Politics

HCM City eyes 8% in economic growth this year
27/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – HCM City expects its economy to expand by between 7.5 percent and 8 percent this year, city chairman Le Hoang Quan said Monday. Addressing a regular meeting of the city’s administration, the chairman of the People’s Committee asked State...
Capital fetes 10 years as ’City for Peace’
27/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Ha Noi celebrated the city’s 10th anniversary of being recognised as a City for Peace by UNESCO yesterday, October 27. “This is an important recognition from the international community, and UNESCO General Assembly’s decision to take part in...
A better deal for rural poor
27/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – National Assembly deputies yesterday, October 27, urged the Government to put more focus from the economic stimulus package on support for rural areas. Work proceeds on the Seo Leng-Nam Ngap Road in Sin Ho District in the northern province of...
Ministry to protect caught-on-film Vietnamese student beaten in USA
27/10/2009 05:00
The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has asked the Consulate General in San Francisco to protect Vietnamese citizen Ho Phuong after he was caught on film being beaten by American police. Student Ho Phuong (photo: Daily Mail) VietNamNet Bridge – The...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 28/10
27/10/2009 05:00
Vietnamese women’s role highlighted; Foreign ministry promotes digital diplomacy; Get-together marks the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s military assitance to Laos Vietnamese women’s role highlighted The Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs...
Japan resumes ODA lending
26/10/2009 05:00
The Can Tho Bridge that links Vinh Long Province and Can Tho City in the Mekong Delta is being built with Japanese ODA funds. Japan officially resumed ODA lending to Vietnam Monday, signing a diplomatic note to lend more...
Hanoi expansion to develop Red River, satellite cities
26/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao talked with VNExpress about the capital city’s planning. Hanoi’s Chairman Nguyen The Thao. VietNamNet Bridge – The Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The...