Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 25/5
25/05/2009 05:00
PM describes EU as Vietnam’s important partner; President receives Japanese, Slovakian foreign ministers; Congratulations on India’s new Government; Overseas donors informed of projects in need Photo: VNA President Nguyen Minh Triet on May 25 received the...
Deputies want to drop death penalty for lesser crimes
25/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Many National Assembly deputies agreed yesterday to proposed changes to the Criminal Code identified as obstacles to the fight against crime and global integration. Most deputies disagreed with the recommendation which is part of the effort to...
VN ’gravely concerned’ by North Korean nuclear test
25/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam has been gravely concerned with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s announcement of a nuclear test, stated Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung yesterday. This action, he added, would complicate the current...
Let’s get practical, PM tells ASEM
25/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called for specific and practical action to cope with the global economic crisis at the opening of the ninth ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting in Ha Noi yesterday. PM Nguyen Tan Dung at the meeting. (Photo: VOV)...
Law code now available on Net
24/05/2009 05:00
National Assembly Office deputy director Nguyen Si Dung. A codified guide to Viet Nam’s laws and legal documents is now available on the internet. National Assembly Office deputy director Nguyen Si Dung said its introduction would provide...
Hanoi hosts ninth ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
24/05/2009 05:00
This will be the first foreign ministers’ meeting since the membership of Asia-Europe Meeting increased to 45 and it will act as a bridge between the two summits- ASEM 7 and ASEM8 with the implementation of decisions made by ASEAM leaders. This will be...
Vietnam to publish report on 2008 UN MDGs
24/05/2009 05:00
Vietnam will announce a report on the progress of the country’s implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals in 2008 on June 2. Vietnam will announce a report on the progress of the country’s implementation of the UN Millennium Development...