Politics

Vietnam chairs UN Security Council again
18/09/2009 05:00
Vietnam has completed preparations for its second time assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council this October. Vietnam has completed preparations for its second time assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations...
UN, Norway fund program to reduce deforestation emissions
18/09/2009 05:00
A US$4.38 million-program to help Vietnam reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation was launched on Thursday. The UN Collaborative Program on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation...
Vietnam, Hungary prioritise trade and investment cooperation
18/09/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Hungarian counterpart Bajnai Gordon have affirmed aims to develop stable, long-term and mutually beneficial relationships. High-level talks between Vietnam and Hungary in Budapest While bilateral trade...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 17/9
17/09/2009 05:00
Vietnam congratulates Japan’s new Prime Minister; Reception marks VN’s National Day in US; Vietnam attends 2009 Asia Women Entrepreneurs Conference; Denmark bolsters cooperation with Vietnam Vietnam congratulates Japan’s new Prime Minister The Vietnamese...
PM encourages Danish investment in Vietnam
17/09/2009 05:00
Vietnam will create incentives for Danish businesses to expand trade and investment in the country with the goal of raising two-way trade to US$1 billion. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed his commitment at a Vietnam-Denmark business forum in...
PM Nguyen Tan Dung begins visit to Hungary
17/09/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Vietnamese delegation arrived in Budapest on September 18 for a two-day official visit to Hungary at the invitation of his Hungarian counterpart Bajnai Gordon. PM Dung and Vietnamese officials...
Vietnam, US make headway at fourth AO meeting
16/09/2009 05:00
Former North Vietnamese platoon commander Nguyen Van Quy points at the Kontum area of central Vietnam showing in red where US wartime forces sprayed the toxic defoliant Agent Orange. The fourth annual meeting of the...