Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 13/9
12/09/2009 05:00
Prime Minister inspects hydro-power projects in Son La; Singaporean minister of defence concludes visit to Vietnam; Vietnam calls on Int’l community to support Haiti; Vietnam calls for reconciliation, dialogue in Liberia Prime Minister inspects hydro-power...
Party leader concludes New Zealand visit
12/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and his entourage left Auckland for Vietnam on September 12, concluding an official visit to New Zealand. On the afternoon of September 12, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and his entourage left...
Illegal, unskilled foreign workers to be expelled
11/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Aiming at tightening the management of foreign workers, the Labour Minister asked local authorities across the country to inspect foreigners’ work papers. Chinese workers in the Nghi Son Industrial Zone in Thanh Hoa Province. The...
Prime Minister to visit Denmark, Hungary and Kazakhstan
10/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Foreign Ministry has announced that Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay visits to Denmark, Hungary and Kazakhstan from September 14-19, 2009. The Foreign Ministry has announced that Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay visits to...
Vietnam, New Zealand agree on comprehensive partnership
10/09/2009 05:00
Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh met with Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand in Wellington on Sept. 10, right after an official welcoming ceremony for the Vietnamese Party chief, following New Zealand’s highest protocols for heads of state....
World Bank sends more loans Vietnamâs way to offset inflation
10/09/2009 05:00
The Tan Hoa-Lo Gom Canal in Ho Chi Minh City, which is a source of direct pollution and flooding in HCMC The World Bank will loan an additional US$160 million to a number of infrastructure projects in Vietnam to fill a...
House Committee discusses tax on natural resources
09/09/2009 05:00
The National Assembly Standing Committee began its 23rd session today with a discussion on the Natural Resources Tax Bill and Property Tax Bill. National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the opening of the 23rd National Assembly Standing...