Politics

ASEAN Ministers cooperate in poverty reduction and rural development
27/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The 6th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Poverty Reduction and Rural Development took place in Hanoi on May 27. PM Nguyen Tan Dung. The meeting, themed “A united ASEAN to deal with poverty in the global financial crisis context”, was attended by...
Vietnam successfully hosts FMM9
27/05/2009 05:00
Vietnam has successfully hosted the 9th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM9), said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem in an interview with the media after the FMM9 ended in Hanoi on May 26. VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has successfully...
Health care, education need more investment
27/05/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Deputies to the current National Assembly session suggested on May 27 that the government give more priority to upgrading medical centres and education establishments in disadvantaged areas to narrow the development gap between the...
PM starts tour to RoK
27/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – PM Nguyen Tan Dung, his spouse and entourage left Ha Noi this morning to embark in the official visit to the Republic of Korea, where they will attend an ASEAN-RoK Summit. Jeju Island hosts the Summit to mark the 20 th anniversary of ASEAN-RoK...
Vietnamese officials debate illegal worker issue
27/05/2009 05:00
Chinese workers at the Tan Rai bauxite mining project in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. A parliamentary official has blamed a ministry for the increase in illegal foreign workers that has taken jobs away from...
Legislators push for development assistance in remote areas
27/05/2009 05:00
The deteriorated Chau Hoi suspension bridge in the mountainous Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province. Some VND20 trillion (US$1.12 billion) from new government bonds should be earmarked for investment in healthcare and...
PM urges more poverty reduction at ASEAN meeting
27/05/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has suggested that the ASEAN grouping should commit to stronger, more-targeted investment in rural development and poverty alleviation. Dung made the suggestion at...