Politics

Party leader asks Agribank to support rural development
22/03/2009 05:00
The Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam should grant loans for investment in agricultural and poverty reduction, said Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh. Manh made...
Ministry to spruce up export labor administration, NA told
22/03/2009 05:00
The government will tighten its labor export management this year to ensure Vietnamese guest workers in overseas markets do not violate local laws and engage in culturally insensitive acts. From left: Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc;...
Encroachment upon relic sites cannot be resolved immediately
22/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – In his first question and answer session in front of National Assembly, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh discussed the encroachment of people upon historical and cultural relic sites and abuse of religious sites. Minister...
Project to attract talent in pipeline
22/03/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Home Affairs is working on a project to discover, foster and use talents to submit to the prime minister this October. The prime minister in July 2007 assigned the Home Affairs Ministry to compile a decree on the policy to encourage...
Planning & investment minister speaks of stimulus
22/03/2009 05:00
Answering National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee deputies on March 20 about the US$1 billion economic stimulus package, Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc said that it was difficult for the government to consult the NA because the NA doesn’t convene very...
Border issues important to Vietnam: party official
22/03/2009 05:00
Sea and island borders are particularly important to Vietnam, said a Communist Party official at a two-day review of borders and diplomacy that ended in the northern port city of Hai Phong Saturday. The party and government always aim to implement sea and...
VN urged to disseminate information on sea, islands, border demarcation
21/03/2009 05:00
The Party and State have always attached importance to disseminating information on the sea, islands, border demarcation, planting of markers and foreign affairs. The Party and State have always attached importance to disseminating information on the...