Politics

VN negotiates for $150-200 million loan for economic stimulus
29/07/2009 05:00
Japan has announced it will grant urgent loans worth around $3 billion for Asian economies to deal with economic crisis, including $150-200 million for Vietnam. The Japanese government plans to lend Vietnam between $150 and 200 million to support its economic...
Education, public health get push
29/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A plan calling for more investment to education and training and the health sector was approved by the municipal People’s Council in its 18th meeting session. Parents take their children to a health centre in Ha Noi’s Thanh Tri district for a...
President extols Ben Tre development, pushes for more reform
29/07/2009 05:00
President Nguyen Minh Triet told Ben Tre officials Wednesday that the Mekong Delta province had been developing admirably, but he noted that difficulties still lay ahead. Triet said that several...
Party leader encourages clean growth in top industrial province
29/07/2009 05:00
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh wrapped up a two-day visit to the southern province of Binh Duong Wednesday by encouraging local authorities to keep the environment clean as economic growth continues....
Australia says FTA needs govâts to support business
29/07/2009 05:00
A customer at a transaction office of fully foreign-owned ANZ Bank Vietnam Limited in Ho Chi Minh City. A new free trade deal between Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asian nations will require governments to support...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 30/7
29/07/2009 05:00
Vietnam, Singapore to expand bilateral cooperation; Vietnam considers preventing war best way to protect population; Party emphasizes boosting investment in mountainous regions; Vietnam values UN mission’ role in Chad, Central Africa; Cambodian, Vietnamese inspectorates...
Ministry to raise investor costs for building on farmland
28/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Government is to consider a plan to raise the compensation of arable land to twice that of residential land to protect cooking supplies. Farmers tend crops in Yen Hung district of the northern province of Quang Ninh. Land compensation...