Politics

NA ponders easier rules for Viet kieu
16/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed proposed changes to the Housing Law and the Land Law yesterday intended to make living and doing business in Viet Nam easier for Viet kieu, or overseas Vietnamese. A view of the twin tower of...
PM Dung busy with bilateral meetings in Hainan
16/04/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 17 met with the party chiefs of Hainan Province and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the Iranian First Vice President in Hainan Province on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia. Photo: VNA...
Steering Board for combating money laundering established
15/04/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 13 signed a decision on the establishment of the Steering Board for Combating Money Laundering. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung is appointed as the Head of the board. The deputy...
PM calls for larger Singaporean investment flow
15/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged Singapore to encourage its businesses to increase investments in Vietnam and facilitate the flow of Vietnamese exports to the island country. Receiving Singaporean Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Hanoi...
Vietnam, New Zealand seek closer parliamentary ties
15/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam attaches importance to developing its cooperation with New Zealand and wishes to further the relations between the two parliaments in coming time, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has said. During his talks with New...
Authorities speed up projects for Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary
15/04/2009 05:00
Hanoi authorities are hastening projects to mark the millennium of Thang Long-Hanoi in 2010, said Ngo Thi Minh Hang, deputy Chairwoman of Hanoi People’s Committee, at a meeting on April 4. Hanoi authorities are hastening projects to mark the...
PM ratifies foreign-funded projects
15/04/2009 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Tuesday approved Phase III of a project to clear unexploded mines and ordnances in the central province of Quang Binh. The US$3-million third phase will be funded by the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), a UK-based nongovernmental...