• Inspectors to evaluate ministries, industrial groups

    19/11/2009 05:00

    Actions taken by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to stabilize fuel, oil and steel markets will be scrutinized by the government inspectorate next year. Other targets will include the education ministry’s handling of the establishment of new...

  • Many state-owned groups to be inspected in 2010

    Many state-owned groups to be inspected in 2010

    19/11/2009 05:00

    Large state-owned groups and projects, four ministries and five provinces and cities will be inspected next year, said the government’s vice chief inspector Mai Quoc Binh. The government’s vice chief inspector Mai Quoc Binh Binh said the...

  • Bribes for jobs, promotions a tough nut to crack: minister

    19/11/2009 05:00

    National Assembly representatives on Wednesday urged the government to take measures to eliminate bribes given for jobs and promotions, but Minister of Home Affairs Tran Van Tuan said it’s a “very difficult task.” Deputy Le Van Cuong from Thanh Hoa...

  • Prime Minister claims responsibility for sub-par universities

    Prime Minister claims responsibility for sub-par universities

    19/11/2009 05:00

    Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung accepted responsibility for letting several sub-standard universities open recently, but he did not absolve the education ministry and the rest of government from blame either....

  • ASEAN unity is a bulwark of sovereignty, says Defence Minister

    ASEAN unity is a bulwark of sovereignty, says Defence Minister

    18/11/2009 05:00

    Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh talked with the media about the results of the recent ASEAN Defense Minister’s Meeting in Thailand and looked ahead to Vietnam’s pending chairmanship. Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh. Q: What do the...

  • Vietnam to gradually lower rates for recovery: PM

    Vietnam to gradually lower rates for recovery: PM

    18/11/2009 05:00

    The Vietnamese government will gradually lower interest rates to promote economic recovery, especially after it ends stimulus measures that have subsidized borrowing rates, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Thursday....

  • Minister grilled on hydropower

    Minister grilled on hydropower

    18/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Several ministers faced deputies on November 18, as the National Assembly questioned top Government officials for a second day on many issues. Workers toil at the site of the Son La Hydro-electric Plant. The proliferation of hydro-power...

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