Politics

VN leads in narrowing gender gap
17/05/2009 05:00
Female scientists work at a laboratory in the Department of Science and Technology in Tuyen Quang Province. More females are chosen to hold major positions in administrative agencies and companies in Viet Nam. An increased role for women in society would...
Party State leaders pay floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh
17/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A delegation of senior Party and State leaders, led by Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, laid a wreath at the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on May 17 to mark the late president’s 119th birthday. Viet Nam’s top leaders lay a...
Legendary Trail’s 50th anniversary celebrated
17/05/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - A ceremony was solemnly held in the central province of Quang Binh on May 16 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Fifty years ago Army Corps 559 (now Truong Son Civil Engineering Corporation) was assigned to open a...
Leaders pay floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh
17/05/2009 05:00
A delegation of the communist party and government leaders, led by Party chief Nong Duc Manh, laid a wreath at the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi Sunday to mark the late presidentâs 119th birthday on May 19. The delegation included former...
Gov’t to report on bauxite mining
16/05/2009 05:00
A report on bauxite mining projects will be presented at the opening of the National Assembly session on May 20, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on May 15. Workers at the Tan Rai bauxite mining site. A report on bauxite mining projects...
Many cooperation agreements signed at ASEM education meeting
16/05/2009 05:00
Many bilateral and multilateral agreements were signed at the second ASEM Ministerial Meeting on Education (ASEMME 2) which concluded in Hanoi on May 15. Many bilateral and multilateral agreements were signed at the second ASEM Ministerial Meeting on...
Vietnam makes progress in religious freedom
16/05/2009 05:00
Vietnam is making progress in promoting freedom of religion and belief, said Michael Lewis Cromartie, vice president of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Vietnam is making progress in promoting freedom of religion and belief,...