• Singapore’s Lee says Vietnam better positioned in global downturn

    13/04/2009 05:00

    Vietnam is in a better position than Singapore in the current global economic recession, Singaporean Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said during a meeting with Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Le Thanh Hai Monday. Lee suggested Vietnam should make every...

  • Deputy PM asks entrepreneurs to step up role in tackling slowdown

    13/04/2009 05:00

    Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has lauded the role of the business community, especially young entrepreneurs, in some positive signs of economic recovery seen in the country. Hung’s praise was expressed Monday in a meeting with members of the...

  • Grand requiem for war martyrs on Con Dao Island

    Grand requiem for war martyrs on Con Dao Island

    13/04/2009 05:00

    Con Dao Prison, a historical relic on Con Dao Island. VietNamNet Bridge – More than 400 Buddhist monks and followers will participate in the Grand Requiem for martyrs at the Con Dao Prison on Con Dao Island on April 25. The requiem is jointly held...

  • Gov’t unveils development plan

    Gov’t unveils development plan

    13/04/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan for developing the country’s urban area system by 2025. The Dinh Cong new urban area has been recently built in Ha Noi. A master plan for developing the country’s urban areas by 2025 has...

  • First day of 19th NA Standing Committee session

    First day of 19th NA Standing Committee session

    13/04/2009 05:00

    The National Assembly Standing Committee began its 19th meeting in Hanoi on April 14 to examine a report on the building of resettlement areas for displaced residents at the Son La hydro-electric power plant project. The National Assembly Standing...

  • Province hands historical Paracel Islands document to Foreign Affairs

    Province hands historical Paracel Islands document to Foreign Affairs

    12/04/2009 05:00

    Leaders of Quang Ngai Province People’s Committee transferred a historical document, related to the disputed Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, to a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 10. A leader of Quang Ngai Province People’s Committee...

  • MPs assess law to make investment

    MPs assess law to make investment

    12/04/2009 05:00

    Proposed changes to a variety of laws governing capital works were intended to both quicken the implementation of State investment programmes and make them more effective, National Assembly Deputy Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien said Friday. National Assembly...

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