Politics

Vietnam tells China to probe attack on fishermen
22/10/2009 05:00
Vietnam on Wednesday demanded China investigate last monthâs incident in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands where local fishermen were attacked and robbed by Chinese soldiers as they sought shelter from Typhoon Ketsana A diplomatic note sent to the...
Elderly and resources tax debated
21/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – National Assembly deputies on October 21, discussed the draft laws on natural resources tax and elderly people. Elderly people in Phong Tho district in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau receive health treatment. Law on the elderly is...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/10
20/10/2009 05:00
Danish Queen to visit Vietnam; President receives Russian Minister; Cooperative ties with UK highly valued; Deputy PM receives Rok-Vietnam friendship association president; Border provinces strengthen cooperation Danish Queen Margrethe. Danish Queen to...
Korean leader arrives in Vietnam
20/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea arrived in Hanoi on October 20 to begin a three-day official visit to Vietnam. RoK President Lee Myung-bak talked with Vietnamese students in Hanoi on October 20. (Photo: Tuoi Tre)...
House committee wants loan subsidies to end as planned
20/10/2009 05:00
A worker at Thai Tuan textile factory. Only 20 percent of businesses have benefited from the loan subsidy program, a parliamental report said. The Vietnamese governmentâs interest rate subsidy program should end this...
Japan provides $1.5 mil to microfinance programs in Vietnam
20/10/2009 05:00
The Japanese government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement on Monday to provide Vietnamâs microfinance programs with US$1.5 million in grant aid, according to a press release....
POLITICS IN BRIEF 20/10
19/10/2009 05:00
Deputy PM arrives in Nanning for China-ASEAN Expo; PM Dung to attend ASEAN summit in Thailand; Former military minors meet; Vice President visits Song Long Cooperative Deputy PM arrives in Nanning for China-ASEAN Expo Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh...