Politics

PM encourages Japanese investment in Vietnam
08/11/2009 05:00
Vietnam will continue to improve its business environment to attract more foreign investors, including those from Japan, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The PM made the pledge in Tokyo on November 6 while receiving the leaders of several leading economic...
Legislators call for tighter hydro plant controls to curb floods
08/11/2009 05:00
National Assembly members demanded the government tighten control over hydro power plant projects on Friday after discharge by a plant in the central region worsened flooding during typhoon Mirinae....
Govât seeks more funds for key projects
08/11/2009 05:00
The investment for Dung Quat refinery in Quang Ngai Province needs to be raised to US$3.05 billion from the $2.5 approved in 2005 The government has asked the National Assembly to approve more funds for three major...
Jimmy Carter to visit Vietnam
08/11/2009 05:00
Former US president Jimmy Carter will visit Vietnam to build houses for the poor on November 18, local newswire Vietnamnet reported on Thursday. The one-week program, known as Jimmy and Rosalynn...
NA approves hydro power in Lai Chau
08/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A majority of NA deputies approved the investment plan for the VND32.5 trillion Lai Chau Hydro-electric Power Plant project last Saturday. Some deputies also said that the Government should wait until the Son La Hydroelectric plant is...
Danish royals visit Da Lat
08/11/2009 05:00
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her family visited the central highlands town of Da Lat on Sunday. While they were there, the Danish royals attended the opening ceremony of a flower showroom by...
Draft rules push energy efficiency, new execution method
08/11/2009 05:00
Vietnam will ban the import and sale of equipment with low energy efficiency and support energy-saving projects under a draft law submitted to the National Assemblyâs sixth session on Saturday....