Politics

Over 200 int’l lawyers to discuss laws on sea and islands
03/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Over 200 lawyers from Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and the US will attend the 22nd conference of the Asia-Pacific Law Association in HCM City next week. The press conference introducing the Lawasia’s annual conference in HCM City....
Second stimulus package needs National Assembly’s approval
02/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Finance and Budget Dinh Van Nha, says the second stimulus package will need to be approved by the National Assembly. Vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Finance and...
Stimuli beneficiaries reap rewards, Vietnam minister says
02/11/2009 05:00
Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc The governmentâs tax reduction and interest rate subsidy stimulus packages have rewarded eligible firms despite slow implementation and complicated procedures,...
No shortcut to removing corruption, says UN official
02/11/2009 05:00
Migrant construction laborers work on the foundation of a new restaurant in the central business district of Hanoi. There will be greater expectations on Vietnam following its ratification of the UN Convention Against...
Municipal, provincial leaders to decide on child adoption
02/11/2009 05:00
A foreign visitor talks with children at the Que Huong Charity Center in Binh Duong Province Chairpersons of peopleâs committees in provinces and cities will have the authority to decide on child adoptions, including...
Danish Queen arrives in Hanoi for official visit
01/11/2009 05:00
Danish Queen Margrethe II and her spouse, Prince Consort Henrik, arrived in Hanoi on November 1, beginning an official 9-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Minh Triet. In the afternoon, the Queen and her spouse visited the Old...
Danish Queen enjoys Hanoi’s Old Quarter by cyclo
01/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Danish Queen Margrethe II and royal family members spent their first day in Hanoi, November 1, touring the city. The Danish Queen and her spouse at No. 80 Phan Dinh Phung, where Prince Henrik lived when he was a child....