Politics

Vietnam, US air forces in talks: embassy
23/07/2009 05:00
United States Air Force officers are holding talks with their Vietnamese counterparts, the US embassy said Thursday, as the two countries continue to bolster military cooperation. Senior officials from the air forces of both countries began four days of...
Russia, Vietnam talk 60th anniversary celebrations
23/07/2009 05:00
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov pays an official visit to Vietnam today in part to discuss how the two countries will celebrate the 60th anniversary of...
Government offers tax breaks to housing developers
23/07/2009 05:00
The Government has amended regulations to reduce value added tax (VAT) by 50 percent on housing built by developers for students, workers, and poor people. Apartment blocks built for low income people in Tan Binh District of Ho Chi Minh City. The...
Australia pledges 9.8 million USD to Vietnam
23/07/2009 05:00
Australia Friday pledged 12 million dollars (9.8 million US) to help Vietnam adjust after joining the WTO, Canberra’s trade minister said Friday, adding that the countries sought closer economic ties. Visiting Australian Minister for Trade Simon Crean (L) and...
National congress of ethnic minority groups scheduled for next May
22/07/2009 05:00
The National Congress of Representatives of Ethnic Minority Groups in Vietnam will be held in mid-May next year for the first time since national reunification in 1975. This will be an important socio-political event in Vietnamese society, underlining...
Artists encouraged to compose relevant works
22/07/2009 05:00
President Nguyen Minh Triet met with the Vietnam Union of Literature and Art Associations in Hanoi on July 22. The president praised Vietnamese literary and art circles’ contributions to national development, saying that under any circumstances artists...
Vietnam calls on US trade to treat Vietnam fairly
22/07/2009 05:00
Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang has asked US trade representatives to consider antidumping lawsuits on Vietnamese products fairly and without prejudice, the ministry...