Politics

Hanoi: Ha Dong district established
10/05/2009 05:00
A new residential area project in Hanoi. VietNamNet Bridge – The government on May 8 issued a resolution to fix the administrative borders of some new communes and districts of Hanoi. Under the resolution, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi, will have one new...
Vietnam to hold 2009 presidency of SE Asian police organization
10/05/2009 05:00
Vietnam will host a conference of the Association of National Police Forces of the ASEAN region (ASEANAPOL) and hold its presidency this year. Themed âBuilding ASEAN countriesâ Police Forces for a stable and developed ASEAN,â the conference, held in...
Hau Giang should further develop rural areas: party chief
10/05/2009 05:00
Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has said Hau Giang should further develop its rural areas in addition to promoting its commerce and services. Manh made the statement on Sunday during a...
Paracel Island conservation project nears completion
10/05/2009 05:00
Quang Ngai Province officials have urged contractors to accelerate work to complete a project to preserve relics of Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla by the National Day (Sept. 2). A part of the restored An Vinh communal house in the Hoang Sa flotilla relics...
PM: Bauxite mining towards efficiency and sustainable development
09/05/2009 05:00
PM Nguyen Tan Dung said the Government has been strictly supervising to make sure the bauxite mining project in the Central Highlands not only obtain economic efficiency but also bring about sustainable environmental preservation. Prime Minister...
Vietnam urges peaceful solution to conflict in Chad
09/05/2009 05:00
Vietnamese deputy representative to the UN Security Council (UNSC) has called on concerned parties in Chad to stop fighting to seek a negotiated solution to the current conflict in the country. Vietnamese deputy representative to the UN Security...
Vietnam denounces China’s objection regarding continental shelf report
08/05/2009 05:00
A diplomatic memo and accompanying map that China submitted to the UN to protest Vietnam’s report on the limits of its continental shelf have violated Vietnam’s sovereignty and its territorial rights over its part of the East Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesman...