Politics

Foreign affairs need improving substantially
15/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has asked ministries, provinces and cities to fulfil their all-round diplomatic tasks in terms of planning, networking and staff training. Photo: VOV Mr Khiem, who is also Foreign Minister, gave the task...
POLITICS IN BRIEF 15/6
15/06/2009 05:00
PM receives outgoing Panamanian ambassador; Law makers call for high quality of projects with Laos; Gov’t and Protestant leaders make one pledge; Egyptian deputy FM visits Vietnam; France – Vietnam’s trustful partner Photo: VOV Prime Minister Nguyen Tan...
Govât, Protestant leader make pledge
15/06/2009 05:00
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and Pastor Nguyen Huu Mac, a senior cleric from the Protestant Church, Northern Vietnam, have pledged to do their utmost for socioeconomic development....
NA warms up to debate on medical shortcomings
15/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A draft law on medical treatments and healthcare-related issues heated up the National Assembly’s discussion table yesterday, June 15, which was hosted by NA vice chairwoman Tong Thi Phong. The draft law has tackled many problems in the...
Vietnam’s “Week for Sea, Islands”
15/06/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to annually organise the “Week for Sea, Islands of Vietnam” from June 1-8. Vietnam has over 3,200 km of coast, spanning 28 provinces and cities, and a total sea area of over 1 million sq.km, with around 3,000...
Deputy PM meets with Polish Secretary of State
15/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai received the visiting Polish State Secretary for the Economy Adam Szejnfeld in Hanoi on June 16. Photo: VNA The Deputy PM hailed the visit by the delegation of Polish businesspeople, headed up by Adam...
US lawyer demands justice for Vietnamese AO victims
15/06/2009 05:00
It is time to make good on Richard Nixon’s promise and remedy the terrible wrong the US government perpetrated on the people of Vietnam, said Marjorie Cohn, a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in the US. Marjorie Cohn, president of the National...