• Delay in decree no impediment to Nationality Law: official

    05/07/2009 05:00

    A delay in issuing a decree guiding the implementation of the Nationality Law will not pose any big problems because the law is “detailed enough” for the most part, a justice official said. In Vietnam, a law is usually supported with instructions on...

  • PM okays WB loan to reduce poverty in northern Vietnam

    05/07/2009 05:00

    Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved in principle a US$100- million loan from the World Bank to carry out the second stage of a poverty reduction project in Vietnam’s northern mountainous region. The Ministry of Planning and Investment and...

  • VN anticipates closer int’l cooperation against corrupt practices

    VN anticipates closer int’l cooperation against corrupt practices

    05/07/2009 05:00

    Vietnam’s National Assembly ratified the UN Convention against Corruption on June 30. To learn what a country must do to meet its obligations under this convention, Tuoi Tre daily talked with an UNDP’s expert, Jairo Acuna-Alfaro. Mr. Jairo Acuna-Alfaro....

  • Experts discuss China’s detention of Vietnamese fishermen

    Experts discuss China’s detention of Vietnamese fishermen

    04/07/2009 05:00

    Some experts share their opinions about China’s arrest of Vietnamese fishing boats and fishermen. Doctor of law Tran Cong Truc, former chief of the government’s Border Committee : This case is causing great spiritual and material losses for fishermen and...

  • Thai PM to visit Vietnam this week

    Thai PM to visit Vietnam this week

    04/07/2009 05:00

    Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva plans to pay an official visit to Vietnam on July 10, according to his office. During his stay, Vejjajiva is expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Nguyen...

  • Party elites agree on 11th congress in 2011

    Party elites agree on 11th congress in 2011

    04/07/2009 05:00

    The Communist Party of Vietnam’s General Secretary Nong Duc Manh The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee wrapped up its tenth meeting in Hanoi yesterday after working for a week, agreeing to hold the 11th National...

  • Incompetent civil servants face sack

    Incompetent civil servants face sack

    04/07/2009 05:00

    Civil servants could be required to resign if they perform poorly for two consecutive years. The move will depend on the adoption of a new decree by the Ministry of Home Affairs, said Nguyen Thanh Hoa, senior expert in the Salary Department. Hoa said...

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