Politics

Govt to submit NA high speed railway plan
28/07/2009 05:00
The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City express railway will play a very important role in the industrialization and modernization of the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said recently. Vietnam will have a high speed railway from Hanoi to HCM City. The...
Vietnam to join UN Convention against Torture
28/07/2009 05:00
Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem (white) at the meeting on July 28. From now to the end of 2009, Vietnam will release the Human Rights Magazine, a website on human rights and prepare to join the United Nations Convention against Torture, said Deputy Prime Minister...
Hanoi drafts 45 new socio-economic plans
28/07/2009 05:00
Hanoi authorities on July 28 submitted 45 economic and social development plans, which were drafted in 2009, to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for consideration. Hanoi will have a plan to develop its hospital system. Among them, the Economic...
Vietnam marks 80th anniversary of labor union
28/07/2009 05:00
National Assembly chairman Nguyen Phu Trong conferred a second Gold Star Medal on the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor at a function held to mark its 80th anniversary in Hanoi on July 28. HCMC Party Committee secretary, Le Thanh Hai (L), greets the...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 26/7
26/07/2009 05:00
VN honours revolutionary soldiers; President meets new head of ‘prestigious’ university; Vietnamese Deputy PM visits Cambodia; Vietnam joins Advisory Centre on WTO Law; Condolences to Indonesian bomb blast victims Vietnam bolsters its traditional and...
Vietnam, Cambodia to reinforce economic ties
26/07/2009 05:00
Vietnamese and Cambodian leaders on Sunday hailed the relationship of friendship and solidarity between the two countries as they discussed measures to further boost bilateral economic relations....
Hanoi to have Capital Law next year
26/07/2009 05:00
One day after Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung issued the decision to establish the Capital Law compiling board, the 19-member board met for the first time on July 24. Justice Minister Ha Hung Cuong said that the Capital Law will be the legal foundation for...