Politics

Lawmakers pass budget resolution
11/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – National Assembly deputies have approved a draft resolution which limits the State budget deficit for next year at 6.2 per cent of GDP. Ethnic people in Chu Pa District of the Central Highland Province of Gia Lai read newspapers at the Post...
Local administrations should handle street food: NA
11/11/2009 05:00
cooking -safety-law-288-09.jpg" hspace="1" align="left" vspace="1" class=pix> The National Assembly members have required the draft law on food safety to include more and strict rules for managing street foods. Localities...
Vietnam lawmakers to oversee education, administrative reform
11/11/2009 05:00
The National Assembly will supervise education and administrative reforms from next year, local newswire Vietnamnet reported Thursday. The move was approved by 85 percent of the lawmakers at...
Ministers defend state-owned groups
10/11/2009 05:00
Finance Minister Vu Van Ninh. VietNamNet Bridge – Ministers of Finance and Planning-Investment have spelled out the under performance of state-owned groups and corporations to the National Assembly. They claim that losses sustained are as a...
VN borrows $500 million for economic stimulation and poverty reduction
09/11/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The signing ceremony of a $500 million loan agreement between Japan and Vietnam took place in Tokyo on November 10. JICA’s chief representative in Vietnam, Tsuno Motonori. VietNamNet Bridge – The signing ceremony of a $500 million...
NA considers national projects, bills
08/11/2009 05:00
National Assembly deputies discussed three national projects, including two large hydroelectric plants, and three bills at their ongoing session in Hanoi November 7. Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang speaks at the NA session on November 7, which...
Vietnam, Japan vow to boost comprehensive cooperation
08/11/2009 05:00
The Vietnamese and Japanese PMs have affirmed their determination to promote bilateral cooperation in international and regional organisations and forums of which they are both members. The Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers have affirmed their...