Politics

Vietnam PM pledges reform, invites investment
21/05/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung promised Thursday to push economic reforms and invited more foreign investment as Vietnam tries to limit the global slumpâs impact on the country. Addressing a...
Legislators move to monitor environmentally destructive mining
21/05/2009 05:00
Construction at the Nhan Co aluminum factory in Dak Nong Province. National Assembly (NA) representatives continue to lament the lack of oversight on bauxite mining they say is ruining the Central Highlandsâ...
Budget deficit proposal too high: NA deputies
21/05/2009 05:00
A view of the construction on the East-West National Highway in Ho Chi Minh City. Lawmakers on Thursday expressed concern over the governmentâs proposal to expand the budget deficit to a maximum of 8 percent of the gross...
Japan, Vietnam boost comprehensive cooperation
21/05/2009 05:00
Vietnam and Japan have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in economics, trade, culture and education, and especially in the implementation of large infrastructure projects. The agreement was reached during talks in Tokyo on May 22 between...
NA mulls sustaining economy
20/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The chairman of the National Assembly, Nguyen Phu Trong, has said that the Vietnamese economy has reacted positively to the Government’s package to stimulate it. At the 12th NA’s fifth session deputies will discuss six draft laws and consider...
Vietnam govât asks house to lower growth target to 5 pct
20/05/2009 05:00
Vietnamese top leaders (L-R) Do Muoi, former Secretary General of the Central Communist Party, Nguyen Tan Dung, prime minister, Nguyen Minh Triet, president and Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Central Communist Party...
PM to pitch economic prospects during South Korea visit
20/05/2009 05:00
The South Korean embassy has announced that Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay his first official visit to Seoul and attend the Korea-ASEAN Special Summit from June 1-2. PM Dung will hold...