Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 20/6
19/06/2009 05:00
Vietnam pledges to aid Iraq during reconstruction; Vietnam and Singapore discuss politics and economy; Politburo Member Truong Tan Sang visits Vietnam Journalists’ Association; Activities to hold 84th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day The...
Prime Minister meets with country’s top lawyers
18/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received a delegation from the Vietnamese Lawyers’ Federation (VLF) led by its chairman Le Thuc Anh on June 18 in Hanoi. Photo: VOV The Government leader said that the success of the first VLF Congress...
Overseas Vietnamese can buy house as of September 1
18/06/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly on June 18 approved two amended articles on the ownership of house and the land use right of overseas Vietnamese in Vietnam. According to Article 126 of the Housing Law and Article 121 of the amended Land...
Assembly vote removes most curbs on home ownership by Viet Kieu
18/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – After vigorous debate, and with a 13% minority dissenting, the National Assembly on June 18 approved the Government’s proposal to expand the rights of overseas Vietnamese (Viet Kieu) to own homes in Vietnam. Linh Dam urban area in Ha Noi. The...
PM affirms the press’s role in national development
17/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The press must serve as the reliable vanguard force for the Party, State and people on the political and ideological front, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in his message delivered to media workers on Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21)....
Ha Noi Party rejects 2nd golf course bid
17/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A second golf course at the Tan Vien luxury international tourist zone in Ha Noi’s Ba Vi district, has been ruled out by Ha Noi Party Committee Secretary Pham Quang Nghi. A second golf course at the Tan Vien luxury international tourist zone...
NA approves urban planning bill, shuns chief architect post
17/06/2009 05:00
The National Assembly (NA) passed a new urban planning bill with 90 percent approval Wednesday, but the legislature decided against creating a chief architect post, which the government had previously requested....