Politics

Economy stabilizing, but work to be done, says Dung
03/06/2009 05:00
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries have all developed stably so far this year, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a regular government meeting Wednesday. But the difficulties have been many...
US to hold second hearing on Vietnamese dioxin victims
03/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A second hearing on the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange (AO)/ dioxin will be held today, June 4 in Washington by the Sub-committee on Asia, Pacific and the Global Environment under the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of...
National Assembly debates school fees
03/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Lawmakers expressed major concerns surrounding the Education and Training Ministry’s planned fee hikes for school attendance at a meeting in the capital yesterday, June 3. Deputy Nguyen Thi Tuyen. National Assembly members strongly...
US, Vietnamese AO dialogue group convenes
03/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin achieved “very good” results at its fourth meeting in Washington on June 2, said a senior Vietnamese official. Photo: VNA Ambassador Ngo Quang Xuan, Vice Chair of the National Assembly’s...
VN set to ratify United Nations Convention Against Corruption
03/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Deputy Chief of the Government Inspectorate Mai Quoc Binh has said his agency is finalising details for the nation’s ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, June 3, Binh said his agency...
EU-VN update deal on costs involved in ODA
03/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A new version of the UN–EU guidelines for financing local costs in development co-operation was signed here yesterday, June 3. A new version of the UN–EU guidelines for financing local costs in development co-operation was signed in Ha Noi on...
Vietnam boosts cooperation with Brunei, the Philippines, Myanmar
02/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 1 had separate meetings with the Brunei King, the Filipino President and the Myanmar Prime Minister on the sidelines of the ASEAN-RoK Commemorate Summit on Jeju island. PM Dung and King Haji Hassanal...