to be simplified: official
21/11/2009 05:00
The Advisory Council for Administrative Formality Reforms has petitioned for 133 administrative procedures to be simplified. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The Advisory Council for Administrative Formality Reforms has petitioned for 133 administrative...
International donors to meet in Hanoi early December
20/11/2009 05:00
After the Vietnam Enterprise Forum scheduled on December 1, the Consultative Group Meeting 2009 (CG 2009) will take place on December 3-4 in Hanoi. The Consultative Group Meeting 2008. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung allowed the Ministry of Planning and...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/11
20/11/2009 05:00
Vietnam strives to meet goals for 2010; Vietnam National Assembly contributes to APF activities; Vietnamese encouraged to use locally-made goods; Czech Senator visits Quang Binh province Vietnam strives to meet goals for 2010 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan...
Official reiterates Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa
20/11/2009 05:00
“We strongly object to actions that violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago,” the chairman of the Hoang Sa District People’s Committee, Dang Cong Ngu, said. The Hoang Sa naval monument on Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai Province,...
Lawmakers want interest rate cap sustained
20/11/2009 05:00
A man walks past a panel showing deposit rates outside a VietABank office in Ho Chi Minh City Legislators have criticized a plan to eliminate the key rate used to calculate interest in Vietnamâs banking system, saying...
UK, Vietnam work on returning Vietnamese prisoners
19/11/2009 05:00
Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security David Hanson (right) and Tran Dai Quang, Vietnamese Vice Minister for Public Security in a photo taken on Sept. 30 Vietnam and the UK are working to implement an agreement...
President receives US ex-president Carter
19/11/2009 05:00
President Nguyen Minh Triet on November 18 received former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife who were in Vietnam to launch a campaign in which volunteers build houses for the poor. President Nguyen Minh Triet on November 18 received former US...