Politics

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung busy in RoK
30/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was busy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 30 as he had a series of meetings with leaders of leading RoK groups as well as representatives of the two Ly families and the Vietnamese community in the country....
New college fee proposals a touch too high, say legislators
30/05/2009 05:00
High school students in Hanoi fill out registration forms for the college entrance exams. A National Assembly (NA) committee Saturday said a proposal to increase tuition fees had to be scaled down to minimize hardships...
Agent Orange experts to testify before US Congress
30/05/2009 05:00
Nguyen Duc (L), an Agent Orange victim, and Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong at a function last year marking the 20th anniversary of the successful surgery separating Duc and his late brother Viet, another dioxin victim. A...
Japan honors former officials for fostering bilateral ties
30/05/2009 05:00
Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mistuo Sakaba presented the Order of Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbons to two former officials in Hanoi on Friday. Vu Mao received the award for significant contributions made to boosting exchanges between parliament...
Vietnam, RoK agree to boost multifaceted cooperation
30/05/2009 05:00
The Republic of Korea (RoK) attaches great importance to developing friendly and cooperative ties with Vietnam, President Lee Myung-Bak told Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in a meeting in Seoul Saturday....
PM Dung calls for more RoK investments
29/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said that the current level of investments from the Republic of Korea has not yet caught up with the expectations of both Governments. The Vietnamese Government leader made the appeal at a business forum in...
Donors call on civil society to help battle corruption
29/05/2009 05:00
Construction work on the National Highway 18 project, funded by Japanese official development assistance (ODA), in Quang Ninh Province. International donors recommend that civil society play a stronger role in Vietnamâs...