Politics

Late Prime Minister Kiet remembered for great work
07/06/2009 05:00
Late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet (centre, front) reviews master plans to build Viet Nam’s first oil refinery of Dung Quat in July, 1995 (photo: VNS) VietNamNet Bridge - Time flies. The first anniversary of late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet’s death is just...
Vietnam asks China not to obstruct fishermen’s normal fishing
07/06/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has asked China to refrain from conducting activities that hinder Vietnamese fishermen’s regular fishing activities on Vietnam’s sovereign sea waters. Spokesman for Foreign Ministry Le Dung on June 7 said in reply to the...
Regional trade pact to benefit Vietnam
07/06/2009 05:00
A worker at a garment and textile factory. Vietnam will have more opportunities to export its products to Australia and New Zealand after it signed a free trade agreement along with other ASEAN members, officials of both...
Vietnam praises Sri Lanka in stablising people’s lives
06/06/2009 05:00
The UN Secretary General in Sri Lanka. Vietnam appreciates the efforts of the Sri Lankan Government to help civilians and particularly those persons displaced by the conflict to return to a normal life, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the UN Bui The Giang at...
Cambodian and Vietnamese border communities strengthen ties
05/06/2009 05:00
Officials of the Vietnamese and Cambodian governments and their 22 border provinces met in Ho Chi Minh City on June 3-5 to discuss ways and means of further promoting their co-operation and development. Under the co-chair of Deputy Prime Minister and...
17th IADL Congress opens in Hanoi
05/06/2009 05:00
The State of Vietnam respects and supports the programmmes of the international progressive lawyers’ circle, working for peace, justice and development, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet. The 17th Congress of the International Association of...
Urgent treatment for submissions on laws
04/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A plan for making laws and ordinances next year was the key topic at the National Assembly meeting yesterday, June 4, in light of amendments needed for several key laws. Many deputies from HCM City disagreed with Article 42 of the draft...