Politics

Officials meet with people to discuss complaints
04/05/2009 05:00
Vietnamâs communist party chief, president and other government officials on Monday met with the people from various cities and provinces to discuss grievances in preparation for the upcoming house session....
Human Rights watchdog report inaccurate
04/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Dung on May 4 criticised the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that describes Vietnam as being not objective and untruthful. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Dung. Dung told foreign journalists in reply to...
The UK politician who has special attachment to VN
04/05/2009 05:00
He is said to be the second most powerful person in the current UK administration. He was foreign minister under former Prime Minister Tony Blair and is the present Secretary of State for Justice – Mr. Jack Straw. Straw has signed important...
Party chief visits hero commander of Dien Bien Phu victory
04/05/2009 05:00
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on May 5 paid a visit to well-known General Vo Nguyen Giap, who was the first commander-in-chief of the Vietnam People’s Army and the Commander of the Dien Bien Phu campaign against the French colonialists....
Dien Bien Phu victory celebrated in mountainous province
04/05/2009 05:00
A ceremony was held in the north-western province of Dien Bien on May 5 to celebrate the Vietnamese army’s victory over the French colonialists at Dien Bien Phu 55 years ago. Do Duc Vuong, Secretary of the Dien Bien Phu City Party Committee,...
President welcomes Venezuelan delegation
03/05/2009 05:00
President Nguyen Minh Triet received a delegation from the Venezuela-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Association led by its President Octavio Isabel Beaumount Rodriguez in HCM City on May 3. President Nguyen Minh Triet received a delegation from...
Bauxite mining in Tan Rai and Nhan Co to be inspected
03/05/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment will start surveying the bauxite mining situation in Tan Rai, Lam Dong province, and Nhan Co, Dak Nong province under Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s instruction, announced a MoNRE senior official. Chinese...