Politics

Hanoi aims to have more officials with Ph.D degrees
23/09/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has set itself an ambitious personnel policy under which all officials managed by the local Party Committee must hold Ph.Ds by 2020. Under the new strategy, the capital city’s goal is to have 100 per cent of officials of the...
Vietnam-US cooperate to control sea resources
23/09/2009 05:00
US and Vietnam’s sea management agencies will sign a cooperation agreement in the next few days, said an official from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mr. Ralph Dustin Cantral. US and Viet Nam’s sea management agencies will sign a...
House committee reviews Government’s socioeconomic report
22/09/2009 05:00
Workers in a tyre production line of Casumina Company. Vietnam’s industrial sector posted its lowest growth in many years, dragging down economic growth (Photo: SGGP) The National Assembly’s Economic Committee began a three-day session on September 21 to...
Vietnamese President heading to UNSC Summit
22/09/2009 05:00
President Nguyen Minh Triet sets off for New York on September 23 to attend the UN Security Council Summit and the 64th UN General Assembly session. President Nguyen Minh Triet. Today, September 23, President Nguyen Minh Triet sets off for New York to...
Australian warship to visit Ho Chi Minh City
22/09/2009 05:00
Australian Navy warship HMAS Darwin will pay a diplomatic visit to HCM City from 28 September to 2 October, the Australian Consulate General announced. Australian Navy warship HMAS Darwin will pay a diplomatic visit to Ho Chi Minh City from 28 September...
Lawmakers hold hearing on draft banking laws
22/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The National Assembly’s Economic Committee debated draft revisions to the laws on the State Bank of Viet Nam and Credit Organisations in Ha Noi on September 22. Deputies worried that some articles in the draft law were not suited to the new...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 23/9
22/09/2009 05:00
Vietnam wants to boost cooperation with Timor Leste; Thai MPs want closer agricultural cooperation with Vietnam; PM approves cooperative agreements with foreign partners; Vietnam to help fight AIDS in Cambodia Vietnam wants to boost cooperation with Timor...